Eiffel Tower becomes site of one-of-a-kind fashion show

Bringing new meaning to the phrase “all the world's a stage,” fashion show organizer and model Jessica Minh Anh turned the Eiffel Tower into the site of a 150-meter long outdoor catwalk for her 2014 J Autumn fashion show on Oct. 31—her eighth such endeavor.

 

“Over 100 haute couture and high end ready-to-wear looks from Europe, Asia and America were showcased on the historic catwalk. Participating brands embrace tradition and culture, yet experiment the innovative techniques of modern designs,” reads part of the caption on the YouTube video.

The dresses were done by fashion label Debaj from Qatar, Danish brand Soul Made Faroe Islands, Vietnamese fashion designer Hoang Hai, Bahraini mother-and-daughter team Hayaa Al Fadhel and Nabila Al Aissaoui, Bahraini designer Dar Naseem Al Andalos, Saudi designer Omaymah Azzouz of OM Fiore, Indian designer Shilpa Reddy, Native American designer Sho Sho Esquiro, and 17-year-old American Kate Walz.
 

Anh has been turning famous world landmarks into catwalk venues since 2011, including the Tower Bridge in London, the Petronas Twin Towers' skybridge in Kuala Lumpur, the giant glass boat Le Jean Bruel floating along the Seine in Paris, the Coasta Atlantica in Dubai, the Grand Canyon Skywalk in Colorado, the Gardens by the Bay OCBC Skywalk in Singapore, and the One World Trade Center in New York.

 

The owner of J Model Management, which put together the Eiffel Tower show, Vietnam-born Anh has been modeling since the age of 15 and worked for various multinational companies after earning her Marketing and Communications degree from the University of Birmingham in England.

 

For the Paris show, Anh's hair was styled to look just like the aforementioned landmark. It held remarkably well together as she led a line of models around the tower's viewing deck.

 

This show is the first of its kind on the Eiffel Tower. Photos from before, during, and after the show can be found on the agency's Tumblr. — Vida Cruz/BM,GMA News