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Photos: Backstage at New York Fashion Week 2016

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Cameras go where spectators cannot at the premiere of the Spring/Summer 2017 collections.

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A model has her hair done backstage at the Son Jung Wan fashion show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at The Dock, Skylight at Moynihan Station on Sept. 10, 2016, in New York City.

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Wigs wait to be used on models before The Blonds Spring/Summer 2017 collection.

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Models prepare backstage at the Kanye West fashion show.

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Models wait backstage before the Tommy Hilfiger Spring/Summer 2017 collection.

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Models look at a board backstage before a presentation of the Jeremy Scott Spring/Summer 2017 collection.

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A model waits backstage before the MAISON the FAUX presentation of "CHUBBY CHASER."

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Models are reflected in a mirror as they pose backstage before the Spring/Summer 2017 Fashion Palette show.

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Indian model and acid attack survivor Reshma Quereshi has make up applied before walking to present Indian designer Archana Kochhar's Spring/Summer 2017 collections.

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Accessories rest on a table backstage before a presentation of the Jeremy Scott Spring/Summer 2017 collection.

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Models prepare backstage before a presentation.

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A model enters the performance space from backstage during the MAISON the FAUX presentation.

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