1. Editors don’t dress up. While the front-of-house guests are dressed to the nines, backstage is supercasual. No one is in heels except for models, celebrity friends of the designer, and on-camera hosts. The rest of us wear sensible sneakers, boots, or flats. Often the beauty reporter crews are carrying laptop bags so we can live blog between shows, bike helmets since grabbing a Citi Bike is the quickest way to beat traffic, and loads of layers to deal with different temperature climates. That said, a swipe of red lipstick for beauty editors is a must (it’s still a place to see and be seen!).
2. Backstage is crowded. In fact, you need to get a special pass to get inside. There are probably about three to four beauty pros per model as well as editors, publicists, the designer’s entourage, photographers, and runway show producers. Occasionally you’ll spy an unidentified hipster-looking dude among the fashion gang (he’s probably dating a model). The bottom line: be prepared to elbow your way through.
