Whitney Port was always front row regular at “The Hills” co-star Lauren Conrad’s various West Coast Fashion Week shows, so many were surprised when LC was a no-show at Port’s first ever showing at New York Fashion Week on Thursday night.

FOX411 heard that word behind-the-scenes was  Conrad was flying in to support Port, but canceled at the last minute due to “other commitments.”

Nonetheless the show went on, her ex-boyfriend Jay Lyon came out instead, and Port’s feminine collection hit the runway alongside pro’s Mara Hoffman and Nicholas K, which had both pluses and minuses.

“Whitney was embarrassed about it because they are professional designers and she’s just starting,” one insider told us.

The three designers then finished the night off together, however, with a celebratory cake at new SoHo restaurant, Le Souk Harem.

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