Bar Refaeli to be on catwalk in Istanbul

Famous Israeli top model Bar Refaeli will be the main guest at the fourth edition of the Laleli Fashion Shopping Festival, an annual event run by the Laleli Industrialist and Businessmen Association (LASİAD), which will run from Aug. 24-30. She will take the podium on Aug. 25 at the festival venue.

Gıyasettin Eyyüpkoca, the president of LASİAD, said, "Each year, the festival draws more participants. The festival normally takes place in September but due to high interest from abroad, we rescheduled it to this month," he said. Eyyüpkoca said that the festival has reached other countries and it makes heavy contributions to textile businesses in Laleli. "The festival will be full of surprises," he said.