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"I can hardly believe it as I write this but tomorrow marks the beginning of New York fashion week, which means that I will be getting a sneak peek at fall (!) clothes and trends&amp;amp;#8212;stat. Meantime, I came across this fabulous picture from the recent Paris couture week. Recognize these women? If only we all looked so glamorous during the shows (and had front row seats). Here a few fashion week myths I wanted to expose for what they are&amp;amp;#8212;MYTHS. Myth: Fashion week is just a month-long party, fueled by champagne and nights that end at dawn. Reality: While the Paris Hiltons of the world may be able to whoop it up without worrying about having to show up to work the next day, most of us have day jobs, and ones we don&amp;amp;#8217;t want to turn up hungover to. While I&amp;amp;#8217;ll definitely be popping by some soirees, like those of young designers Erin Fetherston and Alex Wang, getting to bed at a decent hour is the only way to survive fashion week with my immune system intact. Myth: Everyone who attends fashion week does so in a long black Towncar or ginormo SUV. Reality: Yes, many ride in style, but there&amp;amp;#8217;s plenty of young editors hitting the subway and pounding the pavement on their way to the tents. Plus, the subway really is the fastest way of getting around in traffic-congested New York City. Myth: Looking like a million bucks is easy for everyone who attends the shows because they all get free clothes. Reality: In fact, for many of us on real girl budgets looking great during fashion week takes a good deal of creativity and ingenuity. I&amp;amp;#8217;ve definitely put together more than one cool outfit from duds scored at Forever21, not to mention stepped out of the house only to think, hours later, what on earth am I wearing? Myth: No one eats during fashion week. Reality: OK, I&amp;amp;#8217;ll admit, way back when I was a newbie to this stuff and overwhelmed by my first season as an editor, I tried to survive the week on Starbucks lattes and frappucinos. Guess what? I almost collapsed by Day 3. Regular meals are just as essential as a decent-ish nights sleep to making it out of fashion week on two, Wolford-clad legs. Anyhow, as I gear up for the NY shows, please let me know what you&amp;amp;#8217;re most curious about, and I&amp;amp;#8217;ll try and report back. Also, what comes to mind when you think &amp;amp;quot;fashion week&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;#8212;celebs in sunglasses, too skinny ano-looking models, crazy clothes? Let me know! &amp;amp;#8212;Jenny"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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