10 Things You Definitely Need to Know About NYFW

Go from fashion week novice to a fashion week insider.

New Ish - Sure you know that New York Fashion Week happens twice a year and sets the trends we’ll be following for the next year, but we have the scoop that will upgrade you from a fashion week novice to a fashion week insider. By Kenrya Rankin Naasel (Photo: Melodie Jeng/Getty Images)

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New Ish - Sure you know that New York Fashion Week happens twice a year and sets the trends we’ll be following for the next year, but we have the scoop that will upgrade you from a fashion week novice to a fashion week insider. By Kenrya Rankin Naasel (Photo: Melodie Jeng/Getty Images)

Home Turf - New York Fashion Week was launched in 1943 by a fashion publicist named Eleanor Lambert for editors and buyers who couldn’t make it to Paris for the shows. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Home Turf - New York Fashion Week was launched in 1943 by a fashion publicist named Eleanor Lambert for editors and buyers who couldn’t make it to Paris for the shows. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Worldwide - New York is one of the Big Four fashion weeks, which also include London, Milan and Paris. There are more than 100 fashion weeks around the world. (Photo: Martin Barraud/Getty Images)

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Worldwide - New York is one of the Big Four fashion weeks, which also include London, Milan and Paris. There are more than 100 fashion weeks around the world. (Photo: Martin Barraud/Getty Images)

Big Business - Fashion Week is organized by IMG, a massive fashion marketing firm. (Photo:  Skip Bolen/WireImage)

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Big Business - Fashion Week is organized by IMG, a massive fashion marketing firm. (Photo:  Skip Bolen/WireImage)

Windfall - NYFW brings $733 million into the NYC economy each spring and fall. (Photo: UmbertoPantalone/Getty Images)

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Windfall - NYFW brings $733 million into the NYC economy each spring and fall. (Photo: UmbertoPantalone/Getty Images)

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Paid or Nah? - Models get paid anywhere from barter (ie: later delivery of clothes from the collection) to $20,000 per runway they walk. (Photo: Thos Robinson/Getty Images for NYX)

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Paid or Nah? - Models get paid anywhere from barter (ie: later delivery of clothes from the collection) to $20,000 per runway they walk. (Photo: Thos Robinson/Getty Images for NYX)

Little Diversity - Just 8.3% of all the models cast in last fall’s NYFW were Black.  (Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

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Little Diversity - Just 8.3% of all the models cast in last fall’s NYFW were Black.  (Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

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Time Matters - Though folks have been known to wait up to two hours for a runway show to start, the average show lasts just 15 minutes. (Photo: Albert Urso/Getty Images)

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Time Matters - Though folks have been known to wait up to two hours for a runway show to start, the average show lasts just 15 minutes. (Photo: Albert Urso/Getty Images)

Long Week - The average, halfway-established model who makes it into NYFW will walk in about 6 to 10 shows. (Photo: Albert Urso/Getty Images)

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Long Week - The average, halfway-established model who makes it into NYFW will walk in about 6 to 10 shows. (Photo: Albert Urso/Getty Images)

Quick Change - Many designers aim to only use a model once per show, but models sometimes have as little as 15 seconds to change their runway looks. They have dressers backstage that help with the quick turnaround. (Photo: Thos Robinson/Getty Images for NYX)

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Quick Change - Many designers aim to only use a model once per show, but models sometimes have as little as 15 seconds to change their runway looks. They have dressers backstage that help with the quick turnaround. (Photo: Thos Robinson/Getty Images for NYX)

New Collection - The average show includes about 40 looks. (Photo: Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images for IMG) 

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New Collection - The average show includes about 40 looks. (Photo: Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images for IMG) 

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