· "The hetero porno antics which dominated the first few days of Fashion Week were a mystery to us attendees. What an improbable way to attempt to seduce the faggy, femme fashion audience! We poofters and fashion chicks, when confronted with all this Bada Bing muff culture, can only stare at each other like terrified gerbils trapped in the headlights." Simon Doonan in the Observer.
· "[S]keptics might be interested to know that naive clothes are not always naively produced. They are a conscious acknowledgement of political and economic tension." Josh Patner in Slate.
· "Typically, Kate Spade's ads contain more fashion content than its products." Cate Corcoran in Slate.
· "[Imitation of Christ's Tara] Subkoff's show was badly executed, with an exuberant tap dancer tapping too long and a group of male models looking as witless as marzipan bridegrooms. But her spirit was in the right place." Cathy Horyn in the New York Times.
· "So out of sync was the Anne Klein show, which featured the deranged idea of models in seamed stockings and clunky sandals traipsing down a runway carpeted in wood chips, that it had absolutely no bearing on the season." Cathy Horyn again in the New York Times.
· "[Betsey Johnson's] S&M knit top with a micro-mini - that seemed perfect for Staten Island's original Dirrty diva. But for those of us without bodyguards (and personal trainers)? Probably not." Alev Aktar in the Daily News.
· "Bud Konheim, the business partner of Nicole Miller, said of [newcomer Catherine] Swanson's appearance in the tents: 'It's very, "Daddy, can I spend the summer at the house in Martha's Vineyard, or take the boat to the Greek Islands, or can I have a fashion show?"'" Vanessa Grigoriadis in the New York Times.