31.   Designers have for some time referred to fur as just an alternate outerwear textile.

32.   Designers have had some success in creating dance costumes that portray beauty, angst or grandeur.

33.   Designers have to be radical advocates for preservation of this shared experience, rather than successful entrepreneurs of the latest month-old icon.

34.   Designers had loyal clients who would follow them because their clothes made them look beautiful.

35.   Do all French designers have issues about their mothers?

36.   Designers also have Renee Zellweger and Halle Berry in the Best Actress category, and Jennifer Connelly, Kate Winslet and Marisa Tomei winning Supporting Actress nods.

37.   Designers especially have a soft spot for faux fur -- the fakier and more colorful, the better.

38.   Dressing an Oscar-winning actress or two, as has designer Randolph Duke, might translate into commercial success.

39.   During World War II, when Paris was off limits and fabrics were rationed like food, American designers had to turn deprivation into inspiration.

40.   European designers have a long and lofty history of consulting.