Somewhere a war is always just ending

Fashion advertising September 11 and its aftermath also left its mark on the fashion scene, with military clothing and shoes being included in new collections by practically every fashion house. This is probably unavoidable. But where should models pose in advertisements for clothes and shoes? Logically in front of ruins. They have to be real ones. Recreating "natural-looking" ones doesn't work, because there's always a war going on somewhere. And if that doesn't work, you just put a model in high heels on a demolition site outside Shanghai, like the Fornarina shoe factory. The main thing remains: The show must go on. (ck)