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Showing in the Tents Costs $70K; New York Fashion Week Crunches London

• Mara Hoffman says it costs her $70,000 to show in the tents in Bryant Park — $28,000 for the tent alone. [ABC News]

• Next season Fashion Week will start one week later than usual, allowing only three days for London Fashion Week before Milan Fashion Week. The CFDA is saying it doesn’t want to alter its New York dates, which would allow London more time. [Times UK]

• Models at the Alexander Wang show wore lip gloss over their eye shadow and got sprayed right before they walked down the runway so they looked all sweaty. How kinky. [NYDN]

• A four-inch heel fell off a model’s shoe at Andy and Debb’s show but she finished her walk without falling. [Reuters]

• Whitney Port was spotted in the meatpacking district shooting a reality show called The City about up-and-coming artist Jay Lyon. The two are apparently an item. [NYP]

Showing in the Tents Costs $70K; New York Fashion Week Crunches London