Italian designer Valentino Garavani has shaped haute couture fashion for five decades.
Celebrities in the front row at New York Fashion Week
David Beckham led the charge for the front-row seats
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David Beckham led the charge for the front-row seats at New York Fashion Week. He was front and centre for wife Victoria's Spring 2013 collection - here he is taking his seat ahead of the show, but Becks also turned heads at the Adidas show.
Sarah Jessica Parker, Alicia Keys, Kate Bosworth and gold medallist Ryan Lochte were among the A-listers enjoying the action at Fashion Week. Click through the gallery to see all the stars who scored seats in the front row.
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