Season after season, you follow the shows from New York to London to Paris until it all ends in L.A., the proverbial cherry atop an otherwise serious but somber fashion sundae. In the past, many have referred to the city’s official Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios as "a joke," but they're about to learn firsthand they don't know what they've got till it's gone. In an effort to help you savor this week, we've rounded up commentary on the final season of the IMG/Smashbox partnership, Brian Lichtenberg's latest runway endeavor and party pics of this season's hottest post-show activities.



