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In fiction, it's likely as not that an important character is either designing the clothes or modeling them. Otherwise a key event in the story is happening there. Or if not, they are often a chance for the film's costume designer to let rip and try something high-fashion-y.
This was very popular in old movie musicals. And still is popular in [[Side
Compare [[Costume Porn]], [[Fashion Shop Fashion Show]], [[Fashion Magazine]], [[Rule of Glamorous]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* An episode of ''[[
* The main characters of ''[[Heartcatch Pretty Cure]]'' are in a fashion club, so of course this would have to happen at the school festival.
* In ''[[
* One episode of ''[[Tenchi Muyo! GXP]]'' is all about a fashion show, with the twist being that the fashions were all new Galaxy Police uniforms. Former model, current GP detective, and main character Amane is the featured model in the show.
== Film ==
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* ''[[Zoolander]]'' involves a plot for an assassination to happen at one.
* ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]''; the victim of the theft that kicked off the film was a famous fashion designer, and as a plot point, Miss Piggy fills in for one of the models.
* ''[[
* The number "Think Pink" from ''[[Funny Face]]''.
* ''[[Gigi]]''
* ''[[The Ambassadors Daughter]]'', starring Olivia DeHavilland, Myrna Loy and the late John Forsythe. Forsythe meets DeHavilland (who plays the title character) at one of those lunchtime fashion shows where the models wander among the tables so the diners can view them close-up. This movie is notable for a lot of 1950's-era [[Gorgeous Period Dress]], especially Christian Dior designs of the "New Look" variety.
* The Jane Russell movie ''[[The French Line]]'', which introduced Kim Novak in a nonspeaking role as one of the models in a
* ''[[The Women]]'': A
* The aptly titled ''[[Fashions Of 1934]]''.
* The number "The Girl on the Magazine Cover" in ''[[Easter Parade]]''.
* The "Beautiful Girl" number in ''[[Singin' in
* The Sleep-Tite fashion parade at the end of ''[[
* ''[[The Devil Wears Prada]]'' is all over this.
* ''[[Kinky Boots]]'' has a substantial amount of time spent on the various models on the catwalk at the Milan Shoe Show.
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* ''True Stories'' features the worst fashion show, "A Bonanza of Beauty", ever. One outfit is basically a ''suit made of lawn grass and sod''.
* In ''[[The Stuff]]'', the [[Pretty in Mink|fur coat]] [[Going Fur a Swim|and swimsuit]] scene was shot like a fashion show.
* One scene in the film ''[[Miss Pettigrew Lives for
* ''[[What a Girl Wants]]'' had one where the main character fell over while trying to walk on the stage.
* ''[[Gia]]'' opened with one (in some versions) of Gia modeling a [[Fairytale Wedding Dress]] with a [[Pretty in Mink|white fox muff]].
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== Live Action TV ==
* Many episodes of ''[[Sex and
* ''The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show''
* The old (1986) Joan Collins miniseries "Sins" had several
* Since ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' is about a fashion magazine, these show up at least once per season.
* ''[[Project Runway]]''. Also ''The Fashion Show'', its successor on Bravo.
* [[True Jackson,
* ''[[From the Earth
* An amateur show is put on at the [[Youth Center]] in an episode of ''[[Power Rangers
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* En Vogue's "Free Your Mind" video.
* Jody Watley's "Real Love" video, as a model walking solo down the catwalk.
* George Michael's "Too Funky" video has actual famous models of the era (including Linda Evangelista and Tyra Banks) and the impressive sight of [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!|58-year-old Julie Newmar still rocking a catsuit.]]
* The [[David Bowie]] video "Boys Keep Swinging" ends with one, as each of his three female backup singers gets a turn on the catwalk...with the twist that all three are actually [[Self
== Western Animation ==
* The ''[[Batman:
* There was a [[Model Couple|Mother-Daughter]] pageant in an episode of ''[[Daria]]''.
* A [[Manatee Gag]] on ''[[Family Guy]]'' showed Peter at a fashion show, propositioning the models as they got to the end of the runway and insulting them as they went back.
* Featured in the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode, "Runaway Runway." And heavily parodied, as could be expected.
* ''[[Superman:
** Prior to that was Lana's introductory episode "My Girl."
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
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