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The design gurus at Wallpaper* Magazine have dedicated the entire March issue to fashion, and thrown in with the Azzedine Alaïa interview and and an exclusive Reed Krakoff photo spread, we discovered a Fashion by Numbers infographic that's chock full of random-yet-interesting fashion statistics. For example: 30,000 is the number of Ladurée macaroons that were eaten at last Paris Fashion Week. Take a look at a few of the best ones after the jump.
3: The number of benches that broke at Balenciaga's spring 2012 show, forcing Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington to stand.
5,000: The number of hand-cut and hand-sewn ruffles on Alexander McQueen's pink sea anemone dress.
1,800: Average number of "printable" tphotos a street style photographer shoots each season "of fashion editors standing around or walking into shows."
160 The number of "large, juicy" tomatoes printed on just one spring 2012Dolce and Gabbana dress.
1996: The year that Tavi was born.
30,000: The number of Ladurée macaroons that were eaten at last Paris Fashion Week.
700,000: Amount of euros spent on crocodile skins for Louis Vuitton's f
spring fashion show samples.
0: The number of occasions Tom Ford thinks it's okay for men to wear shorts.
· Wallpaper* Magazine [Official Site]