Helpful Tutorial for Learning the Runway Walk

I know that many of you aspiring fashion/catwalk models want to learn the best way to walk. Since I can't be there in person to show you, I decided to browse through YouTube to see what they had to offer. There are tons of fashion show footage on this site but a lot of them focus on the behind the scenes fluff instead of getting right down to the walking.

However, I came across this great video tutorial that deals only with the different methods/techniques for doing a runway walk. I wasn't able to embed the video in this post but here is the link to it. I highly suggest checking it out and practicing on your own until you get comfortable enough to do it on cue (ladies, to be the best catwalk model, practice in 4-inch heels--hey, beauty is painful!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px69eKV5lWk

For the aspiring male fashion models, I came across this YouTube video for one of Versace's runway shows. Luckily, I was able to embed the video so here you go, fellas:

(You may want to fast forward about 25-30 seconds in since the intro is a tad slow.)

Happy walking!

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