Joel Alvarez doesn’t use tape like regular people to, say, hang a poster or wrap a gift. The controversial local designer has become infamous for strategically placing the household item onto models’ ...

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 ...

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.

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, ...

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 ...

A soldier receives a 3-D body scan at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Oct. 18, 2021. The scan/study is part of a comprehensive body composition study examining the association between body composition and Soldier ...

The designer , Drakhan Blackhart, the King of Tape, designs swimsuits in tape on model bodies during Miami Swim Week at M2 Club, South Beach on Sunday June 3rd., 2024. Alexia Fodere for The Miami ...