How to crash a fashion show

How hard is it to get into a fashion show? Not hard at all!

You don't need an invite or even know what show is going on. Just follow my simple steps.

1) Walk past the guards at the tent on the 6th Ave side of Bryant park confidently. If they ask you anything just say, "I have a seat" or pull out a piece of paper that looks about the size of an invitation. Look slightly annoyed. If pressed, which you won't be, mention a famous women's fashion magazine. Or make up something that sounds like a women's fashion magazine. Bouncers don't tend to know a lot of fashion titles. Try, "I'm from La Principesa Semaine."

2) Once in the big tent, walk right past the long line and say, "I already know my seat number." Again, act annoyed if neccesary. If pressed, make up a seat number. D4 is pretty safe one.

3) Walk inside the show, look for an empty seat that's not in the first row and take it. At worst, you'll have to move to another seat. But there are always empty seats. And every once in a while, you'll have to stand in the back. Remember it's only about 20 mintues long so it's not a big deal to stand.

You can go online and find out where all the shows are around town. Many are in beautiful locations with free campagne. The super big shows, such as Marc Jacbos might be hard to crash, but the vast majority are easy.

Have fun. And be careful. You don't want to accidentally wind up with a low-level fashion industry job.

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