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Fashion Show Budget Calculator

Budget a fashion show or runway event including venue, models, production, marketing, and catering costs.

Inputs

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Results

Total Budget

$27,250.00

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Total Model Fees$6,000.00
Total Catering Cost$5,250.00
Cost per Look$2,270.83
Cost per Guest$181.67
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Venue Cost and Number of Models with their individual fee.
  2. Set Production Cost (lighting, staging, sound) and Marketing Budget.
  3. Enter Catering per Guest and Guest Count for the event hospitality total.
  4. Review Total Model Fees, Total Catering Cost, and Total Budget.
  5. Check Cost per Look and Cost per Guest to compare against industry benchmarks and sponsor proposals.

How the result changes with Production Cost

Production CostTotal Budget
$50,000.00$69,250.00
$175,000.00$194,250.00
$325,000.00$344,250.00
$450,000.00$469,250.00

What each input means

Venue Cost
Cost to rent the venue including any required permits or insurance.
Number of Models
Number of models walking in the show.
Model Fee (each)
Per-model fee including fitting time and rehearsal.
Production Cost
Lighting, sound, staging, runway construction, backstage setup.
Marketing Budget
Invitations, PR, social media, photographer/videographer.
Catering per Guest
Food and beverage cost per guest.
Guest Count
Expected number of attendees.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Venue Cost = 5000, Number of Models = 12, Model Fee (each) = 500, Production Cost = 8000 = 7 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Total Budget
    Total Budget
    27250 = $27,250
  3. Calculate Total Model Fees
    Total Model Fees
    6000 = $6,000
  4. Calculate Total Catering Cost
    Total Catering Cost
    5250 = $5,250

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