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"  Photo: Courtesy of Nili Lotan Rick Owens rocked the runways in Paris when he sent a team of steppers out, fully clad in his line. This Thursday, New York-based designer Nili Lotan, known for her sleek LBDs and 9-to-5 staples, will offer a fashion-meets-dance moment of her own when she presents her spring 2014 collection to editors. &amp;quot;By that time Rick did his show, we were all done putting this together,&amp;quot; Lotan told us. &amp;quot;I think that what I was looking to do (and what he was also trying to do) was combine two different areas of art. It just makes the presentation so much stronger.&amp;quot; Lotan enlisted a troupe of seven dancers to show off 25 of her latest designs in a 14-minute performance, choreographed by the New York-based, Israeli LeeSaar The Company. &amp;quot;This is the first presentation I am doing on such a big scale, so more than anything, I want people to walk away with an understanding of my vocabulary and my aesthetic,&amp;quot; noted the designer, who is showing the collection at her Tribeca space.  &amp;quot;My work is very clean and minimal,&amp;quot; she added. &amp;quot;The maxi cami dress (the collection is centered around that dress), for example, is ideal for dance.&amp;quot; Even if you don&amp;#039;t have a VIP ticket to see the dance-fashion fusion presentation tomorrow, you can get a front-row seat at the behind-the-scenes action thanks to this ELLE.com exclusive video.      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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