51.   Comite Colbert counts among its members couture house Chanel, glass maker Daum, champagne maker Veuve Clicquot and Hermes, the maker of luxury silk scarves.

52.   Count among the candidates food processors, electric juicers, yogurt makers and electric pasta machines.

53.   Count among this savvy breed Norma Kamali, Mary McFadden and Yeohlee, all of whom showed spring collections this week that proved the viability of their varied visions.

54.   Count me among the defectors.

55.   Count me among the minority.

56.   Count me among the skeptical optimists.

57.   Count me among those who follow NASCAR racing only on a limited basis.

58.   Count among them Norma Kamali, Isabel Toledo and Randy Kemper.

59.   Count me among the amused.

60.   Count me among them.