11.   Before the year was out, he opened a show that was ostensibly a homage to the German painter Matthias Grunewald.

12.   A crewelwork maxi-coat opened his show, which also includes some nicely tailored suits and suede evening looks.

13.   A long, cool pony-skin cavalier coat opened the show, over a short floral dress with wads of ruffles around the hem.

14.   A series of ceramic sculptures of plump, feisty babies opens the show, accompanied by smaller works depicting infants tenderly held by old women.

15.   A perfect call to open the show.

16.   A young, openly gay Vietnamese painter created a sensation in Hanoi in February when he opened a show of male nudes.

17.   Brooks always has sought out female writers and customarily has a female artist open his shows, thereby giving her an incredible audience.

18.   But even this sensible woman succumbed to the whiteout, opening her show with nine all-white costumes.

19.   But that the prime minister was there to open the show was mind-boggling.

20.   Carolina Herrera opened her show with gray silk jersey dresses.