Size up the new kids on the block

Open-to-the-public runway show the Future of Fashion Is Now features seven up-and-coming designers, including contemporary cool-girl Kasuni Rathnasuriya and fair-trade organic brand KATE by Katherine Tramposh. Tickets are surprisingly affordable ($12 per show), but the VIP ticket ($155) gives you front-row seating and access to the after-party, where the industry chitchat will be going all night long.