Hello, I Must Be Going

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From left to right: Consuelo Castiglioni (Marni), Raf Simons (Jil Sander), Martin Margiela, Hussein Chalayan.Photo: FirstView


THE PEEK
Don’t blink! A glimpse of face (or not), sometimes a quick half-in-half-out move, but rarely a foot on the runway. Often unsmiling.

From left to right: Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCullough (Proenza Schouler), Rolf Snoeren and Viktor Horsting (Viktor & Rolf), Kate and Laura Mulleavy (Rodarte), Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce (Dolce & Gabbana).Photo: FirstView


THE DUO
Teams, much like split personalities, struggle with the length of their appearance, whether they should hold hands, and if they should bow or walk.

From left to right: Miuccia Prada, Derek Lam, Vera Wang, Oscar De La Renta.Photo: FirstView


THE BOW/ WAVE
One step beyond peeking. Bowers and wavers show their entire bodies, then immediately retreat.

From left to right: Ralph Lauren, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Diane Von Furstenberg.Photo: FirstView


THE LONG GOOD-BYE
This group uses every inch of the runway to greet friends, plant kisses, and generally soak up the love. Betsey Johnson (who’s 62) usually does a cartwheel too.

Hello, I Must Be Going