Fashion Week Atmosphere, Naeem Khan FW2016
Whether its in New York, London, Milan, or Paris, it takes designers months of preparation to put on a 3-5 minute spectacular fashion week show. And trust me, it goes by quick! Let’s go behind the scenes to view firsthand the glitz, the glamour, the chaos, and the shows from front row to backstage.
NYFW Skylight Venue FW16
Shows take place in various hot venues around town. They are either listed in the official fashion week schedule online, or designers may choose to keep it discreet and a secret till the last minute- by printing the venue on the invitation or by sending a simple email just moments before the show.
The Beginning
Behind The Scenes at New York Fashion Week at the Vivienne Tam FW16 Show
For the special exclusive shows, each seat is labeled with the invitee’s name and company/ affiliate/ magazine they represent. i.e.: “Ken Downing, Neiman Marcus”. This mitigates the issue of ‘sneak ins’ and ‘posers’ pretending to sit front row. The goodie bags are usually for front rows, so I don’t blame them. Media, Press, and Celebrities get special clearance and are the first ones to arrive so that they can get comfortable and set up. Celebs and Media are also invited backstage to interview the designer and to feature the overall scene.
Behind The Scenes at Fashion Week, Vivienne Tam NYFW16
What You Don’t See – Backstage
Backstage at the Vivienne Tam Show at NY Fashion Week FW16
Each backstage garment rack contains a larger than life model board, which consists of her picture, her details such as her dress size, shoe size, hair style, height, affiliate agency, and the dresses she is scheduled to wear, along with her accessories, shoes, and jewelry.
Backstage at Fashion Week
Media and Press Set up backstage to photograph and interview models, designers, and the entire team.
Backstage at Fashion Week, Runway Board for Naeem Khan FW16
Dry Runs and Rehearsals take place both backstage and before the crowd comes in.
Models Backstage at Fashion Week at Vivienne Tam FW16
Models Backstage at Fashion Week, NYFW Vivienne Tam FW16
Models Backstage at Fashion Week, Vivienne Tam FW16
Models Backstage at Fashion Week, Vivienne Tam FW16
Press and Media Backstage at Fashion Week, Vivienne Tam FW16
Backstage at Fashion Week, Vivienne Tam FW16
Garments Backstage at Fashion Week, Vivienne Tam, FW16
Garments Backstage at Fashion Week
Backstage Model Card at Fashion Week
What We Do See – Glitz and Glamour
Atmosphere Of Fashion Week
At The Beaufille Show
Christine Philip At The Vivienne Tam NYFW Show FW16
After The Show
Garments Backstage at Fashion Week
Garments are quickly packed up so that the $10,000 + Gowns from the Naeem Khan Show are safe.
Models Pose BackStage at Naeem Khan FW16
Models Strike A Pose for the Media.
Christine Philip With Naeem Khan
The Designers heave a sigh of relief after the finale and are interviewed by select press, media, and celebrities backstage. Now they start the process for next seasons’ collections which will be upon them sooner than later.
Check out what Naeem Khan had to say in my review of the Fall Winter 16 Collections here.
-CP
