Coaxing Ms. White, an event planner at the Horticultural Society of New York, who was dressed in a T-shirt, tan trousers and Hermes belt, into a racy black leather jacket, he said, "It's a little James Bondish, a little pickup thing".
And at night express yourself in something racy -- great leather, butterfly-cut silks and chiffons, rubber skirts and leggings, a little S-and-M lite.
The latter, packed racy black cherry and dirty leather with a delicate edge and was a palate pleaser with my grilled salmon and wild mushrooms meal.
But most disappointing is the message conveyed by Sandy's transformation from prim Sandra Dee in ponytail and cardigan to racy Sandy in tight black-leather pants and stilettos: Better to conform and fit in than to be true to who you are and be left out.
Cartier's new Roadster watch, with its sleek, tonneau-shaped steel case, dashboard face and interchangeable straps (a matching steel bracelet converts easily to this trapunto-stitched leather band), suggests a racy Aston Martin, perhaps, or a touring Bugatti.
Extras include a moonroof, leather interior, wood paneling, special navigation systems and racy wheels.
"The profile of the frame makes it look racy and fast, but you look inside and you see hand-sewn leather and burl," he said.
This was a fabulous show, filled with racy references to longshoremen and even the odd Roman gladiator slave (flapping leather miniskirts).
The ads have gotten racier: One shows a well-dressed young man in a red leather chair being straddled by a red- headed dominatrix.
