High flying fashions at Boston hotel

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A model rappels down the side of the Revere Hotel during a vertical fashion show in Boston on April 18.

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A model rappels down the side of the Revere Hotel during a vertical fashion show in Boston on April 18.

 

The Revere Hotel in Boston, Ma. celebrated its grand opening on April 18 with a vertical fashion show. The Boston Rock Gym provided the models who rappelled down the exterior of the 24-story hotel wearing outfits created by the students from the Massachusetts College of Arts and Design and by Ted Baker London.

 

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A model from the Boston Rock Gym rappelling down the side of the 24-story Revere Hotel on April 18.

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A model from the Boston Rock Gym rappelling down the side of the 24-story Revere Hotel on April 18.

Steven Senne / AP

Rock climber Mike Barron, of Boston, models an outfit created by Ted Baker London as he rappels down the side of the Revere Hotel in Boston. Rock climbers and dancers modeled spring and summer creations by the designer and by students from a local design school.

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Very creative!! Love it!

    Reply#1 - Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:17 PM EDT

    Looks like fun ....

    But not anything I would do ....

      Reply#2 - Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:07 PM EDT

      Is it still considered rappelling if they're being lowered down by someone else and not lowering themselves in a controlled way?

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