The Girls Rule Show

This show was conceived to give lesser-known designers an opportunity to show their stuff. This year, five budding design teams watched their work glide down the catwalk. The designs were bold, some spacey (literally) with metallic pants, a la NASA, in the offing. Other models sported bathing suits.

Ev & El

This collection offered some really elegant selections and bold innovations, such as the tattered hemline look seen at right. Many of the colors provided stark contrast between tops and bottoms, while other selections were more muted.

D by DKNY, from Donna Karan

This is a collection of selections falling into the mid range price wise. Karan offered sereval looks, among them loosely tied silk shirts with most of the back left bare. Other selections were tube top/pant combinations that heads turning.