Runway shows, once a staple of the fashion industry, are now under fire for being wasteful and ineffective. But what would take their place? Image credit: Haitong Zheng/Jing Daily Is this the end of runway shows?
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Runway shows, once a staple of the fashion industry, are now under fire for being wasteful and ineffective. But what would take their place? Image credit: Haitong Zheng/Jing Daily 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