21.   Charles Frederick Worth, the first couturier, opens the show, and a Worth-worthy dress by Christian Lacroix closes it.

22.   Chrissie Hynde will open the shows.

23.   Designer Carolina Herrera opened her show with a group of bright orange dresses and suits.

24.   Donna Karan was the first to open a show with the gray skirt and sweater scheme.

25.   Eager to share the spotlight with other musicians he admires, Miller has invited guitarists Kenny Neal and Martin Simpson to open the show.

26.   Eve Gallagher, whose debut album was overseen and partly written by Boy George, opened the show.

27.   Elena Bajo opened her show with a couple of nude dancers and a pair of artists nonchalantly painting their canvases in the background.

28.   For further sustenance, Barron cites a meeting with Keith Richards when the Spin Doctors opened some shows for the Rolling Stones.

29.   Ford opened the show with sleek gray flannel and pinstripe suits, cut close through the chest and waist and worn over gray cashmere T-shirts.

30.   Frampton has been opening the shows, with REO and Foreigner trading places in the order, depending largely on geography.