Short, floaty skirts in poppy prints were the story for day, with some terrific shift dresses in white cotton piqué.

He also showed monotone looks, like all seersucker - matched tie, shirt and suit - or all-white cotton pique.

The relatively starchy bib front, usually of cotton pique, may be chosen on practical as well as esthetic grounds, because it is easier to maintain.

They use luxurious fabrics like silk crepe, pale gold silk organza and silk ottoman, and what he called "frugal" fabrics like cotton pique or washed linen.

She had found a long-sleeved navy polo shirt in cotton pique with an Oxford cloth collar that was on sale for about $46, and she wanted another.

Trina Turk's Marlo dress is made of crisp cotton pique and is abloom with vibrant posies and greenery ($288 at www.trinaturk.com).

Versatile fabrics - lace, organdy, silk, linen, cotton pique, denim - abound in soft but crisp shades of pink, blue, green and white.

It was cotton pique with large flowers on it in a wonderful range of colors - and each covered button was a different color.

There were Betty Boop shorts - shorts with fitted boleros over bandeu tops in crisp cotton pique, worn over black-net full body stockings.

Wegner's next idea was to produce a sports shirt, which was to be made from white knitted cotton pique with short sleeves and a buttoned placket like René Lacoste's shirts.