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Title: [Marc Jacobs, fall 1987]
Identifier: e_per_0177
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1987
Box: 2008-246/1
Folder: 48 [Runway Madness book selects]
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Photographers rush to the catwalk to capture the decisive end-of-show moment. Here, designer Marc Jacobs takes his bows. Within ten minutes, the models will have cleared the venue and gone on to their next job. Workers will take the clothes back on to the designer's showroom. And the presentation space will be turned over to the next designer, often within an hour; fall '87

Title: [Michael Kors, 1990]
Identifier: e_per_0098
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1990
Box: 2008-246/1
Folder: 48 {Runway Madness book selects]
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Model Christy Turlington waits backstage for her cue to hit the runway. She is the "bride" in the show's finale. The stage managers tell models about light and sound cues and point out the runway mark the models will need to hit so the photographers' pictures will be in focus. At the last minute, though, this can all change; Michael Kors, '90

Title: [Mira Sorvino]
Identifier: e_per_0174
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1996
Box: 2008-246/1
Folder: 48 [Runway Madness book selects]
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Mira Sorvino was one of the famous guests who turned up for a Versace show. Celebrities add excitement and intensify the publicity a designer is likely to receive; Versus, fall '96

Title: [Model Amy Wesson]
Identifier: e_per_0134
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1997
Box: 2008-246/1
Folder: 48
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Some runway makeup- like this on model Amy Wesson-is meant to be seen from a distance; Todd Oldham, spring '97

Title: [Model Irina Pantaeva]
Identifier: e_per_0148
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1995
Box: 2008-246/1
Folder: 48 [Runway Madness book selects]
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Hurry up and wait. Model Irina Pantaeva bides her time playing chess. Other models bring along books or boyfriends to keep them occupied; Oscar de la Renta, fall '95

Title: [Model Karen Elson]
Identifier: e_per_0127
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1997
Box: 2008-246/1
Folder: 48 [Runway Madness book selects]
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Typically, a model, here Karen Elson, has her makeup done first, followed by her hair. Clothes go on last because once a model is dressed, she can't sit or she'll wrinkle the garments. Before going onto the catwalk, the model gets a touchup; Cynthia Steffe, spring '97

Title: [Model Kate Moss]
Identifier: e_per_0141
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1993
Box: 2008-246/1
Folder: 48 [Runway Madness book selects]
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Before the show begins, model Kate Moss has time for a brief discussion with one of the stage managers. Fall '93

Title: [Model Kate Moss]
Identifier: e_per_0112
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1994
Box: 2008-246/1
Folder: 48 [Runway Madness book selects]
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Champagne producers and wineries sponsor the New York shows. They keep the bubbly flowing backstage for designers, models-here, Kate Moss- and the rest of the crew and visitors. Show producers recently had to take action to keep underage models from indulging; Todd Oldham, spring '94

Title: [Model Sarah O'Hare]
Identifier: e_per_0124
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: circa 1990-1997
Box: 2008-246/1
Folder: 48 [Runway Madness book selects]
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Fashion week can seem like a marathon. The first show begins at 9 A.M. and often the last show isn't over until 10 P.M. Model Sarah O'Hare rests her eyes and finds a moment of peace