We keep meaning to post our photos of the Claire Tough show, not because they’re newsworthy but out of sheer admiration.

We were told that the recent St. Martin’s grad would put on quite a show, and so we raced - literally, in Converse sneakers and a Puma tennis dress - to her catwalk, almost too late.

Squeezing into the front row with five seconds to spare, we were treated to Iekeleine out first on the runway (yay!) followed by the darling Patricia Schmid, and then the pure bliss of a sweater dress collection with Basquiat prints woven - not silk screened or even embroidered, but actually woven - into the wool and cotton knits. There was also some puff paint.

Instead of accessories, Claire made bags and hats out of foam core that featured the New York skyline. They were perfect, in a ’90s Fresh Prince sort of way, and reminded us of another fearless designer:

Jeremy Scott, whose latex ice cream dress and infamous food fight print kept editors and party babes giggling for days.

Claire, welcome to the Scene. Stay for a while.

Thanks to Fashionologie for this Today Show video, where Sally Singer narrates a clothes parade with Stam, Hilary Rhoda, and Patricia Schmid.

The best part seems to be when Coco Rocha and Chanel Iman hit the runway at the same time, and Sally says, “Here we have Coco and Chanel.”

Also: Anne seems to be genuinely shocked that Sally mixed Target shirts with things by Oscar de la Renta. We can’t decide if this is funny or scary, as if Anne Curry has never worn a Burberry jacket over a Hanes t-shirt in her life.

But speaking of high-low pairings, isn’t it interesting that Miu Miu is the most referenced designer on this Today Show runway - and also the upscale label that got the most play in its corresponding Vogue story?