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Talk of the Tents

New York Fashion Week photos, live blogging, runway highlights and celebrities.

Tracy Reese: Quirky combos and a cat on the catwalk

Lily, a 4-year-old Siamese Blue Point rescue cat,

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First off, there was a cat (yep, a real one) on the catwalk at Tracy Reese’s show. Lily, a 4-year-old Siamese Blue Point rescue cat, took to the arms of a model wearing a bright floral frock who carried the feline. Reportedly, the cat was supposed to walk down the runway on a leash, but got a little scared – yep, a scaredy cat. Cats aren’t that good on leashes, but pet food brand Purina ONE, which...

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Tracy Reese: A merry mash-up

Pants were relaxed — draped harems, leather baggies,

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Gigantic images of Watusi dancers, flowers and leaves interchanged with skyscrapers, oil rigs and highways flashed at the back of Tracy Reese’s runway show at the tents on Sunday afternoon, underscoring her vision for spring: a “mash-up” — her word — of organic fabrics colliding with technical ones. It was all about juxtaposition — soft and structured silhouettes, sporty and feminine garments.

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Tracy Reese: Happy, it’s her thing

Designer Tracy Reese walks the runway. (Feb. 12,

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We love a gal who sticks to her guns, even though everybody’s doing something else. Such is the case with Tracy Reese, who showed a happy, colorful, downright pretty collection at the tents on Sunday afternoon in the midst of a season where black, aggressive clothes have ruled the runway.

In this optimistic collection, intended, said Reese in program notes, as “colorful, confident attire for...

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