Jenners Walk the Runway, New York Fashion Week [PHOTOS]: Kendall and Kylie Own the Catwalk, Raise Money for Heart Disease
Kendall and Kylie Jenner walked the runway last night for the Heart Truth Red Dress Fashion Show, which is the unofficial New York Fashion week kick off and a charity fundraiser for Heart Disease. Kendall, 17, and Kylie, 15, walked the runway together wearing red Badgley Mischka gowns. The two were holding hands at the end. Kris Jenner followed her daughters' leads in a slightly more modest dress and strutted her stuff. Other celebrities including Minka Kelly, Toni Braxton, Kelly Osbourne and Gabrielle Douglas reportedly also joined the Jenner ladies last night.
The Heart Truth Red Dress Fashion show event has been around since 2001 and it is a campaign that has been specifically designed to reach out to women. The red dresses worn by all of the women are meant to bring awareness to heart disease. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the number 1 killer of women has recently become heart disease. The main message of this event is to grow awareness and encourage women "to take healthy steps to reduce their risk." With Kendall and Kylie Jenner up on stage in gorgeous dresses, the attention was clearly on this event and its message. Thanks to the Jenners' half-sisters Kourtney, Khloe and Kim Kardashian, the spotlight will continue to grow on the two and whatever they support.
One of the biggest stories of this event is that Kendall and Kylie got to do something separate from their celebrity family members. Of course Kourtney, Khloe and Kim have their ties to the fashion world, but walking the runway and becoming the hottest news the next day is surely a big deal. Plus Kendall and Kylie were not the only celebrities that walked. In fact, the other women who walked the runway, namely Mink Kelly and Toni Braxton, are much bigger names in the world. The fact that these girls came out with no big draw besides their family, and then they steal the show, speaks highly of the budding celebrities. And to be completely honest Kendall was the best looking participant at the event, in my opinion. Oh and Kylie was a close second to her older sister. The two have expressed that they don't want to follow that closely in the footsteps of their half-sisters, but they are planning on big things. Perhaps the two will stick to the fashion world or maybe they will consider a quiet life. It is hard to say for the two young women, but one thing is very obvious: they are growing up.