Fashion for all bodies

Amputee models walk the runway in a fashion show in Paris.

Raising money and awareness for the victims of war, French first lady Brigitte Macron will join Defense Minister Florence Parly and other top officials at the Hotel des Invalides on Wednesday evening for an unusual Paris Fashion Week show.

French President's wife Brigitte Macron, left, and Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities Sophie Cluzel, right, applaud an amputee model during the 'Victoire, on defile!' (Victory, we walk!) fashion show, at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 29 2021. — French President’s wife Brigitte Macron, left, and Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities Sophie Cluzel, right, applaud an amputee model during the ‘Victoire, on defile!’ (Victory, we walk!) fashion show, at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 29 2021.

A new collection by Italian designer Fabio Porlod will feature female amputees and women who have been injured. They will walk at the monument, which is the final resting place of Napoleon.

An amputee model wears a creation by Italian designer Fabio Porlod as part of the ‘Victoire, on defile!’ (Victory, we walk!) fashion show, at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 29 2021. A new collection by Italian designer Fabio Porlod will feature female amputees and women who have been injured. They will walk at the monument, which is the final resting place of Napoleon.

France’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that “the initiative is part of a charity evening whose funds raised will improve the living environment of seriously wounded war victims, victims of attacks and people hospitalized at the National Institution of Invalides.”

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