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Lauren Goldstein Crow of Fashion Inc. laments on the politics of seating during Paris Fashion Week.  I do recall that once upon a time major fashion shows were restricted to fashion editors and buyers, but all that changed when celebrities entered the mix and designers realized that famous faces could bring in more publicity.  It doesn't matter what the fashion looks like...What celebrity is sitting in the front row? So, if designers are turning away Lauren, who writes for Conde Nast, then who exactly are they allowing into their shows?

Guy Trebay of The New York Times shares his thoughts in an article, Learning Some Lessons About How the Pecking Order Works:

"In truth, there cannot be too many other businesses where the chance to sit on a hard bench or bleachers set up in, say, a dungeon or a sports stadium on the outskirts of the city inspires quite the same degree of passion and cutthroat political scheming."

Trebay talks about how Kanye West was "snubbed" by Balenciaga.  Kanye should have done what Amy Winehouse did...by performing at a fashion show and making $500K.  Now that's what I call front row service!