From Media Week:
1. At fashion shows, you're supposed to watch the clothes, not the models. Women seem to understand this instinctively but men must be instructed lest they commit the faux pas of recalling only the six-foot-three Icelandic babe with the cheekbones. Repeating this mantra may be helpful: "The clothes! The clothes!"
2. Memorizing a few exotic names works wonders. For years, before the name became a byword on Sex and the City, MP would stun females by casually mentioning Manolo Blahnik. Here are two hot designers you can reference to instantly establish yourself as a fashion insider. Repeat until committed to memory: A. Behnaz Sarafpour. B. Badgley Mischka. (Even better, you can simply claim you were at this year's Imitation of Christ show at the Maurice Villency furniture showroom where topless models in high heels vacuumed the carpet.)
3. It's always later than you think. The show that just took place in the late summer of 2002 was called "Spring 2003 Fashion Week."
4. Anna Wintour is God. Should you ever be summoned to Fashion Week, do not approach her or even gaze directly upon her. Speak her name only in hushed tones.