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New York Fashion Week: Betsey Johnson and Vivienne Tam

(ELLE.com) - Keep checking out ELLE.com's day-to-day coverage of the Spring/Summer 2001 Ready-to-Wear Collections in New York. Betsey Johnson's Playboy Bunnies are over the top, and Vivienne Tam's "I love New York" show celebrates the chic but tough city. ELLE.com also gives you the best of the buzz with exclusive backstage videos and interviews with designers.

Betsey Johnson
Betsey Johnson's spring show put the fun back into fashion and the crowd loved it. The theme was Playboy Bunnies, with many models sporting bunny ears on top of big, bleached blond hair and blue Barbie doll eye shadow. Everything was revealing and tight from the bright yellow halter top dress with a lightning bolt to the denim halters, bikinis and striped sailor tees paired with shorts and skirts. Fuzzy pink sweaters, sequined capris, lacy negligees, diaphanous short gathered chiffon frocks and gaudy bright flower dresses worn with huge gold hoop earrings added to the trailer park chic feel.

Vivienne Tam
New York was the inspiration behind Vivienne Tam's spring collection. Iridescent, sparkling and shiny clothes graced the runway, capturing the city's shimmering lights. There were pink and coral metal sequin dresses with plunging necklines and cascading net print dresses. Jade leather-trimmed knit halter tops and tees were paired with multi-print pleat skirts while black metal ring halters and dresses played into Tam's NY tough chic vision. Glitzy and sexy black halter tops, jackets, dresses and skirts had a touch of white crystal beading to give this homage to New York a downtown feel.

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