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From Start to Finish

FYI @ Lingerie Fashion Week

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Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 5, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 2, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 10, Feb13

Maria @ FYI, Backstage, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 4, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 3, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 7, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 12, Feb13

Lorna w Friend @ FYI, Backstage, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 14, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 9, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 8, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 11, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Runway 8, Feb13

FYI Backstage, Feb2013

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 13, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Runway 7, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Backstage 6, Feb13

Dani w. Models Elevator, Met Pavallion, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Runway 3, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Runway 5, Feb13

FYI, Runway Group, Met Pavallion, Feb13

FYI 2, Runway, Met Pavallion, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Runway 2, Feb13

FYI 5, Runway, Met Pavallion, Feb13

FYI, Runway, Met Pavallion, Feb13

Dani Read @ FYI, Runway 4, Feb13

FYI 4, Runway, Met Pavallion, Feb13

Dani w. Models 2 Post Runway, Met Pavallion, Feb13

FYI by Dani Read

song courtesy of Eddie Baxter

Addicted to Love

Addicted to Love

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FYI, Amanda, Hookah 5 @ Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI, Amanda, Hookah 3 @ Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI, Amanda, Hookah Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI, Amanda, Chocolate 2 Bar, Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI, Amanda, Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI, Amanda, Hookah 2 @ Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI, Amanda, Hookah 4 @ Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI 3, Amanda, Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI 2, Amanda, Karma Bar, Nov12

This is Not Love

Lingerie: FYI • Styling: Nicolette Stosur-Bassett

Make-up: Alyne Halvajian • Model: Hotdamnit Amanda

Hash, Cash & Trashed: Nobody Rides for Free

Hash, Cash & Trashed

nobody rides for free

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FYI, Amanda, Hookah @ Karma Bar

FYI, Amanda, Bound @ Karma Bar

FYI, Amanda, Gentlemen @ Karma Bar

FYI, Amanda, Bathroom 2 @ Karma Bar

FYI, Amanda, Redlight @ Karma Bar

FYI, Amanda, Choker @ Karma Bar

FYI, Amanda, Hooked @ Karma Bar

FYI, Amanda, Gentlemen 2 @ Karma Bar

Lingerie: FYI • Styling: Nicolette Stosur-Bassett

Make-up: Alyne Halvajian • Model: Hotdamnit Amanda

song by Peaches

Fuck Me Blind: Fantasy or Death Wish

Fuck Me Blind

fantasy or death wish

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FYI, Amanda, Blindfold, @ Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI , Amanda, Bow 2, Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI, Amanda, Bound 3 @ Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI, Amanda, Bound 2 @ Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI, Amanda, Bound @ Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI , Amanda, Bow, Karma Bar, Nov12

FYI, Amanda, Gentlemen @ Karma Bar, Nov12

Said he liked my posture, then took me home to fuck me blind.

Lingerie: FYI • Styling: Nicolette Stosur-Bassett

Make-up: Alyne Halvajian • Model: Hotdamnit Amanda

Point & Shoot: Backstage w FYI @ Westway

FYI by Dani Read

 Dramatic Scenes of a Backstage Performance

Inside a tiny dressing room, approximately the size of a broom closet, FYI lingerie designer, Dani Read, was directing a team of make-up artists, hair stylists, models and assistants in preparation for her Spring/Summer 2012 runway show at The Westway. I was welcomed into the madness backstage, and encouraged to capture the frantic, bustling moments just before showtime, as these candid spectacles are rarely witnessed by the public. I photographed as twenty contorted bodies maneuvered together within the constrictive space, each with the grace and dexterity of a ballet dancer. A hazy cloud of hairspray and body paint lingered above while an assembly line of hair and make-up artists systematically groomed, primped, and styled each model until perfection. Misplaced shoes and snagged hosiery acted as an antagonist, thickening the plot and inciting suspense. As is typically the case, the anticipation is evermore thrilling than the climax and it’s backstage where all the real drama unravels.

Song by ESG

House of VON: Fashion Week @ Greenhouse, February 13, 2011

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Williamsburg Fashion Weekend @ Glasslands Gallery, Friday February 18, 2011

Bubble-gum girls parading with plastic toy guns. Scantily clad lingerie gals armed with Uzis. Woolly men in fuzzy sweaters assembling blocks. And psychic mimes prophesying the anti-establishment fashion trends to come.  What is all of this you might ask? Williamsburg Fashion Weekend 2011 —and anything goes!

Curator, designer, and artist Arthur Arbit has been the driving force behind Williamsburg Fashion Weekend, now in its eighth season. The success of this year’s show can be measured by the line of eager spectators wrapped around the block at Glasslands Gallery. Friday night’s bill included Ruffeo Hearts Lil’ Snotty, Mark Tauriello, Dani Read, SDN, King Gurvy, No Name Collective, Lana Weiss, and La China Loca. A live and lively musical performance by Small Time London Thug accompanied Lana Weiss’s showcase, while a more sedate Fay Victor sang a capella while SDN models sauntered on stage.

The mission of Williamsburg Fashion Weekend is to create a platform for emerging artists whose focus is on sustainability, re-couturing, upcycling, recycling, artisan crafts, and eco-friendliness. Through merging fashion, performance, theater, art, design and music, WFW triumphs in pulling off a spectacle that is diverse, cutting edge, and unique. This fashion show offered more than just eye candy and stimulated almost all the senses, especially as Lana Weiss and her gun-ho-gals blew lollipops and sweet tart kisses into the audience. Sweet!

Lana Weiss

Lana Weiss

La China Loca

King Gurvy

Dani Read

Dani Read

Dani Read

No Name Collective, Make up by Second Skin

No Name Collective, Make up by Second Skin

No Name Collective, Make up by Second Skin

Williamsburg (Anti) Fashion Weekend, September 17th 2010@ Glasslands Gallery

Williamsburg Fashion Weekend, presented by Glasslands Gallery,  is where art meets fashion…and music. Founder and curator Arthur Arbit created WFW as a platform for emerging designers who create hand made, one-of –a-kind garments (or small collections) that emphasize fair-trade and eco-friendliness. The uniqueness of WFW goes beyond the exploration of designers who address social and environmental issues: what’s most compelling  is its presentation and delivery; these high-art threads are accompanied on stage with live music sets, spoken-word, and performance art. The models  are not hangers but instead radiate personality and a rocker attitude. There’s no catwalk, BMW sponsorships, or flimsy girls. It’s a circus with art, music and fashion and at Williamsburg Fashion Weekend one cannot be differentiated from another.

The Talent:

Marcus Hicks’s SDN is a grunge/glam, 1920s hipster inspired line that uses upcycled clothes and vintage fabrics. SDN was joined by a live performance with Brooklyn based Bad Credit No Credit, an Avant-Garde Jazz band. VON exploded on stage with fantastic colors and feathery embellishments. By far the most imaginative, VON models appeared as fanciful birds from a surrealist story tale. Other designers from Friday’s show included Noname Collective, Saddle Tramps Collection and King Gurvy who utilizes recycled artwork to create his spring 2011 line.


Photography by Carly Sioux

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