The tents in New York's Bryant Park, which is the epicenter of Fashion Week, are seen from across 6th Avenue, Feb. 3, 2004. The fashion shows, featuring the fall 2004 collections of top designers, runs from Feb. 6- Feb. 13.
Led by a model wearing a dust blue organza gown, models in the Zac Posen Fall 2004 fashion show parade on the runway at the show's conclusion, Feb. 12, 2004, at Bryant Park in New York.
A model wears a plum velvet long coat with plum tulle sequined starburst tunic and denim jeans, Feb. 11, 2004, in the Anna Sui Fall 2004 fashion show at Bryant Park in New York. Always a rock 'n' roll happening as well as a fashion preview, the Sui show paid tribute to the season's trends, but with a heavy dose of youthful exuberance.
A blue mohair cutout turtleneck is modeled over black wool satin gabardine pants at the showing of Esteban Cortazar's fall/winter 2004 collection in New York, Feb. 12, 2004. Cortazar, a 19-year-old senior at Design and Architecture Senior High School in Miami, showed this season for the first time at the midtown Manhattan tents in Bryant Park.
A model wears a pearl grey cashmere dalai lama coat and pants with a pearl grey cashmere silk sweater during the showing of Chado Ralph Rucci's fall/winter 2004 collection in New York, Feb. 12, 2004. Rucci struck a note for quiet elegance with monochromatic ensembles that underscore his status as a designer of high-end fine tailoring.
A model displays a creation from the John Varvatos fall 2004 collection in New York, Feb. 11, 2004. With his first collection for women, the award-winning menswear designer sent out women's clothes cut close to the body, including placemat-sized miniskirts and lingerie-look charmeuse dresses.
A model wears a magenta fox convertible shrug, nude buffed silk mousseline scarf shirt and burgundy washed wool herringbone elevated seam trousers in the fall/winter 2004 collection of Chaiken, shown in New York, Feb. 10, 2004. Lingerie looks dominated the Chaiken collection, with slinky silk slip dresses and camisoles that looked destined for the boudoir.
A cloud cashmere pullover is modeled over a camel paisley silk georgette scarf skirt during the presentation of the Michael Kors fall 2004 collection in New York, Feb. 11, 2004. Kors filled his runway with signs of the '70s but included nods to current trends.
Models parade past invited guests during the finale of the Narciso Rodriguez Fall/Winter 2004 collection, Feb. 10, 2004, in New York. Rodriguez ratcheted up the sexiness quotient with long, lean dresses suitable for femmes fatales with the figure to show them off.
A model wears a chiffon gown with wool jersey cape and black wool jersey gloves during the showing of the Diane Von Furstenburg Fall 2004 collection in New York, Feb 8, 2004.
A model wears an amber bengaline leather blouson jacket with sapphire cotton bengaline cropped trousers during the Max Azria BCBG Fall 2004 fashion show, Feb. 9, 2004, in New York. The show was a study in different ways to combine Crayola colors such as sapphire, amethyst and mustard.
A model wears one of the designs in the fall 2004 collection of designer Vera Wang, shown in New York, Feb. 11, 2004.
A model wears a fur-trimmed blue coat with plaid pants in the Marc by Marc Jacobs fall 2004 fashion show, Feb. 10, 2004, in New York.
Models wearing gowns parade down the runway at the end of Nicole Miller's fashion show, Feb. 8, 2004, at Bryant Park in New York.
A model displays fashion by Imitation of Christ designer Tara Subkoff during the Fall 2004 collection show in New York, Feb. 8, 2004.
A patterned wool wrap coat is modeled over a mauve sculpted camisole and a puce couture wool bustle skirt during the showing of the Fall 2004 collection of designer Tracy Reese, Feb. 8, 2004, during Fashion Week in New York.
A model wears an aluminum duchesse dress in the Luca Luca Fall/Winter 2004 collection, Feb. 8, 2004, in New York.
Male and female models wear designs in the fall 2004 collection of Perry Ellis by designer Patrick Robinson, in New York, Feb. 6, 2004.
A model wears a coral velvet dress with leather waistband in the fall 2004 collection of designer Kenneth Cole, shown in New York Feb. 6, 2004.
Alek Wek, center, models a dress by designer Diane von Furstenberg at the end of the 2004 Red Dress Collection for The Heart Truth fashion show at Bryant Park in New York, Feb. 6, 2004.
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