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"While we&amp;#x27;ve talked about all the things that&amp;#x27;ve debuted on the runway (polka dots, plaids and printed pants!) and gossiped plenty about front-row celebs (the gorge Gabrielle Union and the hot boy-magnet that is the Calvin Klein show). But we haven&amp;#x27;t peeked backstage at fashion shows, where all the real action goes down, including kooky stuff like...Shoes getting the star treatment. Just before Alexander Wang&amp;#x27;s show, a few of the dressers (folks who help models get dressed and undressed in nanoseconds) were blow-drying some of these pom-pom accented heels so that they looked as fluffy as possible. At a bunch of other shows, I saw a few polite reminders posted up backstage lest any of the underage models forget that the free champers (there&amp;#x27;s always a big buffet of food on hand, and sometimes the bubbly pops up too) was not meant for them. While they seem all serious and stony-faced on the runway, backstage models let loose and snap photos of their fellow models and friends in all the wild hair, makeup and high-fashion threads. No doubt snaps like these are hidden away on Facebook: Yesterday, Chris Benz sweetly helped fix Jessica Szohr&amp;#x27;s shirt at his presentation (now that&amp;#x27;s what designer friends are for!). And Diane von Furstenberg tacked up this inspiring message for every model to see and soak up before they hit the uber-long runway. (Hmm. Maybe it&amp;#x27;s worth taking up a similarly empowering quote on your door before you head out for a long day--or first date?) Betsey Johnson helped her staff and models get into the Valentine&amp;#x27;s Day spirit by tying festive red, pink and white balloons up backstage. Piles of yarn could be seen backstage at Thakoon--not for (as you Etsy fans might think) for craft hour but to be woven into models&amp;#x27; elaborate, colorful buns. Speaking of models, Jordan Dunn was photographed wearing this cheery heart-accented sweater on Valentine&amp;#x27;s Day. How cute is she? And finally, while designers used to be pretty neat and tidy with their accessories (lining them up by each look on the racks backstage) there&amp;#x27;ve been more piles of bags and shoes than ever before. The piles of accessorized goodness are enough to make a bag lover pass out from enthusiasm. Can you even handle all these handbags? That&amp;#x27;s just a little sampling of all the fun that goes on backstage. What show would you like to go backstage at (just to see if your favorite designer is a stress-case or cool as cucumber) if you could? If you worked in fashion, do you think you&amp;#x27;d want working on the teams that put the spectacles together or sitting out front in the audience, looking at the final product? More Ways to Get Glamour: See the latest snaps from fashion week by following us on Tumblr! Download Glamour on your iPhone or iPad! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). One more PS: Did you know you can now read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. Photos: Fairchild Archive, with the exception of Marc by Marc Jacobs (Mark Leibowitz) "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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