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A mysterious black statue in a dimly lit Parisian salon awaited revelers Monday who suddenly gasped as this "statue" began to move; the figure was in fact a performer inside a black body stocking, standing on a Tesla coil. Then followed one of the most unforgettable -and frightening - displays seen in recent couture memory: the electricity was turned on and this figure lit up like lightening. Iris Van Herpen's electrifying haute couture show should have come with a warning sign: Danger High Voltage.