Personal shopping during New York Fashion Week: acquisition, made to measure

A complete accompaniment: a styling brief in advance, pre-selections prepared before your arrival, days organised neighbourhood by neighbourhood with a chauffeur, private boutique appointments subject to availability, after-hours access where conditions allow, fittings in your suite, express alterations, then delivery to your hotel and, if needed, international shipping. The exact scope — from simple scouting to the week's complete wardrobe — is defined with you and set out in your quotation.

The quotation depends on the number of days and the level of accompaniment — personal shopper alone or a duo with a stylist, preparation in advance, fittings in your suite — purchases excluded, which are settled directly with the houses. Add, where relevant, a dedicated chauffeur and workroom alterations. Availability and conditions are confirmed before any commitment; our guide How much does a VIP New York Fashion Week cost places this element within the week as a whole.

Sometimes, and never on a promise: opening a private salon, a dedicated presentation or access before or after public hours rests with the sole decision of each house. We position your request with the right teams, subject to availability and where conditions allow — the Fashion Week period, in heavy demand, requires anticipation. Where privatisation is not achievable, an accompanied appointment with the sales teams already offers an experience of an entirely different order from a walk-in visit.

We can carry your request, never assure it: rare pieces, limited editions and waiting lists rest with each house's policy, and the house remains the sole decision-maker. Our role is to position your profile with the right people, drawing where appropriate on your history with the house, and to tell you candidly what is realistic. Be wary of anyone who firmly promises a waitlisted piece: that is not how the houses work.

Yes: our network of alteration tailors and workrooms works express during Fashion Week — hems, waists, last-minute adjustments — with lead times counted in hours for simple work, and validated piece by piece for the more delicate. Each outfit is then pressed, prepared and hung in your suite, matched to the occasion it is destined for: show, dinner or party. That is what turns purchases into a wardrobe.

Yes. Every acquisition is delivered to your hotel, penthouse or townhouse within the day, checked before handover. At the end of your stay, we organise international shipping: packing suited to delicate pieces, insurance, customs formalities and export paperwork where applicable, coordination with your home or your next destination. If you leave via Teterboro by private aviation, the wardrobe is simply loaded on board by our team, ready to wear on arrival in Europe or elsewhere.