NEW YORK (AP) – The Associated Press is all over New York Fashion Week, from the runway designs to the celebrity-filled front rows. Here are some highlights from Thursday’s opening day:
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DAVID BOWIE INSPIRES BCBG, IN STYLE AND SPIRIT
The inimitable strains of David Bowie’s “Fame” and “Let’s Dance” filled the cavernous runway space at the BCBG Max Azria show, a tribute to the late rock star’s passion for the art of performance.
“We have an inspiration board in our design offices and we had so many pictures of David Bowie – and this was before he passed away,” said Lubov Azria, one half of the designing duo, in a backstage interview. “I think we loved the idea of performance and performer. We are all performing in some way or the other, and a performer … gives us hope. They inspire us to be better.”