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September 9, 2017

Go Backstage at Brandon Maxwell, Monse, and Jason Wu

By Landon Speers and Biel Parklee

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The backstage of a runway show has been described in many ways: hectic, for one. Glamorous, for another. But rarely (if ever?) have the moments before a show been described as “playful.” That was the scene during at least three shows yesterday during New York Fashion Week: Karlie Kloss’s Cinderella moment at Brandon Maxwell, Jason Wu’s dreamy pastels, a sun-drenched Coco Rocha at Jeremy Scott, and Minnie Mouse’s NYFW debut at Monse proved that whimsy isn’t just relegated to the runways. Click through to see the twirls, Disney fan-girls, and hugs that occurred moments before the shows began.

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Brandon Maxwell   Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jeremy Scott  Photo: Biel Parklee.
Monse  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jason Wu  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jason Wu  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Brandon Maxwell  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jason Wu  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Brandon Maxwell  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jason Wu  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Brandon Maxwel  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jason Wu  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Monse  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jason Wu  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Brandon Maxwell  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jeremy Scott  Photo: Biel Parklee.
Brandon Maxwell  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jason Wu  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Brandon Maxwell  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jason Wu  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jason Wu  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Brandon Maxwell  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jeremy Scott  Photo: Biel Parklee.
Jason Wu  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Monse  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Brandon Maxwell  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Monse  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jeremy Scott  Photo: Biel Parklee.
Monse  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jeremy Scott  Photo: Biel Parklee.
Monse  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Monse  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Monse  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Monse  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jason Wu  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Monse  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Monse  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jason Wu  Photo: Landon Speers. Photo Editor: Biel Parklee.
Jeremy Scott  Photo: Biel Parklee.
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