There were a lot of designers who did not take a chance for Fall 2005, and I think those designers are going to be braver, ... although certainly not as courageous as those who already took a chance.

I think one of the most interesting trends for spring is military. We saw it for fall, but for spring it's being shown with a floaty dress and I think it's made designers very creative, like, how do I do military but lighten it and make it soft?

What is shown is distributed in stores in malls around the country. Designers really have very limited distribution. And they have to work so far in advance. Often they are far ahead of where the consumer is. The consumer can look at that and fantasize and try to find a version of it locally. But these clothes will be widely available in their city and neighborhood stores. We're talking about [labels such as] BCBG, French Connection, Sean John, Rocawear, Kenneth Cole.

It's not as sexually hard, like you think she's going to pull out the whips and chains.

We still want to keep our casual look, but now people want something extra and interesting. Not just a hoodie, but one that's fun or even intellectual.

Baby-dolls are for little girls, or someone who thinks they are still a little girl. I'm just not sure the baby-doll look can work for the typical American woman. We will have to see.