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Browse by featured collections, designers, seasons and locations; watch short- or long-version videos of select shows, like DKNY; and view slide-shows from the collections of designers like Peter Som. To get even closer, click on a slide-show photo to receive a scrollable magnified version of each look. </p> </div><!-- end post content --> <div class="post-info"> <ul class="post-tools"> <li><a class="post-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080910232001/http://firstlook.nytimes.com/?p=67" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to New York Fashion Week">Link</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080910232001/http://firstlook.nytimes.com/?p=67#respond" class="post-comment" title="Comment on New York Fashion Week">Comments 0</a></li> <li> </li> </ul> </div><!-- end post info --> </div><!-- end blog post --> <div class="blog_post "> <div class="post-info"> <p class="post-date" title="2008-8-29">August 29, 2008, 2:10 pm</p> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080910232001/http://firstlook.nytimes.com/?p=66" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Reporting the Conventions">Reporting the Conventions</a></h2> </div><!-- end post info --> <div class="post-content"> <p>We’re covering the conventions with unconventional reporting, starting with a brand-new toy, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080910232001/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/22/us/politics/2008_INSIDE_THE_DNC.html">the interactive video</a>. Not only do you receive video straight from the conventions, but you can also view reports from various days and pause to see the top political stories and features–just click “View All Links”.</p> <p>In addition to rolling out the new video platform, we’re back with our signature smattering of interactive features. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080910232001/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/27/us/politics/20080827-dnc-voices.html">Listen to interviews</a> with delegates, take a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080910232001/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/26/us/politics/20080826_CLINTON_PANO.html">360-degree panoramic tour</a> of the Democratic convention hall and navigate <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080910232001/http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/conventions/videos/20080827_CLINTON_SPEECH.html">the speeches</a>. 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