Fashion shows are getting more daring, raising the eyebrows of spectators.

One recent show in India was deemed offensive to Muslims. Officials of the Muslim body, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind demanded an apology from organizers of the fashion show held at Shri Ram College in the city of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh state, on 26 November.

"If they fail to apologize, our organization will take legal steps against the college authorities," JUH convenor Maulana Mukarram Qasmi said, according to the Press Trust of India.

The complaint stemmed from a video of the show that went viral on social media. It showed models walking down the ramp in burqas.

Qasmi called the show "a disrespectful portrayal of the traditional garment" and "goes against the cultural values associated with the attire."

"A burqa should not be treated as an item for display in a fashion show," PTI quoted Qasmi as saying.

In New Jersey, USA, netizens' eyebrows were raised at the unique walk of homegrown model Erica L. Carrington as she paid tribute to the late fashion designer Vernest Moore at the Newark Museum of Art last 10 November.

Carrington posted on her Instagram the now-viral video of her "dramatic sideways step down the staircase before turning around and posing to reveal the back of her sparkly evening gown and glittering headdress," the New York Post reported.

Moore designed the silver gown she was wearing, and upbeat house music played as she sashayed.

The strut she dubbed as her "final walk" for Moore ended with her walking towards the open casket of the dead designer, blowing a kiss to the draped body and striking a sensual pose that was shot by photographers and videographers, according to NYP.

Attendees at Moore's wake applauded Carrington's performance, but online viewers were shocked, not expecting to see the open coffin.                             

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