Fashion Week: An A-To-Z Guide

As any veteran of the tents knows, Fashion Week is not just about celebrities, freebies, and Instagrammed runway snaps. Though, that's part of the fun, too. Really, there's so much more that goes into making, attending, and enjoying the weeklong (monthlong, if you're also heading to Europe) event, which is often just as exciting as it is challenging.

Of course, our job is to provide you with a slew of gorgeous pictures, create timely reports from the front lines, and deliver all the breaking fashion news you can handle. But, we still think you deserve more. So, we crafted a 26-point list that supplies you with all the info you need to survive the events. Basically, think of this as your comprehensive guide to the industry's most important week and a peek at what it's like for those in attendance. And, even if you can't be sitting in the audience in NYC, perhaps this will take you a little closer. Ahead, see how we broke down all the details to the basics: A, B, C...