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A model burns her dress in an effort to show transcendency in fashion.

Designer Olga Gromova wanted perfection and simplicity when she chose to treat her garments with laser, instead of scissors. She presented her snow-white collection of fitted sheaths with low backs and intricate laser-cut details to the celebrity audience on Oct. 11. Laser design, although seen by many couturiers as the new It, has not been the focus of Gromova’s show. “Fashion is a myth,” said the lady of the night, “people overestimate it when in reality you only need a dress to cover your knees and a bag – to carry your things around.” To prove her point, models took off and threw their dresses into the fire at the far end of the catwalk.(Photos by Yaroslav Debelyi)