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Merely being in New York during Fashion Week should spark a desire for a shopping spree. And not just any spree. One that takes you to chic boutiques in search of items that will still look perfect once you’ve gone home. Viator (viator.com) sells a “Garment District Special Access Shopping Tour” (ref: 3888GAR) which dips into private showrooms for chats with designers, from £51pp. Access is also possible for those who don’t mind splashing a sum with three or four digits in it. Official website NYFW The Experience (nyfwexperience.com) offers packages for those who dream of being in the same room as Kate and Kendall. The “All Access Experience” buys “an entire day alongside fashion’s elite” for $1,999pp (£1,553). “The Runway Experience – Spring” does something similar for $899. New York Fashion Week also means hanging out in hotels of impeccable style credentials. Like, say, the Public (publichotels.com), the latest offering (in Nolita; doubles for $295) from hotel designer and Manhattan sophisticate Ian Schrager. Who knows who you might bump into in the lobby. Oh, hi, Naomi, I wasn’t sure if you were in town, so it’s… OK, not in a talk-y mood right now. Sure, sure, ure, catch you later. On the small chance that dropping real life to run away to New York in the next 24 hours is somehow how impractical, you could always aim for “Fabulous ous Philippines” – a catwalk show that is officially y part of the latest New York Fashion Week, but isn’t scheduled to take place until April 13. This will l see designers Albert Andrada and Barge Ramos display their latest wares. Tickets from $157 (eventbrite.com). We knowwhat know what you’re thinking. New York Fashion Week – it’s a closed shop; a trendy-folk-only affair guarded by clipboardwielding gatekeepers who glower at anyone who isn’t a Monaco heiress or a Russian oligarch. But such is the scale of the extravaganza that there are plenty of events open to the public. Go to fashionweekonline.com/ new-york-tickets for a list of accessible shows.