Billed as the largest public fashion show in New York City history—unless, of course, you count the public displays of fashion that break out every day on the streets of NYC—last night's inaugural Fashion's Night Out runway extravaganza at Lincoln Center featured 171 looks on 157 models. "It was a visual onslaught," Phillip Lim declared. "Between all the gorgeous clothes, the models, and the people, who knew where to look?" First, Gisele and a posse of 11 other boldfaced girls, including Lara Stone, Karlie Kloss, and Naomi Campbell, made their entrance on a double-decker bus of the sort usually reserved for camera-toting tourists. They were quickly followed by many, many more in sultry jazz-baby dresses, Mad Men-esque fifties silhouettes, and monochromatic, minimal suits, among other notable fall trends.

The kicker, though? Not the front row that included Blake Lively, Serena Williams, and Roger Federer (who has a match to play at the U.S. Open today), but a raucous surprise performance by Pharrell and his N.E.R.D crew.

"This was my first fashion show ever," newly signed New York Knick Amar'e Stoudemire said post-show. "I'm definitely going to check out some more. It's one of the benefits of being in New York."

— Bee-Shyuan Chang