How to Fake Fashion Week
Last year, when I decided I would
start writing more seriously on this blog, I wrote down a personal goal of
making it to Fashion Week the following season. Three seasons later, I still
haven’t made it (not that I’m bitter or anything). Considering we’re half way
through Fashion Month, I thought this was a more than appropriate topic to
discuss today. Fashion is a funny paradox – it brings together great
communities of creative people but it also creates exclusive circles that make
fashion inaccessible to normal people. The epitome of that exclusivity is
Fashion Week. Without the power of followers or knowing the right people in the
industry, your chances of getting into Fashion Week are pretty slim. But the
again, maybe I didn’t struggle enough to get into shows through the back
entrance or crash parties to meet the right people.
Either way, I just didn’t feel
like rushing to gain more followers or trying to connect to people I don’t care
about just so I could get into a show – yay for meritocracy. However, that
doesn’t mean that I didn’t get to enjoy Fashion Week – I just created my own.
So here is a comprehensive guide for how to fake Fashion Week and have just as
much fun.
1.
Mornings won’t be the same for the duration of ‘fake
Fashion Week’. You’ll have to walk to your preferred mode of transportation, your desk or toilet as if 50 street style photographers are following
you at every step. Watch exhibit A.
2.
Leading on from point 1, you don’t have to
change your usual underground commute or bus and you don’t have to tag #uber_nyc
in every single Instagram post. #TfL worked just as well for me and dare I say it
was more efficient than Uber could have been. See exhibit B.
3.
Fake Fashion Week means you will never be late
for a show AND you will always have a guaranteed front row seat.
Watch exhibit C.
"thank you #tfl for my London Fashion Week ride" omg I am dying hahaha this is so so great! found you on Instagram and stalked your blog for a bit, love it babe! x
ReplyDeleteHahah Uber doesn't even compare! Thank you so much love, as I mentioned on Instagram, I love your blog too xx
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