Primer: A Field Guide to Fashion Week's Characters

New York's Fashion Week happens Feb. 9 - 16, when the already trendy city's fashion quotient will increase a hundredfold. Here's a guide to some of the folks you may spot rushing about town for previews of next fall's fashions — like this makeup artist and model spotted at last September's Alexander Wang show.

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Primer: A Field Guide to Fashion Week's Characters

Twice a year, Fashion Week turns the New York city into an all-out style spectacle. Here's a guide to the cast of characters.

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