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, 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.

Tattoos. Body paint. Henna. All these are popular kinds of body art with varying histories and cultural connotations, many going back centuries or even longer. They all have something in common, ...

Remember the controversial designer who uses just tape as material for his bikinis? Well, he was back in action in his hometown during Art Basel. On Friday night, at Kiki on the River, Joel Alvarez, ...

The creator of the duct tape bikini has made a surprise comeback to the catwalk – but it’s another detail that has fans “confused”. Joel Alvarez, the man behind The Black Tape Project, announced the ...

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 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.