As guests filed into Duckie Brown's show, it was clear that only one wall of seats were going to be filled. The risers on the right side were kept empty. The audience wondered why.

As models finished their runway turn, they stepped onto the risers, eventually forming a model tableau.

"We wanted to have a show that looked like the drawings that I do," co-designer Steven Cox said. "Every season I do these incredibly beautiful drawings for me, not for anyone else."

"I've always wanted to show it as a whole and not individually, he said. "It looked the way I drew it."

The clothes began with pale grays, eventually giving way to bright reds, blues and mixed plaids and prints. Boxy jackets and thin tank tops gave way to casual, asymmetric sweaters and loose MC Hammer-type pants in the closing looks.

"Gray is the color that keeps on giving, just like black," Daniel Silver said, adding that he thought gray flattered most men.

The designers weren't worried if some of the looks might not resonate with everybody. "We're fortunate enough that we do sell the extraordinary pieces but we have simple pieces that perhaps are more understandable for the average consumer."