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Title: [Badgley Mischka, fall 1997]
Identifier: e_per_0144
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1997
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Sometimes creating a collection comes down to the wire. Occasionally, only minutes before a show, designers are backstage hemming dresses; Badgley Mischka, fall '97

Title: [Badgley Mischka, spring 1996]
Identifier: e_per_0175
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1996
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Designers agonize over the setting for their shows, searching to find just the right backdrop to compliment their collections. This one was held in the pool room at the Four Seasons hotel; Badgley Mischka, spring '96

Title: [Betsey Johnson, 1990]
Identifier: e_per_0115
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1990
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: For the show, no detail is left to chance. But often the most fanciful items on the runway, such as the little skullcap and knee socks, are never manufactured for stores; Betsey Johnson, '90

Title: [Betsey Johnson, spring 1997]
Identifier: e_per_0161
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1997
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Models have been known to tumble off a pair of outrageously high heels. Five-inch heels paired with a hobbling skirt are common; Betsey Johnson, spring '97

Title: [Betsy Johnson]
Identifier: e_per_0151
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: circa 1990-1998
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Designer Betsey Johnson (pictured) has for years always done a cartwheel on the runway when she comes out to take her bows. Spring '97

Title: [Betsy Johnson, fall 1997]
Identifier: e_per_0103
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1997
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: If a collection becomes repetitive and gets bogged down by too many variations on a single theme, designers are likely to lose their audience's attention. Editing is crucial. Most designers put about eighty ensembles in a single show. A few like to keep things extremely brief and show only fifty different looks. Others can't resist presenting more than a hundred; Betsey Johnson, fall '97

Title: [Betsy Johnson, fall 1997]
Identifier: e_per_0104
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1997
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: If a collection becomes repetitive and gets bogged down by too many variations on a single theme, designers are likely to lose their audience's attention. Editing is crucial. Most designers put about eighty ensembles in a single show. A few like to keep things extremely brief and show only fifty different looks. Others can't resist presenting more than a hundred; Betsey Johnson, fall '97

Title: [Betsy Johnson, fall 1997]
Identifier: e_per_0105
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1997
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: If a collection becomes repetitive and gets bogged down by too many variations on a single theme, designers are likely to lose their audience_s attention. Editing is crucial. Most designers put about eighty ensembles in a single show. A few like to keep things extremely brief and show only fifty different looks. Others can_t resist presenting more than a hundred; Betsey Johnson, fall _97

Title: [Betsy Johnson, spring 1992]
Identifier: e_per_0137
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1992
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: There is no modesty backstage. Models change in a large open space; Betsy Johnson, spring '92

Title: [Betsy Johnson, spring 1997]
Identifier: e_per_0152
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1997
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Designer Betsey Johnson likes her models to play to the crowd, often having them toss flowers and other trinkets into the audience. Other designers like their models to be cooly detached. Spring '97

Title: [Bill Blass, spring 1995]
Identifier: e_per_0169
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1995
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Models wait in the wings for their cue from the show's stage manager, who receives directions over headsets from the producer; Bill Blass, spring '95

Title: Bosnia
Identifier: e_per_0010
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Dates: 1995
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Photograph of woman and child in a cemetery in the former Yugoslavia

Title: Bosnia
Identifier: e_per_0011
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Dates: 1995
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Photograph of children playing in the street in the former Yugoslavia

Title: [Byron Lars, 1994]
Identifier: e_per_0150
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1994
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: After model Lu Cierra surprised the audience by raising the hem of her black ballgown to reveal grass leg warmers, she danced down the runway to the beat of African drums; Byron Lars, '94

Title: [Byron Lars, fall 1995]
Identifier: e_per_0153
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1995
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Designers find inspiration in architecture, popular culture, history, and politics. Collections have been built around themes of immigration, fallen dynasties, the visual effects of light on water, the style of TV icon Mary Richards, and the imagery of Barbie. Here, model Carla Bruni, with safety goggles hanging around her neck, poses in a ballerina dress; Byron Lars, fall '95

Title: [Byron Lars, fall 1995]
Identifier: e_per_0155
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1995
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Models tend to hate wearing swimsuits on the runway. Even professionals worry about something spilling out or riding up; Byron Lars, fall '95

Title: [Calvin Klein]
Identifier: e_per_0120
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1993
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: At the end of a show, editors gather to congratulate designer Calvin Klein. The tradition of well-wishing happens regardless of the perceived quality of the collection; CK Calvin Klein, _93

Title: [Calvin Klein, spring 1987]
Identifier: e_per_0172
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1987
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: In pre-Bryant Park days, many designers presented their collections in the cramped confines of their showrooms. Not all guests were seated. Some were regulated to 'standing room.' Here, model Iman walks the runway in Klein's showroom; Calvin Klein, spring '87

Title: [Carmen Marc Valvo, fall
Identifier: e_per_0145
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1997
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Designers like to set the scene for their collections. Eveningwear designers prefer to show their collections at night. Those who focus on sportswear or business attire often opt for daytime shows. Young designers often have little say over when they can show their collections. Here, a pre-show party for evening wear; Carmen Marc Valvo, fall '97

Title: [Carmen Marc Valvo, fall 1997]
Identifier: e_per_0146
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1997
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Designers like to set the scene for their collections. Evening wear designers prefer to show their collections at night. Those who focus on sportswear or business attire often opt for daytime shows. Young designers often have little say over when they can show their collections. Here, a pre-show party for evening wear; Carmen Marc Valvo, fall '97

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