Lela Rose added several glimmering touches to her romantic collection

Nearly every women's collection we saw had a sheer element. Our favorites were the delicate tulle sleeves and necklines -- including an inspired rust silk gown with a grid-pattern tulle overlay -- at Lela Rose, and an absolutely stunning series of sheer black dresses with strategically placed sequin details at Jill Stuart that brought a gasp from the audience and sent nearly every cellphone into the air for a picture or two. Vests and jackets trimmed with purple and aqua fur accented several of Nicole Miller's ensembles, while Rachel Zoe used faux-fur coats and hats to complement her rock-star-inspired collection. Tracy Reese had a fantastic, bright tomato duffle coat with gray fur on the collar and shoulders. In a case of fur gone wrong, however, in our humble opinion Marc Jacobs' ridiculously huge fur hats detracted from the clothes.
Lela Rose added several glimmering touches to her romantic collection, including a beautiful, soft cream gown with a jolt of twisted metal at the shoulders. Yuna Yang showed hand-beaded crystal embellishments on several of her designs. Small metal discs -- as well as sequins arranged in the shapes of hearts, peace symbols, flowers and skulls -- on jackets, coats, shoes and even tights at Libertine drew nods of approval from the audience. “The Anti Robbery Squads (SARS) have become killer teams, engaging in deals for land speculators and debt collection, while toll stations in the name of checkpoints adorn the highways with policemen shamefully collecting money from motorists in the full glare of the public,” Abubakar said in his speech.
Many Nigerian politicians promise to tackle corruption. Many of these are either corrupted along the way, or otherwise frustrated by the well-entrenched bureaucrats and ruling elites who benefit from the corrupt system.Abubakar insists that his campaign will be different.“Let me state that the Nigeria Police Force is committed to the enforcement of all laws and will work with the NTDC (the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation) to ensure the enforcement of this regulation at the federal, state and local government levels.”Many Nigerians will be watching closely to see whether the current campaign by President Jonathan and Abubakar will live up to their words.