A model presents a creation by British designer Christian Cowan at New York Fashion Week Spring 2019 in New York, New York, USA, 08 September 2018. The Spring 2019 collections are presented from 06 to 14 September. (Photo by Alba Vigaray/EPA/EFE)

Models pose at the Sachin + Babi Spring 2012 presentation during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Pier 59 on September 7, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway at the Luca Luca Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Stage at Lincoln Center on September 9, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)

A model walks down the runway during the Odd Molly Autumn/Winter 2012 Fashion Show at Berns on February 1, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

A model walks the runway during the Sister by Sibling show at London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012 at Somerset House on February 18, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)

Models at the Sophia Webster presentation during London Fashion Week Spring Summer 2015 on September 14, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

Antonina Petkovic walks the runway during the Jean Paul Gaultier Spring Summer 2016 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 27, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

When a French politician remarked that a monument should be raised in honour of American independence at a dinner party in 1865 he probably didn't imagine that the result would become an international icon of freedom. ...