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Fashionistas, be warned: New York Fashion Week has plans to weaken even the most devoted vows of austerity. Between the hot parties, sweet deals, stylish celebs and sultry spring silhouettes, USA TODAY compiles a list of moments not to miss.

This is no ordinary fashion week for Tommy Hilfiger, whose all-American mega-brand is ringing in its 25th anniversary. The master of prep has something special in store for his runway show on Sunday. “We’ve been working on that collection for a year,” says the designer, who says to expect a colorful “twisted country club” spring 2011 collection. Afterward, it’s all about his “rock ‘n’ roll” anniversary bash at the Metropolitan Opera House. “We’re really going to rock the house in Lincoln Center,” he says.

A front-row seat at a fashion show is not only premium real estate but is also the best place to catch fashion-forward stars like Brooke Shields, Demi Moore, Janet Jackson and Jessica Alba. For designers, mixing in an eclectic group of stars is key, says fashion publicist Kelly Cutrone, whose client, Nicholas K, opens fashion week today. “Each designer has a different idea of what an amazing front row would be,” she says. Shows can also be a place for redemption — an ideal first foray back into the spotlight for Lindsay Lohan? Her rep, Leslie Sloane, says she has no plans to attend, but the Machete actress has taken a front seat before at Alice + Olivia and Charlotte Ronson shows. “It’s a good place to show up,” Cutrone says. “I hope she does. I love her.”

•Even the Kardashian clan is hitting Fashion Week: They launch their new line, K-DASH by Kardashian, on QVC Friday at 9 p.m.

‘Mad’ style

When we’re not gazing at Mad Men’s Don Draper, we’re coveting Joan’s perfectly constructed 1960s wardrobe. Get a piece of the action with Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant’s new ’50s and ’60s MOD line, where bright baubles, (faux) fur coats and leopard capelettes bring back an age of dressing up. “The ’50s have always been my favorite. It was so feminine and so ladylike,” says Bryant, whose line makes its debut on QVC on Friday (9 p.m. ET). Her styling tips on her fab throwback two-button faux fur coat? “I would wear that with leggings and booties, and jeans and flats,” she says.

If The Rachel Zoe Project has taught us one thing, it’s that New York Fashion Week is one of the best places to see red-carpet-worthy dresses. Shows like Marchesa are hot spots; their glittering confections are snapped up by stylists the minute the show ends for stars like Sandra Bullock (who wore Marchesa while nabbing her Oscar), Heidi Klum and Olivia Wilde. We’re also on gown watch for sequined stunners at Oscar de la Renta, Naeem Khan, Pamella Roland and Badgley Mischka.

One year after Vogue’s Anna Wintour decided the fashion world should throw a party (rather than throw in the towel), Fashion’s Night Out is no longer just for New Yorkers. Most major shopping districts are participating, including Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, with free swag, cocktails and makeovers Friday from 6 to 11 p.m.

•Los Angeles: Music and fashion continue to collide in L.A. with Fergie ringing in the night at Nordstrom at The Grove and Intermix hosting a performance by British band Deluka.

•New York:Ralph Lauren Soho is enlisting Jessica Alba and Andre Leon Talley to play host while Grammy-nominated Janelle Monae serenades the crowd. Other zany fun includes karaoke under Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s watch at Barneys New York; Tim Gunn judging a window-dressing contest at Kate Spade in Soho; Sarah Silverman’s stand-up at M.A.C. Cosmetics in Soho; and dance lessons at Vera Wang on Mercer Street with the help of Olympian Evan Lysacek. Now that’s what we call a stimulus package.

Call it the year of the curve. From Zac Posen outfitting Christina Hendricks at the Emmys to non-waif model Lara Stone hitting multiple pages of Vogue this month, the fashion world is embracing a more realistic frame. “Full and voluminous is accepted now,” says Roseanne Morrison, fashion director of The Doneger Group, citing fuller models at Chanel and Louis Vuitton this year. “It’s not about skinny, it’s about real.” Morrison predicts there will be some designers who still cast super-slender girls at shows this week (”they think the clothes look better”), but fuller bodies are definitely in. “Now the emphasis is on the bust,” she says.

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