MINNEAPOLIS — This story is a part of Lifting Voices, a new KARE 11 Franchise highlighting underrepresented communities.

It’s currently New York Fashion Week, the time when all the big names of fashion from all over the world gather and hold runway shows…bringing forward the newest and most cutting edge.

Well there was a first-of-its-kind show last week, that lifted the voices of the models who rocked that runway.

Rachel and Otto Knutson were two models in the show. The Minneapolis mother, son (and dad Evan, behind the scenes), traveled to New York, to hit the runway of Double Take Fashion Show that took place just before NYFW’s main show. Double Take was sponsored by Genentech, a biotechnology company as a part of their ‘SMA My Way‘ program. 

When Rachel and Otto hit the runway, it was clear–all eyes were on the Minnesota two year old.

“A huge character when he goes into the room,” Rachel described Otto, “and you definitely turn heads don’t you?” she said to Otto, who sat in his wheel chair next to the couch.

Donning a popsicle-laden suit, and matching VANS sneakers with his mom, Otto was a…