1.   Leno opened the show with a joke about the election.

2.   The show will be opened by the former world boxing champion, Chris Eubank.

3.   The Falcons have been cast in the role of curtain-raisers and will open the show on both days.

4.   Delboy Trotter, alias actor David Jason opened a show for fifteen hundred youngsters, with the message run, yell, and tell.

5.   Two years on and the Boos have the Leeds four-piece opening the show for them.

6.   And when Saint Laurent opened the Paris shows Tuesday, the most important members of that team still surrounded him.

7.   Ann Demeulemeester opened her show on Wednesday night with miniskirts and roomy boyfriend coats swishing with long straight strands of black synthetic hair.

8.   Arthur Hiller, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, opened the show with a plea in support of the National Endowment for the Arts.

9.   Bare legs took off in April, when New York designers opened fashion shows with stockingless models.