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Catwalk describes a narrow, usually elevated platform used by models to demonstrate clothing and accessories during a fashion show. A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather A fashion show is an event put on by a Fashion designer to showcase his or her upcoming line of Clothing. The term probably derived from catwalks that connect adjacent buildings. Early examples of skywalks Copenhagen, Denmark: skywalk connecting courts building to adjacent uses 18th century Faaborg The term may also be derived from a more literal meaning, as models on the catwalk often use a walk which is exactly like that of a cat, placing one foot directly in front of the other to produce an alluring swagger in which the hips take on a more exaggerated movement. In fashion jargon, "what's on the catwalk" or similar phrasing can refer to whatever is new and popular in fashion. Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time For Wikipedia jargon see WikipediaGlossary. For hacker slang see Jargon File. A catwalk is also known as a runway, especially when it is not elevated. This form has been used in such instances as the title of the television series Project Runway. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Project Runway is a Peabody Award -winning American Reality television series on the Bravo network which focuses on Fashion design.

See also

• Hanamichi
• Fashion Week