New York's Fashion Week Kicks Off Friday

New York's Fashion week for collections that will be available to retailers this summer kicks off today. Featured collections include Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Rucci, Carolina Herrera and Marc Jacobs. Other designers showcasing their collections are Vera Wang, Narciso Rodrigues, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Michael Kors, along with up-and-coming designers like Proenza Schouler, Behnaz Sarafpour, Lyn Devon and Alice Roi. At least 100 shows will take place during the eight-day event, with designers from across the globe showing their collections. Today's Full Schedule 10am John Bartlett Bryant Park, the Salon 10am-5pm Courtney Washington The Downtown Showroom, 209 W. 39th St., nr. Seventh Ave., Ste. 1007 10am Zulema Slate Plus, 54 W. 21st St., nr. Sixth Ave. 11am Heart Truth Bryant Park, the Tent Noon Patrick Rzepski Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave., nr. 37th St. Noon Morphine Generation Altman Building, 135 W. 18th St., nr. Seventh Ave. Noon Yigal Azrouel Bumble and bumble, 415 W. 13th St., nr. Ninth Ave. Noon Pegah TBA 1pm Perry Ellis Bryant Park, the Salon 2pm Duckie Brown Bryant Park, the Showroom 2pm Alice Ritter The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park S., nr. Irving Pl. 3pm BCBG Bryant Park, the Tent 3pm Narymanivong 217 W. 21st St., nr. Seventh Ave. 4pm Yeohlee W New York, 541 Lexington Ave., nr. 49th St. 4pm Gilded Age 11th E. 4th St., nr. Lafayette St., second fl. 5pm Marc Bouwer Bryant Park, the Salon 5pm Victor Glemaud Milk Studios, 450 W. 15th St., Loft 8 5pm Mara Hoffman Altman Building, 135 W. 18th St., nr. Seventh Ave. 6pm Rag & Bone TBA 6pm-8pm Gen Art The Waterfront, 222 Twelfth Ave., nr. Washington St. 6pm-8pm Vionnet Launch Barneys New York, 660 Madison Ave., at 61st. St., second fl. 7pm Nicole Miller Bryant Park, the Promenade 8pm Baby Phat Roseland Ballroom, 239 W. 52nd St., nr. Seventh Ave. 9pm Grey Ant Altman Building, 135 W. 18th St., nr. Seventh Ave. 9pm Irina Shabayeva Bed, 530 W. 27th St., nr. Tenth Ave.