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    Paris, Berlin and some 50 cities across France hope to stage the world's biggest fashion show next week, with up to 10,000 men and women modelling（模特） their own style on giant open-air catwalks.
    Held at the height of Paris fashion week which kicks off on Tuesday, the event organised by Paris' Galeries Lafayette department store is bidding for a spot in the Guinness Book of Records.
    Would-be models aged¹ 16 and over were asked to post pictures of their look on the store's website, with 700 finalists(决赛选手) chosen from among 3,600 people to take part in the flagship catwalk show on Thursday on Boulevard Haussmann in central Paris.
    Smaller events, to be held Thursday in Berlin and Saturday in 54 sister stores across France, have drawn² over 10,000 registrations（登记,注册）. Put end-to-end the catwalks measure some two kilometres (1.2 miles).
    Currently, the Guinness fashion show record is for 250 people to tread the catwalk at the same time in 10 different locations.
    "There will be men, women -- people of all ages. We want to play on diversity," said Anne-Marie Gaultier, marketing³ director at Galeries Lafayette.
    "We are not looking for the next Elite⁴ model -- we want people to express their vision of fashion," she said, stressing that today's designers "draw their inspiration from the street."The shows will be split into six themes: Fashion, Neo-Preppy, Rock, Glamour⁵, Bohemian Chic⁶ and Street Sport, with models showcasing their own clothes -- but made up by a team of professionals.
    Ready-to-wear labels that have used non-professional models in the past include the Italian group Benetton, while the Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto regularly does so for his men's collections.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

4 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

5 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。

6 chic   

n./adj.别致(的)，时髦(的)，讲究的

参考例句：

• She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。
• The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。