all photos by jade taylor

Fashion

#nylonfw: model love

go backstage with the catwalkers of new york fashion week.

Obviously New York Fashion Week is exciting for so many reasons: Going backstage to experience the beauty looks come to life, sitting for the show, running around New York City, celeb spottings, etc. But my area of expertise is backstage beauty--and with that comes photographing, finding, and discovering new and old models every season (to share with you guys--duh!). This season my model favorites were Cristina Piccone, Yana Shmaylova, Adesuwa Pariyapasat, Maggie Maurer, Isabella Farrell, Tory Whiteside, Aine O'Gorman, Staz Lindes, Dorith Mous, Stephanie Cam, Gigi Hadid, and Mick Szal, to name a few.

I also decided to try something different this season: In addition to my handy, dandy iPhone 5, I also stocked up on disposable cameras and brought them along with me to document all the craziness that goes on behind-the-scenes. Click through the gallery to see some of my favorite shots (developed perfectly by the guys at

The Color House

) below!

Adesuwa Pariyapasat at Karen Walker

Adesuwa Pariyapasat and Maggie Maurer at Karen Walker

Adesuwa Pariyapasat and another model at Karen Walker

Aine O'Gorman and Nicola Wincenc at Libertine

Aine O'Gorman and a friend at Libertine

Backstage at Alexandre Herchcovitch

Annie Van Rickley at Libertine

Backstage at Betsey Johnson

Backstage at Creatures of Comfort

Backstage at Creatures of Comfort

Backstage at Creatures of the Wind

Backstage at Creatures of the Wind

Christina Piccone at Emerson

Christina Piccone at Libertine

Dorith Mous at Betsey Johnson

Hanne Gaby Odiele at Helmut Lang

Isabella Farrell at Betsey Johnson

Karlie Kloss at Diane von Furstenberg

Lindsey Wixson at Rodejber

Maggie Maurer at Creatures of the Wind

Maggie Maurer at Karen Walker

Maggie Maurer at Rebecca Minkoff

Backstage at Mara Hoffman

Ming Xi at Diane von Furstenberg

Zazoe at Nanette Lepore

Nicola Wincenc and friends at Libertine

Backstage at Nicole Miller

Backstage at Nicole Miller

Backstage at Nicole Miller

Antonina Vasylchenko and a friend at Ralph Rucci

Backstage at Rebecca Minkoff

Backstage at Rebecca Minkoff

Backstage at Rodejber

Soo Joo Park at Jeremy Scott

Soo Joo Park at Rebecca Minkoff

Staz Lindes at Jeremy Scott

Stefanie Cam at Jeremy Scott

Backstage at Tanya Taylor

Backstage at Tanya Taylor

Backstage at The Blonds

Backstage at Wildfox

Backstage at Wildfox

Yana Shmaylova and friends at Karen Walker

Backstage at Tibi

Yana Shmaylova at Libertine

Backstage at Thom Browne

Backstage at Thom Browne

Backstage at Thom Browne