So guess what, guys? It’s fashion week in New York! What does this all mean? Well, for our lithe and lovely model friends, it means that all the castings and pavement-pounding has paid off; for some, it means the pavement-pounding (between shows and backstages and after-parties and who knows what) has just begun; and for others, it just means, you know, it’s Friday. Our philosophy? Where we go, you go. So buckle up.

Need a fashion-week refresher course? Brush up with our favorite posts from fashion weeks past, from New York to Milan and Paris, and back again. (Repeat, seasonally.) And, if you, like our beloved Azzedine Alaïa, don’t put much stock in the whole fashion week ‘schedule,’ these stories are worth a glance if only to spot some pretty makeup and familiar faces. Click through the guide above!

Photo from Rochas Spring 2013 backstage.