Photos: Fashion meets chocolate on Belgian catwalk
Models in chocolate gowns hit the runway, brings together fashion designers, chocolatiers
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Models clad in chocolate gowns hit the runway in Brussels on Thursday night for a show bringing together fashion designers and chocolatiers.
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The 14 mouth-watering creations at the annual "Salon du Chocolat" fair included a jumpsuit of dabs of colour and chocolate petals emerging from the fabric.
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"It's a mix of haute couture and Belgian chocolate," said the costume's creator Sixtine Anne de Molina, adding she spent five months working on the design, which includes a thousand pieces of chocolate.
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"Sometimes it's hard to tell which what part of the dress is actually chocolate and what part is painted."
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Another chocolate-festooned dress on display was inspired by carnival masks while a third one was a brown, beige and red striped long gown resembling knitwear.
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The fashion show opens three days of a chocolate fair with workshops, tastings and discussions, which organiser Gerard Palacios estimates will get some 25,000 viewers and participants.
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Model wear designs partially made of chocolate in a fashion show during an annual chocolate festival in Brussels.
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A model puts on a creation partially made of chocolate backstage before a fashion show during an annual chocolate festival in Brussels.
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A model wears a design made of chocolate backstage before a fashion show during an annual chocolate festival in Brussels.
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A model wears a creation partially made of chocolate backstage before a fashion show during an annual chocolate festival in Brussels.
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A model wears a design made of chocolate backstage before a fashion show during an annual chocolate festival in Brussels.
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A model wears a design made of chocolate backstage before a fashion show during an annual chocolate festival in Brussels.
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