11.   The American designers for European fashion houses who presented collections in the fall shows that just ended here did themselves proud by American standards.

12.   The Cuban designer Manolo presented a collection to confound the sociologists.

13.   The decision, he said, was prompted by the need to present his collection in a setting heavy with emotion and history.

14.   The younger generation appears to be marking time until the millennium, squirreling away ideas and energy, presenting stingy collections with one or two concepts.

15.   They presented gorgeous collections that were as much performance art as fashion.

16.   Theyskens presented his collection with the sense of theater that McQueen and Galliano usually bring to their shows.

17.   Yves Saint Laurent, among others, presented his collections in its grand ballroom.

18.   A few students presented collections that could easily take you to both formal and casual functions and even to the beach.

19.   Also on the runways, Douglas Hannant presented a collection that was fairly out of Africa, yet updated for the urban jungle.

20.   Earlier Tuesday, Mariuccia Mandelli, the name behind the Krizia label, presented a collection which drew inspiration from the soft white linens of a South Sea island.