I think it was a bit of a shame that the whole fashion week seemed to be -- you know every front page was about Kate Moss.

I think the summer is going to be very glamorous.

Without the bigger designers here you are not going to get the models here, you are not going to get the European buyers and press here.

There?s no acceptable circumstance to put a child unprotected in your car, and it?s a terrible shame someone this famous, who could have set an example, did not do so.

It's an opportunity to get together with girlfriends and do what you love and learn new things.

There are consumer shows like this all over the country, usually held in a single venue. Here, we're familiar with scrapbook conventions, like at the South Towne Expo Center, that draw about 13,000 people. Houston has a national quilting festival for one week in October, and it brings in 150,000 women from around the world.