Nina Dobrev & Camilla Alves front row at Monique Lhuillier.
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With Saturday’s snow—and freezing temperatures—you couldn’t blame a few first row attendees for thinking wistfully about their normal weekend routines, those sans six-inch heels and blinding flashbulbs. “I live in L.A. so I try to go to the beach on the weekends, and there are some great restaurants on the beach where you can get a drink and relax—I’m very much about tuning out,” said Louise Roe while waiting for Tibi to start. The TV host-turned-fashion designer did manage to squeeze in some downtime before the shows, checking up on her favorite websites—including ELLE.com: “I saw something funny on your site today—I’m obsessed with loads of different blogs. You’ve got to be all up-to-date!” Coco Rocha admitted at Herve Leger that she too would probably be in front of her computer if she weren’t sitting in front of the runway. “A typical afternoon I’d be working on social media, just hanging out with the hubby and being in my pajamas—something with extra give,” she said with a nod to her skin-tight bandage dress. In other words, no Herve? “No, not on my weekend when I’m having brunch and sleeping in,” said Rocha, adding, “Unless he makes a pajama one day!” Inspired, Rocha tugs at her dress and continues: “I think [Herve Leger] should do a workout video—the dress is so tight that I could do lunges, don’t you think? I’d get nice thighs! I think we should bring back a good ‘80s video.” While Rocha’s been enjoying Fashion Week for years—first on, then off the runway—Nina Dobrev was making her very first appearance. After stops at Herve Leger and Christian Siriano, Dobrev capped off the day with a front row seat at Monique Lhuillier. The Vampire Diaries star admitted that she was feeling a bit overwhelmed: “[There’s] a lot of flashing, a lot of pictures….I’m starting to go blind from the flashes. I’ll be able to wake up tomorrow and say it’s real.” In the meantime, Dobrev turned the runway show into a bit of a game, trying to spot which of Lhuillier’s gowns will end up on the red carpet. “I was definitely taking mental pictures of what I’ll be requesting soon. I can’t wait to see who’s going to wear that red gown—somebody’s going to wear it to the Oscars, I just can’t wait to see who!”