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Title: [Anne Klein, spring 1995]
Identifier: e_per_0160
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1995
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Model Karen Mulder (center) cheers at the show's finale. Sometimes, if a designer is talented but has little cash to put on a show, models will work for clothes instead of money; Anne Klein, spring '95

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: [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: [DKNY, 1995]
Identifier: e_per_0157
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1995
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Designer Donna Karen sent a calm topless model, Anna K., down the runway to emphasis the tube-like garments in her less expensive, secondary collection; DKNY, '95

Title: [Isaac Mizrahi, fall 1995]
Identifier: e_per_0164
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1995
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: At the end of a show, no matter what its reception, the models always parade onto the runway and applaud the designer as he takes his bows. Many designers and models become friends after having worked together for years, however, and so some applause is more sincere than others; Isaac Mizrahi, fall '95

Title: [Kal Ruttenstein and Brenda Moser]
Identifier: e_per_0180
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1995
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Kal Ruttenstein, fashion director of Bloomingdale's, known in the industry for his accuracy in predicting trends, always carries a small battery powered fan to combat the heat from the runway lights. Brenda Moser, president of Calvin Klein Womenswear, sits beside him; Calvin Klein, '95

Title: [Model Irina Pantaeva]
Identifier: e_per_0148
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1995
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: [Todd Oldham, fall 1995]
Identifier: e_per_0118
Creator: Perkins, Lucian
Topic: Fashion
Dates: 1995
Resource: Lucian Perkins photographic archive
Description: Designer Todd Oldham encourages models to vamp it up and let their personalities shine on the runway. Their entrances and exits are choreographed by the show's producer, but their poses are their own. Fall '95