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ON THE RUNWAY, models look poised and preened to perfection.
But backstage, things are a bit more manic. Photographer Matt Lever works behind the scenes, and has snapped photos of the parts the audience don’t get to see backstage at international fashion shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris.
His photos are featured in the new hardcover book Behind The Runway, from the Dublin-based Roads Publishing, the company owned by Danielle Ryan, daughter of the founder of Ryanair.
As well as the photos, the book features input from fashion icons like Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld and models like Karlie Kloss and Cara Delevingne.
We’ve selected some of the photos that show the sort of things that go on backstage – from the instructions the models are given (above) to the last-minute tweaking of outfits (while the models are wearing them).
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Interesting piece there. Might be just me, but all the models look miserable!
Work is work.
Ridiculous shows by ridiculous people for ridiculous people!
I’d fancy an auld gawk myself.
What’s your one on the left up to in the last pic?
Checking for a pulse?
If it wasn’t for that map, they’d be all lost!!!
Penneys dont do paris/london/new york fashion weeks. I bet they make more money than these designers flashing size 0 models looking miserable.
Don’t hate cause they are not overweight.
No they probably don’t
It’s a walk off……….it’s a walk off!
There’d be killings if a breakfast roll came into view !
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