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"   Melvin Chou and Adilova Photo: Courtesy of Nasiba Adilova  Unless you&amp;#039;ve been living under a rock, you know that New York Fashion Week is afoot. In the case of Nasiba Adilova (official title: Director of Business Development for online lifestyle portal Buro 24/7; unofficial title: Miroslava Duma&amp;#039;s bestie), the Russian beauty prefers hers clad in lace-up Ala\u00EFa. Check back in with ELLE.com every day of New York Fashion Week to see how Adilova, Duma, and the rest of their crew\u2014which includes the Courtin-Clarins quartet, Leandra Medine, and Claire Distenfeld\u2014party like fashion royalty. Friday, September 6 I started the day with the Peter Som show and then dashed to catch Jason Wu and Rag&amp;amp;amp;Bone. After I feasted my eyes on the newest collections for spring, my colleague and friend Miroslava Duma finally arrived in town. After a quick costume change, she and I headed out to a Chinese American Gala at The Pierre hotel to support our dear friend Melvin Chou. The dresses that walked the runway were absolute pieces of art with heavy hand embroidery in gold and silk thread and real antique porcelain worked into headgear and shoes. Carlos Mota, Miroslava, and the stylish Veronica Chou were my partners in crime tonight. After the gala, we hit the Dior dinner at Saks where we ran into everyone we knew. Post-Dior we made a cameo at Carine Roitfeld&amp;#039;s film party, but after saying hello to all of our friends decided to call it a night just as the jetlag (and our heels!) got the best of us. We have to save our energy; the week has only just begun.  An ornate look at the Melvin Chou show. Photo: Courtesy of Nasiba Adilova  After a whirlwind night of parties, a hotel-bound Duma ditches her stilettos in favor of some comfier footwear. Photo: Courtesy of Nasiba Adilova  Nasiba Adilova (second from right) with Chou, Duma, and friends at Carine Roitfeld&amp;#039;s post-premiere soiree at New York&amp;#039;s Four Seasons restaurant. Photo: Courtesy of Nasiba Adilova "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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