- Title: Models wow Paris catwalk wearing chocolate creations
- Date: 28th October 2016
- Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH CHOCOLATIER, JOEL PATOUILLARD, SAYING AS HE STANDS NEXT TO STYLIST, ISADORA DELAROSE (ON FAR LEFT) AND IKONOMOVA: "Last year it was red (Isadora Delarose saying: "Yes, red") red, black and white, and this year it was about shine; without consulting each other we had the same idea. So when we brought together our ideas on this dress, it ended up with what you can see tonight". PATOUILLARD, IKONOMOVA AND DELAROSE ON RUNWAY (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH CHOCOLATIER, JOEL PATOUILLARD, SAYING: "The difficulties we find with a dress made of chocolate, it's always the contact with the body, which is at 37 degrees. Chocolate melts at 30 (degrees), so it is quite simple: chocolate must absolutely not touch the body." CHOCOLATES ON DRESS / IKONOMOVA BEING INTERVIEWED (SOUNDBITE) (French) BULGARIAN MODEL AND DANCER, DENITSA IKONOMOVA, SAYING: "It is not the most comfortable, as a dancer we need to feel comfortable, but it was perfect for the fashion show. I still feel comfortable, I was able to do some moves, so everything is fine." VISITORS GATHERING FOR THE FASHION SHOW EIFFEL TOWER MODEL MADE OF CHOCOLATE VARIOUS OF CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN VISITORS AND CAMERAS PREPARING FOR THE FASHION SHOW CHOCOLATIER SELLING CHOCOLATE TO A VISITOR CHOCOLATE ON DISPLAY CHOCOLATE STALL CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN IN CHOCOLATE STALL TRUFFLE CHOCOLATES GIANT BARS OF CHOCOLATE WOMAN BREAKING OFF PIECE FROM CHOCOLATE BAR VISITORS VARIOUS OF MELTED CHOCOLATE
- Embargoed: 11th November 2016 13:31
- Keywords: sweets dresses show fashion chocolate Paris
- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- City: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Fashion,Human Interest / Brights / Odd News
- Reuters ID: LVA00455X62QH
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- Story Text: A fashion and gastronomy capital, Paris hosted on Thursday (October 27) a fashion show combining its two main assets as models took to the catwalk wearing "couture" dresses with a special feature: they were all partially made of chocolate.
Actresses, singers, dancers, anchorwomen and two former Miss France winners emerged in outfits reflecting the theme of this year's show: 'Back to chocolate.'
Pieces included a gladiator-style bronze dress and an embellished silver tutu dress studded with chocolates.
French chocolatier Joel Patouillard, who worked for the second year in a row with stylist Isadora Delarose, said his 2016 creation for the show was all about "shine".
Working with chocolate to create a wardrobe item does not however come without its challenges.
"The difficulties we find with a dress made of chocolate, it's always the contact with the body, which is at 37 degrees. Chocolate melts at 30 (degrees), so it is quite simple: chocolate must absolutely not touch the body," Patouillard said.
Bulgarian dancer Denitsa Ikonomova, who participated in the French version of the show "Dancing with the Stars", said the outfit is not the most comfortable of pieces.
"As a dancer we need to feel comfortable, but it was perfect for the fashion show. I still feel comfortable, I was able to do some moves, so everything is fine," she said.
The fashion show marked the opening of the 22nd annual Salon du Chocolat, which brings together chocolatiers, pastry makers and confectioners from around the world to show off their creations.
Visitors can taste truffles and giant bars of chocolate, and delight in chocolate fountains and constructions such as a chocolate Eiffel Tower.
The exhibition opens its doors to the general public on Friday (October 28), and is open until November 1. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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