Infamous for kicking off NYFW, every fall fashion week season, The Heart Truth Dress Red Dress Show premiered this eve at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. With celebrities as models, A-Listers walked the runway in the name of healthy hearts reminding women everywhere of their role in the fight against heart disease. This years lineup included Kelly Osbourne, Kendall Jenner, Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Toni Braxton, Jillian Michaels, Brenda Strong, Chiqui Delgado, Cindy Parsons, Gabby Douglas, Jamie Chung, Minka Kelly, Nastia Liukin, Roselyn Sánchez, Savannah Guthrie, Soledad O’Brien, Torah Bright, and Wendy Williams.
{Wendy Williams in Kamali Kulture}
{Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner in Badgley Mischka}
{Kelly Osbourne in Zac Posen}
{Cheers to you ladies!}
Sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health, The Heart Truth campaign, featured fashions created by some of America’s top designers including Adrianna Papell, Badgley Mischka, Black Halo Eve, Carmen Marc Valvo, Carlos Miele, Carolina Herrera, Cushnie et Ochs, David Meister, Herve L. Leroux, Marc Bouwer, Nicole Miller, Norma Kamali, Oscar de la Renta, Pamella Roland, Reem Acra, Tadashi Shoji, and Zac Posen.
Makeup for this evening was created by Stila
In addition to the celebrity voices amplifying the issue of women’s heart health, The Heart Truth highlights stories of women who have survived and triumphed over the disease. For the first time, the Red Dress Collection featured a non-celebrity who has worked to improve her heart health. The woman chosen this year, whose identity will be revealed at the show, is a 55-year old from Brooklyn, Conn.
The Red Dress Collection 2013 Fashion Showis presented by Diet Coke with support from partner WebMD.
Visit www.hearttruth.gov for information on women and heart disease.