The subtlest stripes of all are on Dior's cotton shirt with fine horizontal lines ($69.50 at Bloomingdale's).

A scribe apparently drew the characters along a subtle pinkish-orange stripe as a guideline.

Next he carefully pulled on summer trousers that were hot no matter how light the material, a subtle stripe down each leg.

He wore a sober, well-cut suit with a subtle stripe that picked up the color of his blue eyes.

She painted very subtle vertical stripes about three-quarters of the way up, then shifted to a pale color above that.

She was very tall, and I could make out the subtle stripes of the powered exoskeleton on her skinsuit.

The sheets were soft and silky, with subtle stripes.

Cool colors predominated in the subtle stripes of the wallpaper, the hand-worked pillows, the plump ottoman.

Then his gray flannels are revealed to be shot through with subtle stripes or checks in such unexpected colors as baby blue.

Mr. Miller said he was wearing his flashiest shirt, plaid with subtle beige stripes.