MoD staged fashion show at Oxford Fashion Week - Fashion News UK

‘Models of Diversity’ staged a fashion show at Oxford Town Hall, 19th March 2011 at 2pm as part of Style Day, Oxford Fashion Week, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Models of Diversity promote models of all natural shapes, sizes, races, ages and ability levels. The fashion show featured Australian model Katrina Lilwall who has modelled for top brands including Mercedes Benz, Shwarzkopf and L’Oreal. Male models were also represented on the catwalk, as the UK is a very diverse society with people of all shapes, sizes, ages, heights, colours and ability levels – MoD aims to represent that in the fashion industry.

MoD’s line at the Oxford Style Show, which ran as part of Oxford Fashion Week, in association with the MacMillan Clothes Extravaganza, featured 20 models from the campaign, including models with disabilities, mature models, models of colour, androgynous models and plus size models. The show brought the show down, and Models of Diversity have been asked back for Oxford Fashion Week 2012.

The show featured looks from high street stores Next, New Look, Debenhams, and Evans; the models also sported pieces from designers and smaller boutiques like Miko Spinelli, Samantha Agnew Jewellery, Ilda di Vico Couture Hat Designer, Aspire Style, Lilly Belle, Queen of the Wild, Aaron Ray Dowie, and Fabryan.

‘The British Fashion Council promotes diversity within the fashion industry and encourages organisations that promote a diverse image of beauty. We are delighted that Oxford Fashion Week is partnering with Models of Diversity for their Oxford Style Show & Macmillan Clothes Extravaganza on March 19th 2011’ said Caroline Rush, CEO of the British Fashion Council.

Co-founder of Models of Diversity and a former model herself, Angel Sinclair (who also runs Sinclair Model Management) said ‘We are thrilled to be taking part in Oxford’s focus on fashion and to be raising funds for such an excellent cause. All profits will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support.’

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