But it you don’t want to leave your entry to chance, though, you can do a search online for Milan Fashion Week tickets and also look at some of the international ticket agencies, such as Sold Out Events and Get Me In.

On the very rare occasions that you can find tickets, the prices can be in the $450 to $1,300 range.

Finally, there are occasionally unique opportunities to bid on tickets. Some popular designers donate a few to be auctioned off in order to raise money for a good cause. For instance, the Happy Hearts Fund, which is an organization run by super model Petra Nemcova to support children who have been touched by disasters, recently auctioned off two tickets to the Roberto Cavalli showin Milan during a fundraiser. The event brought in $3.5 million for the good cause. And the Boost Foundation is offering tickets for two to the show, along with airfare, hotel and lots of VIP extras, to the highest bidder, opening with a minimum bid of $5,700.

So a package including two tickets starts at auction for $5,700 and can go on up from there to hundreds of thousands or even millions, depending on who bids.

Admission Isn’t Guaranteed

If you work in the industry or are well connected enough to get a personal invitation to some of the fashion week shows, you can expect each invite one to be an impressive display of creativity. Each designer tries to outdo him or herself with the final results that are sent to the guests.

But it is important to note that just because you have an invitation doesn’t even guarantee admission into these events. In fact, there are several known instances where invited guests (particularly fashion press members who have fallen out of favor with the designer) have actually been known to be uninvited by the designers right before show time. The good news, though, according to those in the know, is that such inevitable squabbles usually don’t last long. Within a season of two, everyone is usually back to being friends. And there’s always next season, to try to attend again.