Why do models walk that way? What way? You know, like, that way. The way models walk. Why?

A friend of mine was a model in her younger and thinner days. Before food and all the love-hate relationships.

She says some models are gifted and have a natural ’gait.’ Others have to be taught, and some top runway models have walking ’coaches.’

Tough work, if you can find it.

There’s the ”Versace walk.” It’s kind of a va-va-voom and shake it walk.

There’s the ”Street walk.” My friend says Street means no swish; more like how people walk on the street in New York. Cold and quick.

There are variations of the street, some less exaggerated; probably tailored for Cleveland styles (is there such a thing?).

Most models on the runway, at least, those I’ve seen when tagging along with my taller and more socially adept blonde buddy, have a swagger.

No, make that an ‘haughty swagger; as if they mean to walk right up to you, step on your toes, swish, reverse course and stride into the sunset.

Without blinking; in love only with themselves.

I can’t find an answer for the ”why?” My friend says a walk is important, must be within certain ‘accepted’ parameters for style and grace; you got it or you don’t.

Shrug. Some runway models look like they’ve been force fed raw spinach greens and lima beans along with their daily portion of gruel; then told they’ll get Hostess cupcakes and a box of Little Debbie cakes if they walk the walk (whatever that is).

I’ve seen the Clydesdale horses at the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis. They’re beautiful animals. Runway models walk the same way.

Even without the fashion and perfect skin, they’re beautiful animals. If I had skin like that I’d be in love with me, too.