A model presents a creation of designer Asifa Nabeel during Bridal Couture Week 2016 in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, November 27, 2016. (Photo by K.M. Chaudary/AP Photo)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s misfortunes have often eclipsed its good news, with ongoing armed conflicts and most recently an Ebola outbreak. Much of the world knows little of the country’s vibrant arts scene, and last weekend in the capital, Kinshasa, models showed off daring new looks dreamed up by local designers on the catwalk. (Photo by Olivia Acland/The Guardian)

Participants get ready ahead of a fashion show organized by Daspu, a fashion house founded and run by prostitutes, during the Women of the World (WOW) festival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 18, 2018. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Audience take photos of a model presenting a creation by Greek designer Dimitrios Ordoulidis during the 10th Athens Exclusive Fashion Week in Athens, Greece, October 22, 2016. (Photo by Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters)

A makeup artist works on a model during the Tunis Fashion Week 2018 in Tunis, Tunisia, 12 May 2018. (Photo by Mohamed Messara/EPA/EFE)

A model presents a creation by designer Maxime Simoens as part of his Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2018/2019 fashion show for fashion house Azzaro Couture in Paris, France, July 1, 2018. (Photo by Regis Duvignau/Reuters)

Liu Xu presents a creation from The Blonds Fall 2018 collection during New York Fashion Week in New York, USA, on February 14, 2018. (Photo by Caitlin Ochs/Reuters)

Models present creations from the Versace Autumn/Winter 2018 women collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy February 23, 2018. (Photo by Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters)