Then again, the brief downpour Sunday was a fitting back-to-nature prelude to Reno's second annual Burning Man Fashion Show, a countercouture version of the event held each September on Nevada's Black Rock Desert.

The outdoor fashion show began at dusk in the lot in front of Junkee Clothing Exchange on South Virginia Street, featuring models dressed like a sultan, a psychedelic belly dancer, a cat and mimes with an abundance of feathers, faux fur and primary colors.

Nichole Witherow of Reno said she came to the show because Junkee is where she buys most of her clothing, which includes items less flamboyant than those used in the Burning Man Fashion Show.

"A lot of the clothes here are older clothing; they're timeless, and you can always wear them," said Witherow, 18.