10 Reasons Why New York Fashion Week Sucks Butt

Do you need more than one?

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Face it: New York Fashion Week is not all that it's hyped to be. In fact, it kinda sucks. It kinda sucks butt. What you see online is a polished product that is only the surface of what truly goes down over the course of about a dozen days or so. What is really going down between the stylized backstage pics, fantastic runway shots on Style.com, and inspiring street style from your favorite photos is a lot of shit that makes most participants happy that NYFW is a bi-annual event. Beyond the glitz and the glamor, these are 10 Reasons Why New York Fashion Week Sucks Butt.

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For approximately 10 days, you're cut off from friends, family, and the outside world.

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There's a good chance you hook up with a colleague or someone you see regularly in a professional capacity.

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Your blood becomes 84% Diet Coke.

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You're hungover every day.

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Shows never start on time and it's impossible to keep a schedule.

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You end up spending $481.22 on cabs.

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You always see someone who pulls off a style risk you're too shook to take.

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You have to skip lunch (and dinner) every day.

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It takes at least a week to recover.

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You realize how much more money other people make because of their expensive-ass clothes.

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