cat walk

Fashion show platform

A catwalk is a narrow elevated walkway, originally the kind found in theaters, factories, or on ships for maintenance access.

The term now most commonly refers to the runway models walk during fashion shows, displaying clothing with stylized movement: She strutted down the catwalk in the designer's latest collection.

The name likely comes from the careful, deliberate steps required on a narrow platform.

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fashion week · high fashion · ramp · sashay · heels · pose · supermodel · Milan · designer · stride · Paris · haute couture · swagger · feline · prowl · gait · spotlight · stilettos

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Opposites
spatial position in fashion shows

cat walkbackstage

Theater's hidden area

spectator area · wings · green room · dressing room · offstage

movement style

cat walkshuffle

Randomize by mixing

trudge · plod · stumble · slouch · waddle

structural platform type

cat walkfire escape

Outdoor emergency exit route

loading dock · construction scaffolding

Family

catwalk

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G