NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Lauren’s runway show happened to come around the height of Thursday’s winter snowstorm, with a fierce wind whipping down the Greenwich Village streets near his showroom to such an extent that some people were taking cover against the sides of buildings, and shielding their faces from sleet.

Once they got to the building, they had to climb over mounds of powdery snow. Pity — or admire? — those who still felt they should arrive in fashionable heels.