Some of the things Rubin Singer showed for Spring 2009 (on Friday night) were gorgeous: Flowing, dramatic works of art. Others? Weird, quirky, puzzling, and, in the case of a striped dress with wings on the hips, flat-out bad. Singer, who comes from a "dynasty" of Russian fashion designers and debuted his collection at New York Fashion Week in February 2007, is capable of creating some divine dresses. But a few ensembles were practically disastrous. Judge for yourself: Click the photo at left for a gallery; then click any picture to start the show.

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