A team of Preston women staged a fashion event to raise funds for famine and flood victims in Sudan and Bangladesh and to promote community relations in Lancashire.
Manchester University lecturer Laura Lavalette and student Yameena Patel came up with the idea after seeing harrowing images of the refugees.
They hosted the women-only event, called Expose, at Preston's St John's Minster in Church Street.
Yameena, 19 said, "We chose the title Expose because, as well as showing off our fashions, we want to show people the tragedy of what is happening in places around the world and encourage them to get involved in good causes.
"We also wanted to lift the lid on intolerance and bigotry and show that we are all - whoever we are - human beings who feel both joy and sadness."
Father Tom Davis of St John's Church added, "I think it's fantastic that different communities pulled together at this important time. So much work needs to be done to ease the suffering of people here and abroad."
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