BY RHONDA COHEN

rom the struggle-to-
survive tempo uptown
in Harlem to the trend-
setting pulse of the
Lower East Side, New York has
become a backdrop where new
and established designers are
creating their collections. This
season brings forth a new
wave of ideas, and a fresh ap-
proach to fashion.
According to the avant garde
paper The East Village Eye,
reporter Lawrence Chua sees
New York's flavor and fever as

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