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- NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 16: A model walks the runway at the 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at St. John's Center Studios on February 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 16: A model walks the runway at the 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at St. John's Center Studios on February 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 16: A model walks the runway at the 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at St. John's Center Studios on February 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 16: A model walks the runway at the 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at St. John's Center Studios on February 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 16: A model walks the runway at the 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at St. John's Center Studios on February 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 16: A model walks the runway at the 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at St. John's Center Studios on February 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 16: A model walks the runway at the 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at St. John's Center Studios on February 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 16: A model walks the runway at the 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at St. John's Center Studios on February 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 16: A model walks the runway at the 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at St. John's Center Studios on February 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 16: A model walks the runway at the 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at St. John's Center Studios on February 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
- NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 16: A model at the 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2011 with Kerastase at St John's Center on February 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Riccardo S. Savi/Getty Images for Kerastase)