White folding chairs were placed along the curving lines of the space, atop a charcoal gray granite floor.

The guests entered, then waited and waited, and waited some more for a show that was nearly an hour late starting.

With all due respect, that was due largely to poor scheduling which placed Paul Smith in the preceding time slot, half a city away.

There has been intense interest in this Belgian designer, and so not surprisingly, a large crowd turned out to see what it was all about.

When the show finally began, the models emerged from a long tunnel draped in white sheets, and then walked diagonally across the floor toward the flashing cameras.

They were young, good looking and ultimate professionals when it came to doing their job.

The first part of the show was more classical in looks. And then, it turned more avant-garde with plunging sleeveless, V-necked sweaters molded to the torso, hot black leather pants, interesting side buttoning shirts worn with a gold belt, and a vest with the seductive phrase "J'ai peur".

Once the shackles were lifted, the models immediately lost their squeaky clean look, and came out with oversized false black eyelashes glued to their brow, and their buffed abs showing.

To finish it off, there was a perfectly stunning evening jacket sewn of beautiful gold brocade and worn above black trousers.

Mr. Schönberger most definitely has talent, and hopefully, next season, he will be in a better time slot so that his fans will not have to wait long to see his collection.

Dirk Schönberger

Dirk Schönberger

Dirk Schönberger

Dirk Schönberger