Yeohlee Teng, Bryan Bradley, Ralph Rucci and Issac Mizrahi in arts/fashion lecture series during the Fashion District Arts Festival which runs from Oct. 17th-23rd. Yeohlee Teng: Material Architecture at the Exit Art Gallery, 475 Tenth Avenue @ 37th St. on Friday, Oct. 21st, at 5:30 pm.

The first annual Fashion District Arts Festival which runs from Oct. 17th-23rd in New York is a weeklong showcase of artists, crafters, galleries and theaters in the fashion district, presented by the Fashion Center Business Improvement District. The festival schedule includes artists' studio visits and gallery exhibits, catching a new off-Broadway show or performance art, opportunities to learn about pottery and printmaking, and a special arts/fashion lecture series featuring designers Yeohlee, Ralph Rucci, Bryan Bradley and Issac Mizrahi. Yeohlee and architect Joerg Schwarz will discuss fashion and architecture on Friday, Oct. 21st at 5:30pm at the Exit Art Gallery, 475 Tenth Avenue @ 37th St. Reservations are required, call 212-764-9600. For the complete Festival calendar, check out www.fashioncenter.com/arts.

Mon., Oct. 17, 2005
Ralph Rucci: A Masters Class
Abingdon Theatre
312 W. 36th St.
5:30 pm

Wed., Oct. 19, 2005
Bryan Bradley for Tuleh: Text and Textiles in Context
Lower East Side Printshop
306 W. 37th St.
5:30 pm

Thurs., Oct. 20, 2005
Isaac Mizrahi: Clothes That Dare
Baryshnikov Arts Center
450 W. 37th St
6:30 pm

Fri., Oct. 21, 2005

Countdown to Olympus Fashion Week: Vintage Oleg Cassini at Lord & Taylor in New York through Feb. 8th.

Lord & Taylor is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Oleg Cassini's first Fifth Ave windows with Oleg Cassini: Then and Now-50 Years of Fashion. His Spring 2005 White Denim Collection and vintage designs are on display in the Fifth Ave windows of Lord & Taylor in New York through Feb. 8th.

Braving frigid winter temperatures, nearly 700 gathered on the 3rd floor of the store, including designers Joseph Abboud and Stan Herman, President of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) to celebrate with the legendary stylemaker tonight.

The line to meet the fashion icon began forming at 5pm, stretching the length of the building. Video clips of the former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and the designer play on a plasma screen, just off the escalator. Photos of Mr. Cassini and pals taken during his years as a studio costume designer in Hollywood and at the White House are on view in a glass case.

Seated at a glass table, the designer signs copies of his acclaimed record of the Kennedy years,

Chan Luu, Kelly Nishimoto and Sue Wong will show their Spring 2006 collections at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, CA Oct. 16-20.

Chan Luu, Kelly Nishimoto and Sue Wong will show their Spring 2006 collections at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, CA October 16th to 20th.

Designer Kevan Hall kicks off the shows on Sunday, October 16 at 5pm and continuing through the week are collections by Single, Smashbox Cosmetics/Sephora, Louis Verdad, Elsie Katz, Kevin Johnn, Dina Bar-El, Naqada,