Models fall on catwalk

Lindsey Wixson took a tumble at the Versace spring/summer 2012 show in Milan. (REUTERS)

Second time unlucky for Lindsey Wixson after falling not once, but several times during Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief show, held during the Cannes Film festival. (GETTY)

Socks and sandals might be a burgeoning trend, but it didn't aid the strutting abilities of this model at the Betty Jackson (AP)

 

At the Burberry Prorsum spring/summer 2011 show, young model Nina Porter's vertiginous shoes weren't getting on with the uber-shiny floor, resulting in a head-first-in-to-the-audience moment. (AFP)

At the New York Fashion Week , where hot designer Zac Posen debuted his new Z Spoke by Zac Posen range , so enthused was the model to be showcasing the new collection, her feet literally ran away with her. (GETTY)

 

Prada's spring/summer 2009 show made headlines worldwide when numerous models had trouble maneuvering in Miuccia Prada's footwear creations. (AFP)

At least models can always rely on helpful members of the audience to come to the rescue, as was the case when Karen Elson fell over during the Zac Posen autumn/winter 2008, Sean 'Diddy' Combs offered a helping hand. (GETTY)

No matter how hard the fall, the motto always remains: 'Just pick yourself up and carry on'. (AFP)

Again, that socks-and-sandal combination proves treacherous during the Marcel Ostertag fashion show at Berlin fashion week in January 2010. (GETTY)

It's not just the big labels that suffer from the 'model tumble' affliction: Austrian designer Lena Hoschek's shoes looked sensible enough, but not for her models. (GETTY)

The model at the Andreea Tincu & Sence show during the Ukrainian Fashion Week had firmly had enough of her painful platforms. (AFP)

A full tumble at the Mila Schon show. (AFP)

A model falls over into a puddle of water during the Cavalera autumn/winter 2011 show during Sao Paulo Fashion Week. (REUTERS)