The event everyone in the industry has been looking forward to all winter, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, is less then one month away and the schedule is out. Eight days full of creativity, opulence, sexy models and parties!!!

Most of all, I love the chaos before the shows even start. The castings, the preparations, the anticipation and much stress!

The schedule is as follows...

9.00am Nautica
10.00am Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection 2008
11.00am Perry Ellis
12.00pm Yigal Azrouel
1.00pm Duckie Brown
2.00pm Brian Reyes
3.00pm BCBG Max Azria
4.00pm Yeohlee
6.00pm Nicole Miller
7.00pm Erin Fetherston
9.00pm Venexiana

Saturday, February 2

10.00am Lacoste
11.00am Academy Of Art (University Graduates)
1.00pm Abaeté
2.00pm Atil Kutoglu
3.00pm Alexandre Herchcovitch
4.00pm Z Zegna
6.00pm Ashleigh Verrier
7.00pm Sass & Bide
8.00pm Rock & Republic
9.00pm Akiko Ogawa

Sunday, February 3

10.00am Lela Rose
11.00am Herve Leger by Max Azria
1.00pm DKNY, 711 Greenwich Street
2.00pm Twinkle
3.00pm Tracy Reese
4.00pm Diane Von Furstenberg [I LOVE HER!!!]
5.00pm Y-3
6.00pm Angel Sanchez
7.00pm Tuleh
8.00pm Miss Sixty
9.00pm Terexov

Monday, February 4

9.00am Peter Som
10.00am Carolina Herrera
11.00am R. Scott French
12.00pm Jill Stuart
2.00pm Betsey Johnson
3.00pm Luca Luca
4.00pm Pamella Roland
6.00pm Max Azria
7.00pm Ports 1961
8.00pm Proenza Schouler, Park Avenue Armory
9.00pm Iodice

Tuesday, February 5

9.00am Tibi
10.00am Badgley Mischka
11.00am Monique Lhuillier
1.00pm Cynthia Steffe
2.00pm Dennis Basso
3.00pm Diesel
6.00pm Joanna Mastroianni
7.00pm Vivienne Tam

Wednesday, February 6

9.00am Malan Breton
10.00am Nanette Lepore
11.00am Michael Kors
12.00pm Milly by Michelle Smith
1.00pm Carlos Miele
3.00pm Anna Sui
4.00pm Richard Chai
5.00pm 3.1 Phillip Lim
7.00pm Temperley London

Thursday, February 7

9.00am Rebecca Taylor
10.00am Vera Wang
11.00am Naeem Khan
1.00pm Naoki Takizawa
2.00pm Bill Blass
3.00pm Reem Acra
4.00pm Calvin Klein, 205 W 39th St
6.00pm Chris Han
6.00pm Tommy Hilfiger
7.00pm Custo Barcelona
8.00pm Zac Posen
9.00pm Jayson Brundson

Friday, February 8

9.00am Project Runway
10.00am Ralph Lauren
11.00am Ralph Lauren
12.00pm Tadashi Shoji
1.00pm Carmen Marc Valvo
2.00pm Willow
3.00pm Donna Karan Collection, 711 Greenwich
5.00pm Zang Toi
6.00pm Sean John
8.00pm Marc Jacobs, Lexington St. Armory

All shows will be at Bryant Park, unless noted.