Amputee fashion show in Japan features Paralympic athletes

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Amputee fashion show in Japan features Paralympic athletes

A dozen models came down the catwalk wearing the latest fashion and prosthetic legs

Published: August 25, 2020 20:03 Agencies and compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor

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JAPAN FASHION55-1598370504868 — Kaede Maegawa, a Paralympian, participates .The fashion show was held in conjunction with the opening of the Tokyo Paralympic Games.The Paralympics are now scheduled to open on Aug. 24, 2021, and will feature about 4,400 athletes. The Olympics are scheduled to open on July 23, 2021, with 11,000 athletes. Image Credit: AP

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JAPAN FASHION46-1598370497651 — Women with prostheses display creations by designer Makiko Sugawa during the Amputee Venus fashion show. It featured a dozen models who came down the catwalk wearing the latest fashion and prosthetic legs. Several Paralympic athletes were among the group, including Kaede Maegawa who finished fourth in the long jump in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics. Image Credit: AFP

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JAPAN FASHION343-1598370511681 — Athlete Kaede Maegawa displays a creation by designer Makiko Sugawa while jumping at the runway during a section of the Amputee Venus fashion show to promote the 2020 Paralympic Games. Image Credit: AFP

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JAPAN FASHION465-1598370491178 — Kaede Maegawa, a Paralympian, from second left, Hitomi Onishi, a Paralympian, and Sayaka Murakami, an athlete, pose for a photo at the end of a fashion show dubbed "Amputee Vinus Show" they participated in Tokyo .The fashion show was held in conjunction with the opening of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, now scheduled to open on Aug. 24, 2021. Image Credit: AP

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JAPAN FASHION.JPG-1598370514339 — Musician Orimo Masami displays a creation by designer Makiko Sugawa during the Amputee Venus fashion show in Tokyo. Image Credit: AFP

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JAPAN FASHION77-1598370516477 — Hairdresser Minami Kaneko (R) changes the prosthesis from amputee designer Fumio Usui as she displays a creation by designer Makiko Sugawa. Image Credit: AFP

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JAPAN FASHION2-1598370507501 — Office worker Kobayashi Hisae displays a creation by designer Makiko Sugawa. Image Credit: AFP

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JAPAN FASHION22-1598370499986 — Women with prostheses display creations by designer Makiko Sugawa. Image Credit: AFP

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JAPAN FASHION344-1598370509678 — Designer Makiki Sugawa displays her creation.Ten years ago, a malignant tumor required the removal of Sugawa’s entire left leg, leaving her with an empty hip socket Image Credit: AFP

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JAPAN FASHION443-1598370502211 — Musician Masami Orimo displays a creation by designer Makiko Sugawa. All proceeds from the show will be donated to the Tokyo Nursing Association. Image Credit: AFP

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JAPAN FASHION45-1598370494931 — Paralympic athletes took to the catwalk in Tokyo on Tuesday for the``Amputee Venus Show'' which was originally scheduled to be held in conjunction with the opening of the Paralympic Games. Above, Kaede Maegawa, a Paralympian, participates. Image Credit: AP

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