As she tried to comfort him that summer day in 1996, Sergeant Jeczala said, her hair hung loose to her waist and she was wearing a sarong skirt, a tank top and sandals.

A short time later, she tugged at the bottom of the leopard- print bikini top and nervously adjusted the knot in the side of the matching sarong skirt.

Nothing serious here: a sarong skirt or a pair of shorts is the basis of her casual look.

He recognised one of the other teenage girls in the group she was with, smaller than her, with short blonde hair, wearing a sea-blue sarong skirt and loose matching blouse.

There are a number of variations including a strapless dress with a sarong skirt, a high-necked halter with a T-strap back, and a slip with double straps crossed in back.

Among the rejects: the brown 'no-nonsense business' suit, the red 'foxy lady' dress, and the 'Bohemian' flowered ankle-length sarong skirt.

Her blonde hair looked unbrushed, and she was wearing a scruffy old T-shirt and a sarong skirt patterned with an hibiscus print.

Tied around the waist, a sarong skirt.

Charivari has all the currently popular suede styles plus a few special items, like a fringed shawl ($330) in black, aubergine or teal to match a sarong skirt ($495) in the same colors.