Richie Akiva of 1 Oak and Up & Down tells us how he preps for New York Fashion Week's after-party circuit.

• By Maria Bobila
  Feb 14, 2018

"We want there to be an emotion involved in it," says Michael Putnam, one-half of fashion-favorite floral design boutique Putnam & Putnam. "Not just pretty flowers."

• By Maura Brannigan
  Feb 13, 2018

"Everybody changes in hotel bathrooms."

• By Fawnia Soo Hoo
  Feb 12, 2018

"When I'm in a cab going between shows, I'm either writing a story or I'm editing a number of stories. No time can be wasted."

• By Tyler McCall
  Feb 8, 2018

Or, how the New York-based Gigi Burris balances designing her own seasonal collections with creating hats for other brands' runway shows.

• By Maura Brannigan
  Feb 7, 2018

"We had a Trump situation last year," says Tracey Manner, Partner & Vice President of Think PR.

• By Fawnia Soo Hoo
  Feb 5, 2018

The mastermind behind Tommy Hilfiger's football fields, swim-up bars and ocean liner stages shares all.

• By Maura Brannigan
  Sep 8, 2017

Any fashion week pro knows there's a million-and-one things going on behind-the-scenes, often all at once. Alyssa Greenberg (@smallgirlbiglens) captures it all.

• By Maura Brannigan
  Sep 7, 2017

"I've injected a 19-year-old [model's] lips and I like felt almost guilty doing it."

• By Fawnia Soo Hoo
  Sep 5, 2017

LDJ Productions CEO Laurie DeJong breaks it all down for us, from model castings to planning for that Instagram moment.

• By Fawnia Soo Hoo
  Feb 7, 2017

A closer look at what goes on backstage.

• By Lauren Hubbard
  Sep 16, 2016

She's also a bona fide street style star, and has some advice for dressing in terrible weather.

• By Dhani Mau
  Feb 17, 2016

We chatted with Welteroth about those early backstage call times, scouting models of color and how she covers NYFW.

• By Gemma Kim
  Feb 16, 2016

Amy Farid, longtime lead hairstylist for Hood by Air, fills us in on capturing a designer’s vision through hair and how to get an assistant gig backstage.

• By Maria Bobila
  Feb 12, 2016

Professional multi-hyphenate Leslie Kirchhoff gives us the lowdown on how she curates the perfect runway soundtrack and survives four-hour gigs in four-inch heels, to boot.

• By Maura Brannigan
  Feb 11, 2016

Find out how the designer creates some of the most impressive, magical presentations we've seen on a limited budget.

• By Dhani Mau
  Feb 10, 2016

We chatted with Quay about putting together a runway show, going straight to market with finalists and the possibility of a sophomore designer show down the road.

• By Gemma Kim
  Feb 9, 2016

Talk about a high-pressure gig.

• By Eliza Brooke
  Sep 18, 2015

Getty Images photographer Frazer Harrison tells us what it's really like in the pit.

• By Chantal Fernandez
  Sep 17, 2015

Find out how a big-time buyer gets through her busiest time of the year.

• By Dhani Mau
  Sep 16, 2015

In addition to scouting looks for clients like Lupita Nyong'o, it's her team's time to gear up for the season ahead.

• By Dhani Mau
  Sep 15, 2015

Because fashion week is one of those occasions when an iTunes playlist simply won't do.

• By Liza Darwin
  Sep 15, 2015

The Sally Hansen Global Color Ambassador talks about what it's like to crawl around the floor backstage during fashion month.

• By Cheryl Wischhover
  Sep 14, 2015

Fashion's most respected critic is back for her second season at 'New York' magazine's The Cut.

• By Lauren Indvik
  Sep 11, 2015