Backstage at New York’s spring-summer 2010 Fashion Week

She isn’t born with it: A model has mascara applied backstage before the spring 2010 Lacoste collection.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

Why the sour face? A model is made up before Adam’s spring 2010 runway.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

A model gets glossy before the Lacoste spring 2010 fashion show.  (Peter Foley / EPA)

“Project Runway” winner Christian Siriano before his spring 2010 show hits the runway.  (Stuart Ramson / Associated Press)

Hairstylists lock and load before the Chado Ralph Rucci spring 2010 runway show.  (Jason DeCrow / Associated Press)

Glam for Derek Lam’s spring 2010 runway show.  (Stephen Chernin / Associated Press)

Get lippy: adding a touch of color before Derek Lam’s spring 2010 runway show.  (Stephen Chernin / Associated Press)

Georgie Wess Trump of Australia gets made up before models present the Rachel Roy spring 2010 collection.  (Craig Ruttle / Associated Press)

Watching paint dry before the Herve Leger fashion show.  (Seth Wenig / Associated Press)

Monique Lhuillier’s Spring / Summer 2010 collections get some final touches before her runway show.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

Hairstylist Isabelle Lepage prepares model Sheena Moulton from Kingston, Jamaica, backstage before she takes to the runway for the Spring 2010 fashion collection from Ports 1961.  (Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press)

Models Paulina Nienoozik, left, from Poland, Julija Steponaviciute, center, from Lithuania and Polina Sova from Norway wait backstage to dress for the Spring 2010 fashion collection from Cynthia Steffe by designer Shaun Kearney.  (Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press)

A model gets a dash of neon eyeliner before Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. Spring 2010 fashion presentation.  (Stephen Chernin / Associated Press)

A model is styled before she walks in designer Monique Lhuillier’s Spring / Summer 2010 fashion show.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

A model has her hair and makeup styled before designer Monique Lhuillier’s Spring / Summer 2010 collection.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

A model has her hair done before a fashion show for the Brooklyn designer Hayden-Harnett.  (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Models have their makeup and hair done before the Spring 2010 fashion show by Duckie Brown during Fashion Week in New York.  (Seth Wenig / Associated Press)

A model has her toenails painted backstage before the Spring 2010 BCBG Max Azria show.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

Designer Max Azria has a quite moment backstage before his Spring 2010 collection of BCBG Max Azria is presented during New York’s Fashion Week.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

A model has her hair styled backstage before the Spring Collection 2010 BCBG Max Azria runway show.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

High heels are lined up for models before the BCBG Max Azria fashion show.  (Peter Foley / EPA)