Models, celebrities and of course the queen bee—Vogue editrix Anna Wintour—are all primed to take over the Big Apple during the eight-day event held under the tents at Lincoln Center.
And we've got the scoop on the hottest shows, designers, star sightings and more...
1. Which Designers Have the Biggest Buzz? There's Donna Karan, Diane Von Furstenberg, Zac Posen, Cynthia Rowley and Michael Kors. These popular shows draw big names to fill their front rows. But the buzz this week is with two TV stars and one soccer wife. Crowd favorite Christian Siriano of Project Runway fame has a highly anticipated show. He's adorable and high energy, his clothes are intricate and beautiful, and he fills every seat in the house. Rachel Zoe will debut her collection on Sept.12 and all eyeballs will most def be on what she's bringing. Victoria Beckham will be in New York, but not at the Lincoln Center tents. Posh will show her collection offsite on Sept. 11 at the New York Public Library. But the biggest buzz goes to designer darling Marc Jacobs, whose runway show is always the hardest to get into year after year.
2. Fashion Week by the Numbers: The Spring 2012 runway shows are broken up over eight days, with 264 shows taking place. According to Forbes, designers usually spend big money for their productions, which feature specially built sets, music and models. Picture a really pretty but really short theater act. One that costs $500,000. And that's for a 10-minute show where you're in and out in a flash. As for the models, a catwalker in high demand will walk 15 to 20 shows per day, while everyone else averages about 10 shows over the course of the week. They usually walk in a number of different looks during each show and have about 15 seconds backstage to change outfits. Yikes!
