This week, more than 400 exhibitors are in Paris, France for the 2009 Paris Chocolate Festival. The event, which runs from October 14-18th, kicked off last night with a chocolate fashion show. And yes, everything that was worn was either made with or layered in chocolate!

The five day event will feature the latest innovations from chocolatiers around the world, and will include cooking demonstrations, a cocoa show dedicated to the cultures and countries that produce cocoa, tasting sessions and even an awards show.
Last night’s fashion show featured French celebrities, including models, actors, singers and television personalities, who strutted down …read more

This is a fashion show I can get into it — all the outfits are made of chocolate!
The New York Chocolate Fashion Show is an annual event, and this year over 60 pastry chefs and chocolatiers participated and worked with a theme: superheroes! Watch the process — from creation to fitting to showing — in the video above.
I can tell you one thing, I would not be a thin little waif for long wearing one of these!

Wouldn’t this be a great event to attend?  The 5th annual International Chocolate Festival takes place in Obidos, Portugal from November 2 to 12 this year.  Unfortunately the deadline to submit recipe entries has passed, but there is lots to see and taste there.
There is an exhibition area where you can sample and buy chocolate from around the world.  There will also be a chocolate fashion show, with clothes and accessories made of, you guessed it, chocolate.  The ChocoBar features only drinks with chocolate in them.  The Children’s Chocolate House is designed with lots of activities for the younger crowd, …read more