Unique Venues for Fashion Shows

A fashion designer endows every ounce of their talent into their fashion shows. From the staging to the color of eye-shadow, each element is carefully selected. A designer devotes months, often more, into one fashion show and goes over every aspect to make it perfect. There are various designers who have played with the theme of the show, turning an unimaginable idea into reality. However, some have transformed everyday and familiar places into their ramp, creating some of the best fashion shows. We have gathered a list of some of the most unusual venues for fashion show around the world, so be sure to check out this exciting list.

Fendi

The Great Wall of China:

The Great Wall of China was converted into one of the longest ramps during the Summer/Spring in 2008 by fashion mastermind Karl Lagerfeld. It took more than 12 months of careful planning by the Creative Director of Fendi to create a never before seen fashion show. Inspired by the fifties, 88 models walked on one of the wonders of the world in trimmed jackets and fur.

Pierre Cardin

Sun and Sand:

Pierre Cardin, another innovative personality, laid down the catwalk in a place that is generally associated with camel riding. His Spring/Summer 2008, collection had the exotic Dunhuang Desert as its backdrop which was ideal for the collection. A whopping number of 200 couture designs were seen walking on the podium placed on top of a sand dune.

Catherine Malandrino

Fashion on New York Streets:

Imagine walking down the street and coming across beautiful models clad in even more beautiful garments surrounding the pool outside Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, New York. Now there’s a sight that would definitely brighten up your day!Catherine Malandrino, a designer known for her ingenious ideas made this a reality in Spring/Summer 2011. Inspired by an artists’ village, Vallauris in the South of France, specifically ceramist Roger Capron her collection ‘Madoura’ was stunning and just so Malandrino.

Moncler Grenoble

Fashion on the Station:

The Grand Station, New York, is known for various reasons and one of them is the Flash Mob. But for the Autumn/Winter 2011, the team of Moncler Grenoble staged a ‘Flash-Fashion’ mob at the station.  Around 160 dancers donned the collection and flashed the fashion in a new and groovy way.

Thom Browne

There are so many more fashion shows with unique runways like when Thom Browne ramped up the New York Public Library with an extravagant dinner party. Another one was a show held in the Old Believers Church by Goshi Rubchinskiy or the launch of ‘Chanel Line’ at the airport in Santa Monica in Los Angeles by Chanel, all of which were impressive. 

                      Goshi Rubchinskiy                                                   Chanel

All these are unlikely venues for fashion shows but a creative mind will find possibilities, so pay attention to your surroundings because you don’t know when you might stumble on your next ramp!