Models walk the runway at the fashion show by young Swiss and Chinese fashion designers at the Swiss Embassy in Beijing on Sept 14, 2015. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

"People might not necessarily associate a fashion and design event with a diplomatic occasion, especially such an important one like the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and China," said Swiss Ambassador to China Jean-Jacques de Dardel. "We'd like to use this occasion to bring to everyone’s attention a domain where both countries might not be internationally well known but have lots to say."