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Lyon Metropolis. "Aesthetics and fashion are equally important": 35 models with disabilities will parade in Villeurbanne this Saturday

Lyon Metropolis. "Aesthetics and fashion are equally important": 35 models with disabilities will parade in Villeurbanne this Saturday

Thirty-five models with disabilities will be taking to the catwalk this Saturday, May 17th, at 5 p.m., at the Raphaël de Barros Hall in Villeurbanne. "Every Bodies," the inclusive fashion show, will bring a sense of excitement and a show to this former Asvel basketball venue. The goal: to demonstrate that fashion is universal.
  • Actress Mayane, who was notably discovered in Artus' film
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  • Margaux-Méline Manciat, a wheelchair tennis player from Macon, became paraplegic at 17 after falling from a horse. She holds a BTS (Higher National Diploma) in Fashion. Photo by Christelle Lalanne
  • A winning partnership between Nathalie Albregue (Emod director) and the co-founders and members of the PIH association: Béatrice Moderne, Anne-Sophie Monné, and Géraldine Pegulu. Photo by Christelle Lalanne
  • Men and women with visible and invisible disabilities will march this Saturday, May 17, at the Raphaël De Barros Hall in Villeurbanne. Photo: PIH Association
  • Catherine Inacio, 51, is a dwarf. A Rhone-Alpes delegate for the association for short people, she is used to custom-made clothing. Photo by Christelle Lalanne
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  • Odile Perrier, 74 years old, 1.23 meters tall, is a gold medalist at the Courchevel World Championships in 1972 (alpine skiing). Photo Christelle Lalanne
  • Mayane, like the 34 other models, had her fittings with students from the Esmod fashion school in Lyon. Photo: Pih Association

It's time for the "money-time" (the final minutes of a game) so beloved by basketball players. The Raphaël de Barros hall, which hosted the great exploits of Asvel basketball players before the Astroballe and the Arena de Décines, will be decked out in its finest attire this Saturday, May 17, for the Every Bodies inclusive fashion show.

Visible and invisible disabilities

For just over an hour, starting at 5 p.m., 35 models for a day will wear and showcase designs created especially for them to the audience. These models are affected to varying degrees by disabilities, both visible and invisible, and will brave the gaze of others to showcase their beauty and difference with style.

Because the will of the president of the PIH association (First: Inclusion & Humanity),...

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