21.   Faced by the indecision most designers are showing in Paris this season, it is easy for an audience to be seduced by the hypnotic single-mindedness of Lang.

22.   For daytime, the designer showed plenty of cashmere shirt-dresses, funnel-neck wool sheaths and wide-legged trousers topped with hooded sweaters or turtlenecks.

23.   For several seasons, the only accessories designers showed with their clothes were shoes, or perhaps a pencil-thin belt.

24.   For the most part, the designers showed wide-leg three-piece suits, some of pique, which they paired with ties.

25.   In her recent fall collections, the popular New York designer again showed various short lengths -- everything from top of the thigh to middle of the knee.

26.   In short, they were a welcome contrast to the dozens of see-through chiffons that designers have repeatedly shown for evening.

27.   It was the first time a designer had shown a collection in this way.

28.   Last spring, at Marc by Marc Jacobs, the designer showed a little peplumed denim jacket.

29.   Many designers showed funky leather pants, skirts, and three-quarter-length jackets that were hip and modern.

30.   More than one designer showed it.