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This model was the belle of the (fur)ball.

A model dressed as a giant furball had trouble walking down the runway at Christian Cowan’s Ready-to-Wear Spring 2024 show during Paris Fashion Week.

Inside the furball was model Mi’jon Woods, who told CNN that she had a harness and it took seven people to help her stand up in the giant outfit — but getting ready was a breeze compared to actually walking in the show.

Once Mi’jon got out on the runway, she said she was completely blinded by her outfit.

But to Cowan, the outfit is more than a furball — it’s a ball gown.

“The collection was inspired by the punk icon Pete Burns, and for my Paris debut I wanted to do something as subversive as his career,” Cowan told The Post.

“I think the opposite of what you think of when you think of Paris Fashion Week, is a giant faux fur ball gown with limited visibility. The ball gown felt like a punk approach to my first show there.”


  Sam Smith performs during the Christian Cowan Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 28, 2023 in Paris, France. Kay-Paris Fernandes/Getty Images Sam Smith performs during the Christian Cowan Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 28, 2023 in Paris, France. Kay-Paris Fernandes/Getty Images

Mi’jon told the outlet that she could only see shadows of things — despite there being eye holes in the outfit.

She bumped into singer Sam Smith — who happens to be the designer Cowan’s partner — and they had to nudge her away so she wouldn’t tackle them during the performance.

Still unable to see as she continued down the runway, the furball model inevitably crashed into the front row and the fashion week-goers sitting there. Just as she reached the end of the runway, she fell over and had to be picked up.


  Mi’jon said she had a harness and it took seven people to help her stand up in the giant outfit. @iammijon / Instagram Mi’jon said she had a harness and it took seven people to help her stand up in the giant outfit. @iammijon / Instagram

“I had lost my balance because I had carried it for so long,” Mi’jon told CNN.

Video of the incident has made its rounds on social media, with fashion Instagram account @diet_prada bringing attention to it.

“This would have actually been a serve if the model could walk… could nobody figure out how to rig up a camera??” the caption said.


  A model dressed as a giant furball had trouble walking down the runway at Christian Cowan’s Ready to Wear Spring 2024 show during Paris Fashion Week. Justin Shin/Getty Images A model dressed as a giant furball had trouble walking down the runway at Christian Cowan’s Ready to Wear Spring 2024 show during Paris Fashion Week. Justin Shin/Getty Images

People in the comments of the post were stunned, and many felt bad for the model.

“This is so disrespectful to the model. Designer should be embarrassed and ashamed for putting them in this situation,” one wrote.

“Wow, if ONLY someone could have seen this coming…” another quipped.


  Mi’jon said that she could only see shadows of things — despite there being eye holes in the outfit. CHRISTIAN COWAN / Instagram Mi’jon said that she could only see shadows of things — despite there being eye holes in the outfit. CHRISTIAN COWAN / Instagram

“They do this on purpose right? Viral moments? Poor girl. If that wasn’t on purpose I have no clue how else they could have expected that to go,” someone said.

“At this point they just wanna humiliate models, why ?????” one person questioned.

But Smith also commented on the post — with a different tone than the spectators.

“WE HAD A BALL,” they wrote.

While social media users were baffled as to why this outfit made it to the runway, Mi’jon and Cowan seemed to have a good laugh about it.

“Came into my first Paris fashion week show like a wrecking ball,” Mi’jon captioned her Instagram post of her walking down the runway.

Cowan echoed the reference to Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” in his caption as well, adding the clarification that “no models were harmed.”

Cowan continued with the joke and later posted a video of Mi’jon in the furball outfit walking in Paris with the caption, “Still lost…”

“I never expected my first Paris fashion show experience to reach millions of people around the globe and become this fashion phenomenon,” Mi’jon told The Post. “The memes and comments make me laugh constantly. I see people commenting that they’re going through hard times and this moment has made them smile. That makes me so happy.

“I think this is a moment to laugh, be silly, and not take myself too seriously,” the good-natured model continued. “I think fashion is supposed to be fun, bring joy to people, and spark conversation. I’m glad Christian allowed me to do that and gave me a memory I can look back at and smile.”

CNN reported that the design house said they already have one customer hoping to buy the blinding outfit.

Mi’jon also stunned in another ball gown, walking down the runway in a disco ball dress — which appeared to give her less trouble than the furball.

Cowan is well-known for his quirky designs — The Post even tested out “The Sweet Seat,” a beanbag-like dress inspired by the dreaded task of claiming a seat on public transportation during rush hour, part of the designer’s collab with the ubiquitous mobile game Candy Crush Saga.

Now he’s continuing his collaboration with Candy Crush, unveiling oversized attachable pockets to solve the problem so many women have of no pockets, fake pockets or too small pockets.


  Christian Cowan is well-known for his quirky designs — The Post even tested out “The Sweet Seat.” Christian Cowan Christian Cowan is well-known for his quirky designs — The Post even tested out “The Sweet Seat.” Christian Cowan

  Christian Cowan and Candy Crush launched a line of attachable pockets which aim to solve the no pocket, fake pocket or micro pocket conundrum.  Christian Cowan Christian Cowan and Candy Crush launched a line of attachable pockets which aim to solve the no pocket, fake pocket or micro pocket conundrum.  Christian Cowan

“Pockets have been notoriously ignored by designers, but fashion today begs for them,” Cowan told The Post “I love camp, but I also love function – these pockets I designed for Candy Crush bring both and there’s no better way to showcase them than on the runway.

“They take an otherwise ordinary outfit and make it more fun and functional. I think we’ll start to see more in Spring/Summer 24 and beyond!”

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