Hannah Nicole and Chelsea Puchino couldn’t wait to strip. The Philadelphia-based models had nailed their auditions at the Civilian Hotel in Midtown Manhattan during New York Fashion Week in early ...

Joel Alvarez, Miami-based fashion designer and creator of the "Black Tape Project," wowed 2024 New York Fashion Week with models wearing nothing but tape down the runway. Talk about a strips show.

The controversial Black Tape Project sent models down the runway completely naked with thin strips of tape and chains covering their bodies. I want to show you what I am capable of when I focus all my ...

The 2025 New York Fashion Week is heading up to its final day tomorrow (January 11), leaving in its wake a host of impactful designs that have left viewers ranging from inspired…to outright baffled.

A new “duct tape bikini” brand just made its runway debut – and it’s skimpier than ever. The controversial swimwear trend exploded onto the fashion scene when The Black Tape Project appeared at New ...

Joel Alvarez was one of the most unique and unconventional designers in the fashion industry. This is due, in part, to the fact that he didn’t make clothes and his models didn’t wear any as they ...

The bikinis, one pieces and thongs have come and gone from (two!) separate Magic City swimsuit extravaganzas this summer, but there’s one show still making waves. That would be the always eye-raising ...

Miami swimsuit models redefined “sex tape” when they steamed up the Miami Swim Week runway in risqué bikinis composed entirely of different types of adhesive. The sticky swimwear was the brainchild of ...

Forgot your bikini for beach weekend? Designer Joel Alvarez has a creative (and, erm, kind of painful looking) solution for you: Just cover yourself with masking tape! The photographer and self-titled ...

Models walk the runway with eye-popping tape-only swimsuit fashions during the Black Tape Project Show during Miami Swim Week on July 11, 2021, in Miami Beach, Florida. A model walks the runway at the ...