How much do the A-list get paid to sit front row?

When we head to fashion week we're always honoured (and maybe a little bit smug) to get a front row seat, but we're there for love and, unless you count our salaries and the occasional goodie bag, we're there for free. All those A-lister's that you see in the star seats? They're apparently getting paid to be there.

By ELLE UK and NonePublished: 04 February 2010

<p>Fashionista.com has just posted a list, courtesy of their PR friends, of how much the most spotted celebrities can charge a label that's trying to get them to a show, and it makes for pretty impressive reading. The top earner is Rihanna, who can appare

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Fashionista.com has just posted a list, courtesy of their PR friends, of how much the most spotted celebrities can charge a label that's trying to get them to a show, and it makes for pretty impressive reading. The top earner is Rihanna, who can apparently earn a massive $100,000 just for turning up. The Olsen twins are, of course, in the high-end, earning around $80,000 each, while our favourite, Chloe Sevigny, charges $60,000.

Colin Firth has clearly ramped up his fashion credentials by starring in a Single Man - his rate has increased from $5,000 to $15,000. And poor Lindsay Lohan has taken a downward turn - a few seasons ago she would have made $60,000 and now she's officially off the list altogether.

So the question is, are they worth it? It's fair to say that a show will get a lot more publicity outside of the fashion press if there's a star to snap, but when labels are struggling along with the economy, $100,000 seems like a lot of money to spend just to fill one seat.

Visit www.fashionista.com to see the full list

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