Skye Parrott's New York Fashion Week photo diary. A large overhead lamp hung low over the Helmut Lang runway flickering on and off to a pulsating beat. It felt like being in a bizarre sci-fi flick, à la Stanley Kubrick (via Alexandre de Betak, who designed the set again this year). Or else it was an alien abduction scene, mildly disturbing but also calm, beautiful; "War on the Mind" by Acid King played in the background. It was an experiment that wasn't too dangerous - sharply cut black blazers, lots of leather and thigh-high wedge boots ("Where does the boot end and the legging begin?" you might wonder) - just what we've come to expect from the label.