Kristen McMenamy, 58, tumbles while walking the runway at Valentino’s Haute Couture show in Paris
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That’s FALL fashion! Supermodel Kristen McMenamy, 58, falls in heels on the Valentino catwalk, and it’s not the first time that her shoes aren’t walkable.
Supermodel Kristen McMenamy fell while walking the runway at the Valentino Haute Couture show in Paris on Wednesday.
Dressed all in white, with a cape over a baseball cap, onlookers helped the 58-year-old veteran American model to her feet as the crowd cheered.
A clip from the fall has been shared widely online, with some fans criticizing the Italian luxury fashion house for displaying heels that appeared to be the wrong size for the models.
The brand’s seemingly impossible-to-walk shoes also made headlines last year after several models fell while walking at its Spring/Summer 2023 show.
Supermodel Kristen McMenamy fell while walking the runway at the Valentino Haute Couture show in Paris on Wednesday.
McMenamy, who drew gasps and screams at the Bridge Club venue when she went down twice in a row, tossed her high heels to the side and continued to follow her fall, though some pointed out that her ankle appeared injured.
Praising her resilience, YouTube’s head of fashion and beauty Derek Blasberg said in a video: ‘They don’t call her a supermodel for nothing! … Bravo.
Social media users took to Twitter to question the brand’s decisions regarding heels at its shows, writing: “I don’t understand how literal VALENTINO still makes models walk around in shoes that are too small.”
Another wrote: ‘Today it’s embarrassing for the designer. Nobody is going to use those.
The brand’s seemingly impossible-to-walk shoes also made headlines last year after several models fell while walking at its Spring/Summer 2023 show.
Reaction: A clip of the fall has been widely shared online, with some fans criticizing the luxury Italian fashion house for apparently showing off heels that appeared to be the wrong size for the models.
Sharing a clip of McMenamy’s fall, a third person added: “Is it like every season Valentino has a problem with his heels?”
A fourth individual insisted: “This video makes me never want to buy Valentino shoes.”
Last year, several models were captured in TikTok clips falling while walking for Valentino in Paris.
This year, the experimentalism and audacity of the 1980s club kids inspired Valentino, one of the last high-octane shows of this haute couture season of Paris Fashion Week.
Thousands of fans lined the Pont Alexandre III bridge on a cold Wednesday night to cheer as their idols streamed in and out, from BTS’s K-pop star Suga to Anne Hathaway and Kylie Minogue, some of whom danced until early Thursday morning. .
McMenamy, who drew gasps and screams at the Bridge Club venue when she went down twice in a row, tossed her high heels to the side and continued to follow her fall, though some pointed out that her ankle appeared injured.
The iconic sound of Visage’s ’80s hit ‘Fade to Grey’ echoed through the stone arches of the underground club, as fashion insiders including Anna Wintour and couture darling Luhrmann stamped their feet and watched. .
In an irreverent take on classic haute couture, designer Pierpaolo Piccioli played with Valentino codes to craft tulle-laced microtops, feathered jumpsuits and metal-beaded evening jackets.
Sheer lace trench coats and ruffled poet’s blouses had guests grabbing their cameras.
Minogue, who seemed excited, said the show was about “breaking free from the rules and inhabiting your true self… You’re in Paris tonight.” You are in the middle of everything.
Valentino continued his club couture at the iconic Maxime’s with a couture DJ set, as guests were whisked away in limousines to escape the screaming crowds.