Does Social Status Warrant A Front Row Seat?

(NEW YORK) There's an unspoken rule shared amongst fashion insiders that one's status in the world of retail and publishing is determined by one's seating assignment at the Marc Jacobs show. Well, what Jacobs' show is to the industry crowd, the Calvin Klein show-more so than Carolina or Oscar's since they can accomodate more PYTs-truly reveals who's more important fashion wise, on Park Avenue's pecking order. The Daily asked a slew of the well-coiffed as they waited in the heat and humidity for the show to start: do you think your social status is truly determined by your seat assignment at the Calvin Klein show? Here's what they said:

 

Tinsley Mortimer, section E, row 2, seat 10, in Calvin Klein: "No, I'm not answering that."

Helen Schifter, section E, row 1, seat 12, in Calvin Klein: "I don't know; I suppose if you're a friend of the house's. The front row is so long now that it doesn't matter anymore. I think people are just happy to be invited."

Jennifer Creel, section E, row 1, seat 14, in J. Mendel and Tory by TRB: "No comment, no."

Aerin Lauder, section E, row 1, seat 8, in Calvin Klein: "It's nice. They always seat people well. They're going to those who buy their clothes."

Anne Grauso, section E, row 1, seat 13: "No, because it's such a well attended show. Francisco [Costa] couldn't possibly sit everyone in the front row. I wear a lot of Calvin Klein. I think."

Martina Basabe, section E, row 4, seat 6, in Gucci and Earnest Sewn: "I hope that it's not a social status thing but more a Calvin Klein customer thing. The big fans of Calvin Klein deserve the front row."

Dr. Lisa Airan, section E, row 2, seat 6: "I don't know. I never thought about it."

Cristina Greeven Cuomo, section E, row 2, seat 4, in Lucy Barnes: "No. Maybe at Carolina [Herrera] or Oscar [de la Renta], but these girls here aren't so into Calvin Klein anymore. What they really talk about are their seating assignments at Carolina and Oscar. People come to Calvin Klein because it's tradition."

Yvonne Force Villareal and Allison Sarofim, section E, row 1, seat 3 and 4, respectively, both in Calvin Klein: [In unison] "This is our first Calvin Klein show, so maybe it's beginners luck."

Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, section E, row 1, seat 2, in Calvin Klein: "They have to be true to who their customers are. If you're a client, then yes you deserve front row. Maybe it has to do with status, but I don't do seating."

Celerie Kemble, section E, row 3, seat 11, in Lela Rose [who later scooted down to the front row next to Diane von Furstenberg after another guest took her seat]: "No. Who cares?"
JIM SHI