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The Real Catwalk Triumphantly Returns for NYFW 2021
The Real Catwalk Triumphantly Returns for NYFW 2021
Inclusivity, body positivity and diversity-first mindset.
Inclusivity, body positivity and diversity-first mindset.
February 23, 2021
The struggle for diversity in the fashion industry has been a long one, but the movement took a leap forward in 2018 when body-positivity model and advocate Khrystyana began hosting The Real Catwalk, an open-to-the-public fashion and lingerie runway which includes models of all shapes, sizes, creeds, colors, sexualities, and gender expressions. Normally a guerilla-style pop-up event, the original Real Catwalk took place out in the open and under the lights of Times Square, in front of hundreds of onlookers and with hundreds of models, both professional and novice. Initially inspired by former Victoria’s Secret CEO Ed Razek’s trans-and-fatphobic comments in a now-infamous