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Terry Biviano and the show that saved fashion week
Eliza Cracknell
Long before WAG Nation, Anthony Minichiello and multi-million dollar mansions, Terry Biviano was just an eager shoe designer looking for success.
Her recipe? A mix of theatrics and shock – with the designer sending bikini-laden models bareback on horses down the runway.
With circus acts, dance numbers, and, of course, the horses, her 2003 runway spectacle was touted by critics as “the show which saved fashion week” and even had Baz Luhrmann singing its praises.
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Nowadays, Biviaco commands over a thousand dollars for a single pair of stilettoes and is regarded as one of Australia’s top shoe designers – and who said there wasn’t something in a bunch of thoroughbreds on the catwalk?
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