For the release of our new book American Runway: 75 Years of Fashion and the Front Row, we asked CFDA Members to recall their  favorite runway moments. Here, Behnaz Sarafpour:

“My most unique fashion week memory is from spring of 2005 when I showed on the main floor of the Tiffany & Co. flagship store on Fifth Avenue.

Tiffany’s kept the store closed to the public on the Sunday morning of fashion week, so we could have the show right there on the floor of the store, with all the cases filled with jewels. I believe it’s the only time Tiffany has closed the store for anyone!

The models had to get dressed in the freight elevators of the store, so they could be viewed on security cameras, as they had to change in and out of their looks which were accessorized with millions of dollars worth of Tiffany jewelry.”