The Tents

Feb 1, 2012

1h 29m

★ 6.0

Overview

Each year, tents in Bryant Park herald New York Fashion Week, whose back story is as fascinating as the couture on the catwalk. Fashion's biggest names share the sometimes shocking, often funny rags-to-riches evolution of the iconic event.

Genres

Documentary

History

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Cast

Self

Kelly Osbourne

Self

Sean Ono Lennon

Self

Russell Simmons

Self

Zac Posen

Self

Lydia Hearst

Self

J. Alexandeer

Self

Carson Kressley

Self

Isaac Mizrahi

Self

CariDee English

Self

Donna Karan

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7.2

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5.7

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6.3

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0.0

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6.4

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0.0

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