61.   She was also the first American designer to make clothes of Ultrasuede.

62.   Some American designers may have felt Gianfranco Ferre showed a lot of nerve in putting his third line on the runway, and not his first or his second.

63.   Some American designers find their inspiration in Milan or Paris, producing clothes with a familiar, tired sameness.

64.   Some fashion insiders wonder if, by showing so much earlier, American designers might unintentionally undermine the very respect for creativity they crave.

65.   Still, the American designers best known abroad today, people like Ms. Karan, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren, are part of the sportswear tradition.

66.   Some years ago he attended a meeting with other American designers to discuss a group show.

67.   Stores here are full of American designers like Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren, but their merchandise is much cheaper at home.

68.   Such is the case of young American designer Alice Roi.

69.   That fact of life has gradually dawned on American designers.

70.   The American designers for European fashion houses who presented collections in the fall shows that just ended here did themselves proud by American standards.