Fashion Week—it's so much more than what meets the eye. What goes on in the months, weeks and days prior to the event is so massive, it can be hard to fully understand. We stopped by the TIGI Academy in SOHO for a sit-down session with Creative Director Thomas Osborn and U.S. Session Director Adriana Papaleo, as well as fashion designer Jonathan Simkhai for a breakdown of what it really looks like to work backstage at fashion week.

1. The Ground Rule
The biggest thing to understand is that working backstage at Fashion Week is very different…