FASHION-JAPAN-DISABLED

In this picture taken on March 18, 2015, a make-up artist works on blind paralympic gold medal swimmer Rina Akiyama (R) before modeling on the runway at a fashion show for the "tenbo" brand, designed by Japanese designer Takafumi Tsuruta, during the Tokyo Fashion Week's 2015-16 autumn/winter collection in Tokyo. A Japanese designer is challenging accepted ideals of beauty at Tokyo Fashion Week, with an easy-to-wear collection unveiled on the catwalk by models who are blind, wear prosthetic limbs or use a wheelchair. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)