Everyone knows that half the battle of making it in the
fashion world is acting like you already have done. In the run up to this year’s
fashion weeks in London, New York, Paris and Milan, there’ll be budding
fashionistas all over the globe just aching to hit the front row. But how do
you act once you get there? Here’s our top tips on that elusive fashion show
etiquette – follow these and no one will ever doubt your attendance again.
Don’t get star struck
We know it’s
tempting but the worst thing you can do if you spot a real life A-lister
amongst the crowd is start screaming about it – whether to the person next to
you or to the star themselves. Make sure to act like this kind of stuff happens
to you every day. You may feel like you know them but, after all, they’re still
a stranger so treat them accordingly. Of course, feel free to plaster your
siting all over Twitter when the coast is clear.
Use your phone appropriately
This one can be
tricky. Outside of a show, keep your phone handy at all times in order to stay
well connected socially: think Twitter updates, hot gossip and that all
important networking. However, during the show itself phones should be
resolutely put away, out of respect for the designers. After all, if you’ve
always got your eyes down and glued to your phone screen, you’ll be more than
likely miss something!
Don’t chat your way through the show
Treat the show
itself like a trip to the cinema: don’t be the person annoying everyone else in
the audience by feeling the need to comment or pass judgement all the way
through. Sit quietly and take everything in; those precious few minutes of
runway action have taken months of hard work and preparation. To show your
support, occasional nods of approval work best with clapping best kept for the
very end.
Don’t be on time or worse, early!
The term
‘fashionably late’ exists for a reason; here’s the perfect opportunity to
utilise it! Those all-important fashion types are super busy people and if a
show says it’s scheduled to start at 2.30pm, it’s more than likely that that
actually means 3pm - so coolly stroll in twenty minutes late and you’ll be
right on time to make a perfectly aloof yet carefully calculated entrance.
What about wearing the designer?
Before you’ve made
that big name for yourself, it might not be quite achievable to wear the
designer’s clothes to their show. This isn’t the end of the world so don’t feel
pressured - instead, keep your outfit simple, fashionable and if in doubt,
stick to black. Of course, once you’re a fully-fledged F-rower, designers will
be falling over themselves to get you at their shows and wearing the clothes goes without saying.
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