It's National Wear Red Day today, and the New York Fashion Week runways burned red-hot at Lincoln Center last night with celebrities such as TV chef Giada De Laurentiis, rocker Joan Jett and Olympians Sasha Cohen and Lindsay Vonn (the latter bravely hobbling on crutches due to a torn ACL, no less) taking to the catwalk to raise awareness of heart disease.
The women — none of them hanger-thin models, refreshingly — donned exclusively designed dresses and gowns, in hues from crimson to blood, by designers such as Marchesa, Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta. They walked to benefit the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Go Red For Women movement and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI) awareness campaign, The Heart Truth, which both highlight the fact that heart disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined.
The Red Dress Collection was presented by Macy’s and Subway Restaurants, with support from Hearts On Fire diamond.
To see highlights of the runway show, click on the slideshow.
