Back to the tents: New York Fashion Week Spring 2012

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week will come to New York Thursday, and, as always, Newsday's fashion team will be on the scene.

This time, we'll give you live tweets from the runway, celebrity photos, a peek at what goes on backstage and at the after-parties, and, of course, a look at the top collections for spring 2012.

Talk of the Tents will be updated daily, but for even more coverage follow Anne Bratskeir (@anniebrat), Nina Ruggiero (@NinaShopsNY), Joseph V. Amodio (@jamodio1) and Barbara Schuler (@schulerb) on Twitter.

For a full schedule of events, visit mbfashionweek.com.

Pictured above: In a Feb. 14, 2011, photo released by Pamella Roland, a model wears fashion created with feathers at the Pamella Roland Fall 2011 collection during Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week at Lincoln Center in Manhattan.