1.   And after several seasons of showing in Italy, Victor Alfaro brought his spring collection back to New York.

2.   And by toning down what made his own spring collection so impressive, Rodriguez lost the essence of what made it so.

3.   Another cult hero, Anna Sui, sent out a surprising spring collection.

4.   As the show got under way, the first honoree, Yohji Yamamoto, presented a synopsis of his spring collection.

5.   At the spring collections in New York, designers Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren sent models down runways in short skirts and sexy bare legs.

6.   At Perry Ellis, winter whites and cropped pants worn with white tennis shoes had the look of a spring collection rather than fall and winter.

7.   Beginning with a nude woman, her face covered with a mask, Chalayan, in his spring collection, gave eloquent voice to the oppression of Muslim women.

8.   About two dozen designers are preparing to present their spring collections next week.

9.   According to reports in British newspapers, Alexander McQueen plans to show his spring collection in New York next fall.

10.   After several seasons of showing in Italy, Victor Alfaro brought his spring collection back to New York.