Vivienne Westwood, Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
Summary by: FT Staff
Originally Aired: July 13, 2008
From New York to Outerspace-touching down at Vienna's Lifeball-the most outrageous fashion event of the year
For over 15 years now, Vienna, Austria has played host to the Life Ball-Europe's largest and most extravagant AIDS charity event. It's an evening of extreme fashion and entertainment where people from all walks of life, including some of the world's most famous faces, come together in support of the fight against HIV and AIDS.

Besides pure wild entertainment, one of Life Ball's main attractions is a giant fashion show that over the years has featured the work of designers like John Galliano, Heatherette and Vivienne Westwood. Taking this year's "Landing on Planet Life Ball" theme to the moon and back was Westwood's own son, Joseph Corre-the man behind high-end lingerie label Agent Provocateur.

Pushing boundaries-behind-the-scenes at Vivienne Westwood's most unusual performance ever
Westwood goes back to her punk, anti-establishment roots for a collection called "chaos point."  Next, she heads to London for a reading of her manifesto entitled "Active Resistance to Propaganda" at the Design Museum.

CONTACT: a little taste of the worlds largest photography exhibit
Every year for the month of may, the city of Toronto is transformed into a giant art gallery. Over 200 venues exhibit the work of over 500 national and international artists during the CONTACT Photography which is famous for bringing art out of the galleries and into the street.

Hot off the runways of Sao Paulo-the best of Brazilian swimwear
While the 25th edition of Sao Paulo Fashion Week featured 50 shows, with everything from street wear to evening gowns, the swimsuit collections always seem to garner a lot of the attention.

Supermodel Karolina Kurkova made a surprise appearance in the Cia Maritima show and some in the Brazilian media created controversy by labeling her too fat.  This kind of scrutiny can be nerve wracking for any model, especially when they are sporting some of the skimpiest designs in the world.

Plus, sexy fashions from Anna Sui and highlights from couture week in Paris.

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Episode 29, Season 22

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