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Supermodel Kristen McMenamy dominated the catwalk—and made a bold statement—at the Valentino Haute Couture show in Paris Fashion Week Wednesday.
An indispensable fixture on international runways since the 1980s, the industry icon seems to struggle to walk in her designer heels as she spins down the runway.
After wiggling for a few steps, McMinami lost her balance and fell to her knees. Immediately, audience members jumped in to provide support. However, before they could get to her, McMenamy, frustrated with the situation, gave up heels and got up. With one heel in each hand, she finished her runway strutting albeit barefoot.
Now videos have gone viral, with one video being viewed on Twitter a staggering 10 million times. else, on TikTokcollecting 2.2 million views.
Netizens have been supporting the top model quick show. said one user“I wonder why people would say it was her when the shoes were obviously hurting her feet and that’s why she started walking like that after I took them off.” [crying emojis] Please be very serious.”
else, So goes so far as to say, “This video makes me never want to buy Valentino shoes.” They followed in the Twitter thread, “Like those mini bras I’ve been wanting are right off my wish list.”
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Others have even noticed a pattern with the designer. last october, Another video of a model nearly crying went viral As he strolled across the Valentino runway. More models fell when they had to walk down small stairs in the designer’s wake.
McMenamy poked fun at the whole incident on Instagram with a behind-the-scenes shot of the model getting ready. In the photo, she gets help pinning the back of her gown while wearing pink, elbow-length gloves. She captioned the photo, “Before the fall.”
Friends, fans, and fellow celebrities commented on her post, showing their support for the model. Fashion designer Marc Jacobs said, “My heart is still. It’s so breathtaking,” and one fan commented, “Throw the shoe away…. no price.”
This one also comes next The model fell out last summer At the Jean Paul Gaultier Gallery in Paris. McMinami, who was wearing an all-white ensemble with a long cape draped from the back of a baseball cap, fell to her knees before onlookers near her helped her.
