Carolina Herrera and Marc Jacobs have virtually banned celebrities from their front rows.
But when it comes to labels such as Miss Sixty and Rock & Republic, it seems like the more A, B and even C-list stars they can get, the merrier.
We tapped industry insiders to break down the cost of putting of celebrity in your front row by class of star.
A-List
Rihanna ($100,000 or more)
Beyonce ($80,000-$100,000)
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen ($80,000 each)
Julianne Moore ($60,000)
Maggie Gyllanhal ($60,000)
Chloe Sevigny ($60,000 or more)
Jennifer Lopez (circa 2005: $80,000; circa 2010: $30,000)
Lindsay Lohan (circa 2006: $60,000; circa 2010; UNINVITED)
Colin Firth (pre-A Single Man: $5,000; post-A Single Man: $15,000)
B-List
Blake Lively ($50,000)
Leighton Meester ($40,000)
Hillary Duff ($40,000)
Other Gossip Girl cast members ($25,000 a piece)
Jared Leto ($25,000)
Cliven Owen ($10,000)
Kristen Bell (unpaid, but airfare, makeup and clothing are taken care of)
C-List
Kim Kardashian ($35,000-$50,000)
Amanda Bynes ($25,000-$30,000)
Eliza Dushku (unpaid, but airfare, makeup and clothing are taken care of)
D-List
Paris Hilton (free or UNINVITED)
Jersey Shore cast (UNINVITED)
America’s Next Top Model Winners (free)
i’m a freak for economics and fashion… i’m so glad to see things like this.
sorry? what? mj has banned celebrities from his front row? since when? he loves celebrities. like andy warhol, he has a band of superstars. and every season he has two to three people that he is just so jazzed to get to see his show he spends the final days of fittings talking about it. and front row staples: kim gordon, donald trump, terry richardson, anna sui (celeb in my book), vincent gallo, rz, helena chrisetensen and michelle trachtenberg.
Do celebrities ever just want to see a show? What if I was a celebrity and simply wanted to go to Marc’s show? Would I get paid?
This is amazing. It truly is fashion weeks slightly dirty little secret. Exposed..
(Though not everyone has to pay for a celeb to be front row…)
Lindsay Lohan circa 2010;UNINVITED
Lmao.
ya except perez hilton sat front row at marc jacobs’ spring10 show…so…pathetic.
Great post!! But mj still gets celebrities, don’t they? Sofia Coppola, Winona Ryder…
haha Lindsey Lohan- uninvited. Gotta love it.
Poor J.Lo dropped down by 50,000 in 5 years.
I do find it unbelievable the amount these celebs are paid to attend these shows. Shouldn’t free entrance be enough since they are not in the fashion industry at all technically. They already receive free merchandise, which is covered by magazines and websites galore.
Its prestigious enough to sit in the front row. Don’t you agree?
perhaps if they didn’t have to pay these celebs so much, the cost of clothing might less expensive? Just a thought.
-XOS-
http://www.avicariousstyle.blogspot.com
what about sophia bush? she’s at EVERYTHING. I’d guess b/c of her relationship w/ max, she’d do his shows for free, but what about carolina herrera, etc?
I doubt Carolina would shell out money for a Sophia Bush.
Does Palermo get paid these days?
This is incredibly interesting!! You would never have to pay me to see a fashion show…even if I were a celebrity I think I would want to go just because I appreciate the designer.
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@Lisa
Sophia Bush falls into the Eliza Dushku/Kristen Bell group. She doesn’t get paid, but she does get free clothes, airfare, etc.
Where do you get your data?
@Natasha
I talked to several people in the industry who deal with these situations daily. Of course, I can’t reveal who they are, as they would all get fired if I did.
The most interesting post I’ve read anywhere in a long time. Keep up the industry insider exposés!
Why does Rihanna receives more than Beyoncé? I mean, she isn’t as big. Paparazzis love her more? She’s a bigger fashion icon? I don’t get it.
@guest #2
MJ VIRTUALLY banned the celebs – they mean he’s livestreaming his next show on the internet, so no first rows, etc. Of course, MJ loves celebrities!
I just wonder how come Blake gets payed more than Leighton – is that because she playes a Van der Woodsen?
oh boy Jersey shore cast get invited (Nypost just confirmed it)
Are you sure your source is accurate?
@AVicariousStyle
celebs front row is getting old
I doubt Jlo and Lohan really care about money or uninvited thingy that much.
last i heard Lohan get paid 150,000$ for Vienna ball and mingling with Dicaprio and Madonna in Rio.
well! if I have to choose between fashion week and Leo.
I suppose this explains why so many designers clothes and bags are overpriced and under quality. Will stay clear of any labels where Rihanna attends the shows, not that you could pay me to dress like her in those tacky getups she calls fashion!
You spelled Gyllenhaal wrong.
What about Lady Gaga?
lmao wow, a lot of you kids are uber jealous. FU-NNY
I think Eliza Dushku would be at least on the B-List. The woman has been in the business for almost two decades and she is a great humanitarian. One of the classiest, smartest women in Hollywood.
I think Eliza Dushku would be at least on the B-List. The woman has been in the business for almost two decades and she is a great humanitarian. One of the classiest, smartest women in Hollywood.
I think Eliza Dushku would be at least on the B-List. The woman has been in the business for almost two decades and she is a great humanitarian. One of the classiest, smartest women in Hollywood.
and yet some mags still insist and publishing Lohan on the cover… i never understood her draw (for fashion)
i feel like in the middle of gossip girl episode here.
I think you lost track of the J.Lo incident… it's not about their talent or being ANYTHING into fashion… it's “the (celebrity) heat of the moment” factor.
Jersey Shore NOT! Invited
Jersey Shore NOT INVITED. WHITE TRASH FROM NORTH JERSEY
This made me laugh. Have you ever seen her twitter?
source?
To the author:
You misspelled Maggie Gyllenhaal's name. Not Gyllanhal, but Gyllenhaal.
To the author:
You misspelled Maggie Gyllenhaal's name. Not Gyllanhal, but Gyllenhaal.
No, she isn't. Bey is a better performer and singer, but Rihanna is definitely more fashionable and known for being more fashionable than Beyonce.
I've dropped by this blog several times, and I can't understand some of the negative remarks from commenters about Rihanna's style. Her Vaulthier looks in her Russian Roulette video and “X Factor” performance were pulled off flawlessly. She consistently mixes runway and high street fashion very well and deserves her fashion cred.
http://rihannadaily.com/style/
I think this begs the question: do people love fashion because they love the clothing, or do they love fashion because they want to look like the celebrities that wear them? I always love to learn about statistics like these; when designers are paying celebrities that amount of money just to be associated with their line, it is very telling. It is better than free advertising, in that not only does the public see the clothing, and become aware of the show, it is automatically “endorsed” by the faces of the celebrities sitting in the front rows of the fashion shows.
there are celebs but they also have their own style, and trump is a millionaire and anna sui a designer…his front row is not overflowing with actresses and singers and michelle is more like his muse i guess
i was gonna say the same thing…no one ever goes out and says i want my hair to look like beyonce's…. i gotta give it to rihanna she has her own style and is not afraid to try new things with her style
they get paid to sit on the front row and get their clothes for free? Something's wrong with this picture.
Yeah, how come Meester gets less than Lively? Blonde hair+massive rack does NOT equal fashion credentials- either on the show or in real life!
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