Nobody else had access. Nobody could capture it except Arun Nevader! Once again, Agenda has scooped an EXCLUSIVE BACKSTAGE . . . this time of Monique L’Huillier’s Spring 2012 Collection at Lincoln Center on September 10, during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York.

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York presented Anna Sui’s Spring 2012 collection with a multitude of inspirations while still managing to figure flatter. I always like attending this fashion show. Why? Because Anna Sui has yet to disappoint me.

On September 8, 2011, Richard Chai’s Love + Men’s Spring 2012 collection was filled with layered separates and odd pairings. For her, short pleated skirt fronts worn apron-style over long pants.

I always enjoy attending Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York and have consistently for the past several seasons, but never before have I been so moved as I was on September 8, 2011 at the South Courtyard at Lincoln Center. As I was in between shows (I just saw Richard Chai’s Spring 2012 collection) I discovered there was a presentation by the nonprofit Fatigues to Fabulous.

Several groups of smartly styled models halted military style in front of their rear-projected anthems before walking one at a time down the runway in her themed L.A.M.B. uniform.

A variety of colorfully vibrant outfits with sumptuous shades of gold and crimson, sky blue, red, and western-themed blacks were featured heavily on Furstenberg’s runway during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York Fall 2011. Furstenberg has always been the type of designer that never misses.

Monique’s show was memorable for its overall attention to detail, exquisite sewing and larger than life color. Even black seems to transcend its own darkness. Beyond the couture itself, production value at such a close range tells no lies. So hair, makeup, nails, skin tone . . . everything . . . demands perfection and demands that the photographer gets it.

Photographer Arun Nevader captured Backstage and First Looks exclusively for Agenda Magazine at the Monique L’Huillier pre-runway show at Lincoln Center during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York Fall 2011 Collections.

The cozy collection had a nice combination of hand-knitted sweaters, tweed cropped jackets, fur coats, silk dresses, satin trousers, ruffled and wrap skirts. Prominent fabrics were silk, chiffon, organza, cashmere, and flannel. Styles ranged from over-sized turtlenecks to beaded patched skirts.

February 10, 2011 at the Theater in Lincoln Center, celebrities walked the runway for heart health awareness. The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection 2011 had an impressive lineup of celebrities who wore designers from Matthew Williamson to A Pea in the Pod to Zac Posen. Highlights included appearances by Patti LaBelle, Natasha Bedingfield, Alison Sweeney, just to name a few.