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Macy's President & CEO Terry Lundgren, designer Diane Von Furstenberg, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Anna Wintour, Kate Hudson, Michael Kors

The much anticipated, 'Fashion's Night Out' took place last night starting New York Fashion Week off with a bang. The global initiative was created by American Vogue, NYC & Company as well as the City of New York and the Council of Fashion Designers in order to encourage people to shop again in the light of the current economic slump.

13 countries across the world took part, with stores offering customers special offers for the night.

From Dior to Armani and Taylor Momsen to Rihanna, all of the big stores and figures in the fashion and entertainment industry came out last night to support the initiative.

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Outré 80s-inspired glam rocker, Lady Gaga, who says fashion is everything to her, has become somewhat of an icon in the fashion industry of late. Impressive, giving that she only appeared on the music scene in 08.

Gaga, who is already rumoured to be co-hosting a New York Fashion Week party with Marc Jacobs, is now set to perform at a launch party for the new Givenchy Play men’s fragrance at The Box on September 15th, according to a source at WWD Fashion.

Welcome to the first installment of 'Behind The Scenes At Fashion Week', which sees The Fash Pack interview some of the industries most influential people that work behind the scenes at the shows to help make fashion week what it is.

DJ Sam Young, is a case in point and is the go to person on the London clubbing scene. Having worked as a DJ for over 10 years, it's hard to find a hot event in London that does not have his name all over it. His talent has won him praise from the likes of Naomi Campbell, Donatella Versace and Elton John to name a few.

In this interview with The Fash Pack, Young explains why he loves fashion week so much and his best and worst fashion week experiences to date.

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Carol Lim, CEO of Opening Ceremony, Ashley Olsen, Humberto Leon, Creative Director of Opening Ceremony, Mary-Kate Olsen

Japan was the place to be today as Opening Ceremony hosted a party to celebrate the brand's new flagship store in Tokyo. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, Alexander Wang and Erin Wasson were all in attendance.

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Last week, Mark Ronson spoke to the editors at The Cut about the details of the sneaker line with Gucci, that we previously reported, at his sister Charlotte's, I Heart Ronson party.

On not being a 'real' designer: “No one’s looking at me like I’m a shoe designer," he said. "It’s cool to have that, but there has to be a musical component to it as well or it doesn’t make much sense.”

On the effort he put into his sneakers: “It’s not like a half-assed thing like, 'Oh, someone wants to give me a sneaker,'”

On his attention to detail: “I think they probably hate me; they’re like, we just thought some D.J. was going to tell us, like, ‘Red and green,’ and fuck off. And you know, I’ve been, like, 'Oh, wait, what color are the stirrups?' They’re like, 'Who are you?'”

On pricing: "I think mine are the cheapest in the shop, I’ll say that. I think they’re maybe $500 or something," he said. "I know it’s a fucking credit crunch, but I think the other ones go for more."

Kathryn Neale, Lauren Santo Domingo, Alexa Chung, Francisco Costa, Elettra Wiedemann and Melissa George

This week Calvin Klein held a private cocktail party to celebrate the launch of the first women's Calvin Klein Collection shop in Saks Fifth Avenue, New York. The 900 square foot space boasts a sleek all white interior in true Calvin Klein style, with runway looks displayed in custom ceiling suspensions.

Creative-director, Francisco Costa celebrated with Alexa Chung, Fabiola Beracasa, Elettra Widermann and Anne V.

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