If, as one young man at the Versace show exclaimed, life is a beach, now's the time to choose: Are you going to be Moondoggie or Gilligan?

Bill Mullen, the stylist for the Versace show, explained that the look "is not as volume-driven as it was last season, but there's definitely hair here."

The quick take on the Versace show given on Friday was that the label had reclaimed its design DNA.

"I wasn't around then," said the singer Usher, who was seated in first row for the Versace show.

The Versace show, by this measure, was the week's most entertaining.

"I was in L.A. and just couldn't deal with the Versace show on Saturday."

The Versace show was a theatrical event, artfully paced.

For as long as anyone can remember, just before a Versace show starts, the music surges a bit and the lights dim, so everyone knows to take a seat.

She appeared in a bias-cut chiffon gown designed by Donatella Versace at the January 1998 Milan fashion show.

The Versace show was the first show of the first fashion week of the 21st century.