YOUR `PASSPORT'; FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA, FROM EXOTIC TO EROTIC.Byline: Barbara De Witt Daily News Fashion Editor It was a fashion lover's dream come true, complete with ``Baywatch's'' David Hasselhoff as a model. ``Passport '97,'' billed as the biggest fashion show in the country, was a multimedia-style extravaganza and three-ring circus with a dash of the old ``Ed Sullivan Show.'' On a catwalk that stretched the length of a football field, familiar supermodels strutted their stuff; hunky hun·ky 1 n. pl. hun·kies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a laborer, from east-central Europe. guys covered head to toe in to stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of either foot incline toward the other. See also: Toe silver paint struck poses in moving gilded gild 1 tr.v. gild·ed or gilt , gild·ing, gilds 1. To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold. 2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to. 3. cages; a smoke-blowing Chinese dragon snaked its way to and fro to and fro adv. Back and forth. to and fro Adverb, adj also to-and-fro 1. ; and singers, dancers, athletes and movie stars alike shared the runway spotlight. The Macy's/American Express benefit held Friday night at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica pulled out all the stops with an awesome collection of talent, starting with its honorary chairmen, Elizabeth Taylor and Earvin ``Magic'' Johnson. While Johnson shook his booty in urban athletic fashions by FUBU FUBU For Us By Us (clothing brand) FUBU Fouled Up Beyond Understanding (polite form) FUBU Fouled Up Beyond Use (polite form) FUBU Fouled Up By User , Taylor provided the drama with her expression of grief over the deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa - and hoped that we'd keep their spirit alive in our hearts. Also entertaining the crowd of 2,700 that raised $2 million for local AIDS projects were Grammy winner k.d. lang, and Jasmine Guy and the cast of ``Chicago'' performing ``All That Jazz'' as an introduction to a collection of '20s-inspired flapper dresses by Anna Sui. But the highlight of the evening was ``Pan Asia,'' a Chinese New Year's parade of cheongsams and slip dresses by Kamisato and Jessica McClintock on models wearing long gloves, feathers and elaborate hats that looked like banquet centerpieces. Providing cocktail party music was Pink Martini, while Kenneth Cole's retro classics for men were shown. And Aero Betty aerialists did circus stunts while male supermodels Tyson Beckford and Matt King and actors Nick Scotti and Shemar Moore paraded the runway in bathrobes, which they dropped to reveal the latest in Ralph Lauren underwear. More fashion stories were told in gold to the music of ``GoldenEye'' with gold-painted models sparkling in metallic gowns by Canadian designer Lida Baday, including a gown made entirely of American Express credit cards. Also featured were the fall collections of Armani, DKNY DKNY Donna Karan New York , Mossimo, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, and L.A. designer Max Azria for BCBG BCBG Bon Chic Bon Genre . CAPTION(S): 9 Photos Photo: (1--Color) Gown by ABS. (2--Color) Macy's fall fashion show to benefit AIDS features a Chinese New Year Chinese New Year (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: Chūnjié), or Spring Festival theme with a smoke-breathing dragon introducing Oriental designs by Leon Max, left, Kamisoto, Jessica McClintock, Kamisoto and Yair Levy. (3--Color) Models ooze OOZE - Object oriented extension of Z. "Object Orientation in Z", S. Stepney et al eds, Springer 1992. glamour in this salute to ``GoldenEye'' with glittery gowns by Lida Bada and gold makeup by M.A.C. cosmetics. (4--Color) Edgy L.A. looks provided by local designer Max Azria include this acid burnt-out design on a black chiffon chiffon (shĭfŏn`), plain-weave, lightweight, sheer, transparent fabric made of cotton, silk, or synthetic fiber; it is made of fine, highly twisted, strong yarn. slip dress. (5--Color) Celtic fiddler Ashley MacIsaac does his thing during the multimedia fashion extravaganza. (6--Color) Aero Betty aerialists wow the crowd in Ralph Lauren underwear. (7--Color) Underwear and hats are hot tickets at Passport '97's ``Fusion'' fashion show. (8--Color) Hosts of the Macy's benefit show are singer k.d. lang, left, Elizabeth Taylor and Earvin ``Magic'' Johnson. (9--Color) no caption (Stiletto shoes) Photos by Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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