Not every designer sees fashion as a series of golden steppingstones, but the fact that so many do is remarkable.

When you see fashion of the last few months, there's a lot of choice in it.

She also sees fashion as "a way to express yourself artistically."

Political leaders see fashion as a second language that can be spoken by just about anyone.

Personally, I see fashion as just a fun form of self-expression.

"Certainly we all see fashion as a barometer of our times and a great mirror of society," she continued.

If you really want to see American fashion at its best, go to Europe.

Indeed, Man Ray saw fashion only as a means to support his experimental art.

She wants us to see fashion as a modern art with its own formal laws and history, like painting or architecture.

It is the sort of scene that is most feared by anyone who hopes to see fashion taken seriously.