Front row at a fashion show. Blase/indifferent/disdainful/sucking on a lemon expression? Check. Ray-Bans down concealing affects of previous night's bender? Check. $100,000 for managing to remain seated for under an hour? Check.
Celebs are fashion show essentials, for with great celebrity comes great publicity, and designers fork out big bucks for the privilege. The price depends on the star's pulling power, and according to Fashionista.com, these are the numbers that entice our favourite front-rowers to the shows, pouring in from wherever it is they are, doing whatever it is famous people actually do in their spare time.
A-List
Rihanna ($100,000 or more)
Beyonce ($80,000-$100,000)
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen ($80,000 each)
Julianne Moore ($60,000)
Maggie Gyllanhal ($60,000)
Chloe Sevigny ($60,000 or more)
Jennifer Lopez (circa 2005: $80,000; circa 2010: $30,000)
Lindsay Lohan (circa 2006: $60,000; circa 2010; UNINVITED)
Colin Firth (pre-A Single Man: $5,000; post-A Single Man: $15,000)
B-List
Blake Lively ($50,000)
Leighton Meester ($40,000)
Hillary Duff ($40,000)
Other Gossip Girl cast members ($25,000 a piece)
Jared Leto ($25,000)
Cliven Owen ($10,000)
Kristen Bell (unpaid, but airfare, makeup and clothing are taken care of)
C-List
Kim Kardashian ($35,000-$50,000)
Amanda Bynes ($25,000-$30,000)
Eliza Dushku (unpaid, but airfare, makeup and clothing are taken care of)
D-List
Paris Hilton (free or UNINVITED)
Jersey Shore cast (UNINVITED)
America’s Next Top Model Winners (free)