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More pragmatic members of the press greeted the revival with less than Turkish delight, deeming them too costumey for ordinary women.

She offered a smart khaki windowpane-pattern skirt suit, among other looks, and a rodeo shirt that looked not nearly as costumey as it sounds, in navy silk with beige patch pockets.

While prairie designer styles can be pricey - and in their runway incarnations, a bit too costumey to wear east of Laredo - a lot of smaller manufacturers have picked up the trail.

The limits of that freedom, as Mr. Bouwer defines them, "are costumey circus outfits," as well as flesh-colored boots and plunging backs or necklines held together with "illusion" insets of nude mesh with a few fake diamonds sprinkled on.