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Fashion Week in New York City is nearing its close, and stars like Beyoncé, Solange, Dania Ramirez, Sarah Jessica Parker and others have frolicked in the front rows of shows for all the major designers. Not only is New York City Fashion Week glamorous and fun, did you know that A-list stars actually get paid tons of cash to watch those pricey frocks float by? While know one can know for sure how much celebrities get paid to attend Fashion Week, all the hottest blog sites out there from
Gawker to
Shine are using this "guestimate" list from
powerhouse style site Fashionista.com as a guide:
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Celebs Get Paid for Fashion Week
Beyonce is said to rake in between $80,000 and $100,000. Not bad for about 15 minutes of work.
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Fashion Week: Stars Get Paid
Beyonce is said to rake in between $80,000 and $100,000. Not bad for about 15 minutes of work.
Fashion Week: Stars Get Paid
Lady Gaga has not attended many shows recently, but we estimate that she could command $250,000 for her star style power.
Fashion Week: Stars Get Paid
The cast of 'Jersey Shore' used to be DO NOT INVITE -- but they are so popular now that maybe labels are willing to risk their brand images a little bit.
Fashion Week: Stars Get Paid
Kim K. might earn between $35,000 and $50,000 per show. She can then parlay these paid appearances into her own fashion and beauty enterprises. Smart woman!
Fashion Week: Stars Get Paid
Lindsay Lohan has gone from being a star darling to getting the DO NOT INVITE glare.
Fashion Week: Stars Get Paid
La Lopez has seen her fashion stock plummet in recent years, but she can still get paid $30,000 to see shows.
Fashion Week: Stars Get Paid
Paris Hilton, despite her pointless popularity, is seen as fashion kryptonite, garnering a DO NOT INVITE stamp from designers, or at the most a "free" pass to attend shows.
Fashion Week: Stars Get Paid
Rihanna has been taking some questionable fashion risks with her red hair lately, but that does not prevent the popsicle-hued pop star from commanding up to $100,000 for one fashion show appearance.
Fashion Week: Stars Get Paid
'America's Last Top Model' winners like Jaslene Gonzalez are listed by Fashionista.com as being allowed to attend Fashion Week for "free" -- while it's unclear what that means. Let's just assume that it means all girlfriend's out-of-pocket expenses are paid for, but 'ANTM' winners don't take home loads of cash.
Fashion Week: Stars Get Paid
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)
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Of course, this list is from Fashion Week in February. And as fickle fashion always changes, this list might be
a little out of date. A more recent report from The New York Times
states that "...Snooki would probably be welcome by now." And of course, Lady Gaga should appear on this list at this time. But how much should she get paid? She is such an international powerhouse and adored forerunner of fashion that I could see her asking for $250,000 to attend a show -- and she would get it. But she has not been attending too many shows lately, as she is too busy creating fashion firestorms of her own.
During these trying economic times, it seems silly for fashion houses to pay celebrities tens of thousands of dollars to attend New York City Fashion week for the privilege of sitting in the front row -- especially as the average show is 15 minutes. It's true that the top fashion brands are multi-million dollar businesses first and foremost, and they are paying these stars to enhance their brands, but perhaps times have changed. The fashion industry has rarely been known to promote charity over luxury, but as unemployment continues to climb, maybe fashion houses can to more to enhance their images by donating these massive sums to people who need it.
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