All that's missing is the red carpet... Coco Rocha steals the show at Zac Posen's Celebration of Classic Hollywood Glamour

Just last year supermodel Coco Rocha told how she had been rejected by many top designers for being 'too fat'.

But the Canadian beauty, 22, who is a tiny US size 2, had the last laugh yesterday when she starred in close friend Zac Posen's New York Fashion Week show.

Wearing a corseted grey gown with a dramatic degradé fishtail skirt, she was the perfect choice to open and close the designer's spring/summer 2012 show, which was a celebration of bombshell curves.

Belle of the ball: Coco Rocha wore a dramatic grey fishtail gown in Zac Posen's New York Fashion Week show

It was a triumphant return for the New York native, 30, who has held his catwalk show in Paris for the past two seasons.


Mr Posen played on an hourglass silhouette using figure-hugging, corseted bodices that gave way to fishtail skirts so wide, the hemlines brushed the feet of those sitting in the front row.

Necklines, too, were uncompromisingly sexy, with plunging halters and strapless sweetheart shapes that allowed the decolleté to take centre stage.

Goddess glamour: Mr Posen channelled the hourglass shapes of old Hollywood in an array of evening gowns

Dramatic shapes: Some of the fishtail skirts were so wide, they brushed the feet of guests in the front row

It was a hit with a very starry (in fashion terms at least) front row, which included Leigh Lezark and Anna Dello Russo.

Fashion Police panellist Kelly Osbourne, who also attended cast her verdict on Twitter after the show.

She wrote: 'The @Zac_Posen show was hands down one of the most exquisite collections I have ever seen in my life! It took my breath away!!!'

Fashion A-list: Guests included Kelly Osbourne (left), Leigh Lezark (centre) and Anna Dello Russo (right)

The positive reviews are likely to be a relief to the designer who was branded 'fashion's biggest poseur' in thelatest Page Six Magazine.

But the article is unlikely to put off fans such as Oprah and Christina Hendricks, who regularly wear his creations on the red carpet.