A model's body language mirrors a creation by Irish hairstylist and designer Michael Leong at the Malta Fashion Awards 2011. Photographs by Reuters, Agence France-Presse and Xinhua
Leong couture meets bird of paradise in this flamboyant hat.
Maltese hairstylists Joseph and Marielle of Prive' strive for a dangerous beauty that's almost Gothic.
Flight of fancy? This golden-feather creation of DSQUARED2 got plenty of second looks at Vienna's 19th Life Ball fashion show.The charity gala raised money for people living with HIV and AIDS
Holding a cradle-like cover, a Chinese model showcases a knitted undergarment at a show in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.
shiny statement in recycled discs? Two models turn heads at a show by young fashion designers, called The First Step, in the southern Russian city of Stavropol.
Another creation by Maltese hairstylists Joseph and Marielle of Prive
Bulgarian designer Vassil Petriiski and Maltese body artist Justin Brincat collaborated to create this look recently at the Malta awards show.
The most memorable catwalks celebrate much more than beauty: Attitude as well as mere elegance can produce eye-popping style for fashionistas and fashion rebels alike. "Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only," Paris' longtime-style maven Coco Chanel famously said. "Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."
