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Screens, whether on phones or pads, have become ubiquitous in the front row at New York Fashion Week, especially since Instagram's launch in 2010. Faced with a wall of screens at every show, Racked journeyed to Hilfiger's NYFW 'InstaMeet', went backstage at Kenneth Cole and spoke with industry longtimer Mickey Boardman of Paper Magazine to see how the industry is reacting to the glut of social media, and how sharing sites might be changing fashion week for the better.