Miami-based designer Drakhan Blackhart set the bar for risque runway shows by daring his models to bare it all, quite literally. The controversial designer does not use any ornate jewellery or fancy fabric to doll up his models. The show-stopping looks are all swimsuits that soar the temperature.
They are not regular skin-baring swimsuits. In fact, it’s an understatement to call it merely ‘skin-baring’ when the swimsuit is made solely of tape. ALSO READ: Is going blonde the unofficial trend of the year? Jennie, Angelina Jolie, Kim Kardashian's fair-haired moments prove so Tape-swimsuits The designer calls it the Black Tape Project.
The swimsuit involves only tape as the material, covering up the private parts, while additional tapes are added for that extra flair to his designs. His designs are dramatic and sometimes the process of draping the model in the strips of tape is demonstrated live on the runway itself. The models cover their private parts with patches, while the designer handles the additional design work with tape.
The tape accentuates the curves and highlights the figures of the models. It is of special, medical grade, and safe to use on the skin. Blackhart also sells this special type of tape, available in numerous colours, designs, and patterns.
Liberating and free Despite the frowns, the designer, dubbed ‘the King of Tape’, does not see his models as sex objects but rather as ‘living, breathing pieces of art.’ As per the Miami Herald’s report, .