His monologues were often laced with satire and absurdist humor. In earlier periods, bodices and corsets were laced in spiral fashion, with one continuous lace. They encounter Gigi, who reveals that the strawberries were laced with powerful hallucinogenic drugs. The trio plied her with food and drink that was laced with Dalmadorm. Yusupov offered Rasputin tea and cakes which had been laced with cyanide. Alexie's work is laced with often startling humor. Ankle-length laced or buttoned boots were also popular. Men are known for not wearing suspenders, trousers are laced up in the back instead. Instead, Boogie Brown and Buckshot laced the album with live instrumentation production. Frequently preaching about God, her religious rants are often laced with racism and hostility. A few clerics even promote the lie that condoms are deliberately laced with HIV. They were either of a laced or simple slip on type. His attacks are laced with Spiral Energy. However, nowadays the language is often laced with English words and phrases. They were only quilted linen, laced in the front, and un-boned.