Images: Getty Images for for AHA
Each February, New York Fashion Week kicks off with a celebrity runway show that brings attention to a very real issue: heart disease in women. Hosted by Katie Holmes and presented by Macy’s, this year’s American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women™ Red Dress Collection featured 15 celebrities wearing red dresses from top fashion designers. And for the first time ever, heart disease survivors walked alongside the celebrities on the runway.
Despite the upbeat, celebratory feel of the show, the event is held to remind women of the need to protect their heart health. According to the AHA, cardiovascular diseases cause one in three deaths among women each year – more than all cancers combined. However, 80 percent of cardiac and stroke events may be prevented with education and action. The most important action is to know your numbers: blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and body mass index (BMI) — it could save your life.
Click through the slideshow above to see Veronica Webb, Juliette Lewis, Jazz Jennings and more walk the runway.
American Heart Association's Red Dress Collection 2017
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Katie Holmes
wearing Marchesa
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Bonnie Somerville
wearing Carmen Marc Valvo
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Bridget Moynahan
wearing Herve Leger
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Veronica Webb
wearing Amanda Casarez
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Rachel Platten
wearing Pamella Roland
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Diane Guerrero
wearing Gustavo Cadile
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Jessie James Decker
wearing Jay Godfrey
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Lucy Lawless
wearing Nicole Miller
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Lorraine Toussaint
wearing Masha Titievsky
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Peyton List
wearing Naeem Khan
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Juliette Lewis
wearing Christian Siriano
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Maureen McCormick
wearing Emilio Sosa
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C. C. H. Pounder
wearing Bethany Meulener
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Jazz Jennings
wearing Mac Duggal
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Jeannie Mai
wearing John Paul Ataker
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Lauren Holly
wearing Escada
