The 101 on Front Row Girls according to my favorite book, Bergdorf Blondes:
1. Spiritual home: New York fashion shows. Always in front rows as in Oscar, Michael, Carolina, and Bill (that's de la Renta, Kors, Herrera, and Blass).
2. Age: twenties, or very early thrities at absolute oldest. One well-known FRG has been twenty-three for over eight-and-a-half years now.
3. Breeding: grandfather started major merchant bank/cosmetics brand/aerospace empire. Slightly WASPy ancestry a plus. Dressing WASPy a minus.
4. Dress: sample size - i.e. 0, or 2 at largest. If you get onto the front row and you're not thin, you need a lot of personality to make up for it.
5. Vacation: grandmother's house in Palm Beach; best friend's private island; staying home in apartment (such a treat when you never do).
6. Classic fashion tip: honey-colored aligator stilettos. They disappear to the naked eye and elongate legs.
7. Shopping philosophy: always buy retail. FRGs never borrow.
8. Best friends: other Front Row Girls. FRG's don't converse with Second Row Girls - it's very bad for their necks to twist like that.
This girly book always makes me giggle! With Mercedes Benz Fashion Week coming to an end today, let's take a peek at the front row and backstage photos of the week's shows, shall we?
Of course, the designers themselves are spotted front row and backstage at the various shows:
Of course, the designers themselves are spotted front row and backstage at the various shows:
Tory Burch
Whitney Port
Vera Wang
Marc Jacobs with Dakota Fanning
Rachel Roy with Joe Zee
Gossip Girl and fashion are synonymous, oui?
Leighton Meister
Kelly Rutherford and Matthew Settle
Models, socialites, and fashionistas:
Coco Rocha
Tinsley Mortimer
Olivia Palermo
Rachel Zoe
Dakota Fanning
And the queen of Vogue herself, Anna Wintour.
Anna's discerning eye taking in each collection...
all photos via
Although not swooning from the front row in NYC, his lady has been taking in all the shows from the front row of my laptop screen. I'm sad to see Fashion Week come to an end, but I cannot wait to swoon over all of my favorites with you! XX
6 comments:
Very nice post to end a fantastic NYFW! Closest I've been so far is third row and it's pretty exciting. I'm a bit saddened to see all the action leave but onward to LFW we go. xoxo
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i love this! just had lunch with olivia the other day!
I may have to read that book - its a bit of an unknown entity for my being British. Love Anna Wintour and American Vogue though - prefer it to the British version. I must say though I am not a Rachel Zoe fan, she looks mean! See how bony her chest is - doesn't look too healthy!
Every time I look at Dakota Fanning I'm shocked by how grown up she has become! I also love Olivia Palermo's fashion!
Love the BB list. I went blonde for a little while after reading it. Lol. Great pics!
I love your blog!! I came across it last week and it's lovely!! You have a new follower :) xoxoxo
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