{"id":72324,"date":"2021-07-15T02:10:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T02:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=72324"},"modified":"2021-07-15T02:10:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T02:10:11","slug":"swimsuit-models-dazzle-catwalk-bikinis-made-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=72324","title":{"rendered":"Swimsuit models dazzle catwalk in bikinis made of tape"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami swimsuit models redefined \u201csex tape\u201d when they steamed up the Miami Swim Week runway in risqu\u00e9 bikinis composed entirely of different types of adhesive.<\/p>\n

The sticky swimwear was the brainchild of the\u00a0Black Tape Project\u00a0founder, Joel Alvarez, who uses a smorgasbord of different adhesives to create swanky yet Spartan beach attire.<\/p>\n

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The so-called King Of Tape premiered his latest line of eccentric swimwear at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach on Saturday night, dazzling audiences with his MacGyver-esque designs,\u00a0the Daily Mail reported.<\/p>\n

Some of the more minimalist bikinis entailed placing a few pieces of electrical tape over the model\u2019s nether regions, similar to live-action censor bars. Meanwhile, other glamour gals strutted down the catwalk festooned in elaborate mosaics of multicolored, mirrored and metallic adhesive, acting as clothing and accessories from halter tops to bracelets.<\/p>\n

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One of Joel Alvarez\u2019s more Spartan swimsuits, which consists of several strips of black electrical tape.<\/figcaption>
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In lieu of a bikini bottom, one model had diamond \u201cscales\u201d bedazzling her bare derri\u00e8re, evoking what Ariel in \u201cThe Little Mermaid\u201d might\u2019ve looked like\u00a0midway through morphing into\u00a0a human.<\/p>\n\n

In order to prevent discomfort \u2014 and perhaps an inadvertent bikini wax upon removal \u2014 Alvarez claims he uses \u201conly skin-safe artistic body tape\u201d in his clingy couture.<\/p>\n

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One of the more risqu\u00e9 creations on display at the Black Tape Project show.<\/figcaption>
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Per the\u00a0Black Tape Project\u2019s website, the unconventional patterns were inspired by an encounter the designer had while working as a rookie fashion photographer in 2008. The budding designer was reportedly working with a model who \u201csuggested I use electrical tape on her for the last look,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

While Alvarez initially had no idea why she\u2019d want to do this, he decided to oblige by wrapping her in black electrical tape, he recounted of his maiden bikini design.<\/p>\n\n

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This \u201cbutt diamond\u201d is composed of only four strips of tape.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cMind you, she looked like two Christmas hams wrapped in rubber bands when I was done!\u201d mused the fashionista, who currently\u00a0boasts over 530,000 followers\u00a0on Instagram.<\/p>\n

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Models walk the runway at the BLACK TAPE PROJECT Show during Miami Swim Week Powered By Art Hearts Fashion at Faena Forum on July 11, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida.<\/figcaption>
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Fast forward a few years and it appeared that Black Tape was sticking around. By 2012, the tape maven began selling his \u201ccreative services to local night clubs in Miami\u201d and now showcases his designs at venues across the globe, per the fashion firm\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

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