The Rise and Fall of Me

Break Free NYFW held its third showcase on Saturday, February 11th, featuring designers Alexandra Nyman of Ladycat, Ashley Alt of VALT, Kelsey Zephyr of Zephyr, Daniel Ukiri of Dukiri Apparel, and Tyrone Chablis of Just Us Kidz Productions. These designers came together to raise awareness for the nonprofit organization, the Break Free Foundation, which has a scholarship fund to assist those…

​‘AGT’ album Wyn Starks, will perform his iconic song, “Who I Am”, at Break Free NYFW’s designer showcase on Saturday, February 11th at Daylight Studios. “Who I Am” is a tribute to Starks’ late twin brother, who was his biggest fan. The song has taken on a life of its own since the groundbreaking performance on AGT took place. The song cracked Billboard’s Top 20 AC and Top 40 R&B charts while…

Fashion Designer Alexandra Nyman, who designs under the moniker LadyCat, is thrilled to announce her third New York Fashion Week showcase. The collection, entitled “Marry Me Betty” is a commentary on New York’s Mayor Adams’ treatment of the unhoused and his controversial policy of forcefully hospitalizing those who appear to exhibit signs of a mental illness. On Tuesday, November 29th, 2022,…

Break Free NYFW, A Fashion Showcase with a Cause, Announces their Third Designer Showcase

Break Free NYFW is a runway show with a cause, leading the discussion on mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders within the fashion industry and beyond. We have invited mental health and addiction recovery activists to not only walk in this show as models but to be featured designers showcasing their collections for the New York elite to immerse themselves with their brands’ core…

Break Free NYFW Collaborates with Fashion Fights Cancer to Raise Awareness on Cancer Research

Break Free NYFW is thrilled to announce that we are partnering up with Fashion Fights Cancer to give away two VIP tickets at our Designer Showcase featuring Project Runway’s Helen Castillo, Renee Cafaro, and Ashley Alt, with guest speaker and breast cancer survivor, Bershan Shaw of the Real Housewives of New York, as well as breast cancer survivor and model, Christine Handy who will be rocking…

Break Free NYFW Gives Hope During National Recovery Month

Back in February, Break Free took New York Fashion Week by storm. Bringing together designers like Jacqueline City Apparel, Zephyr, Love Disorder, Adorn Your Clothes, and LadyCat. These designers came together to raise awareness for the nonprofit organization, 10,000 Beds. The primary goal of Break Free was to raise funds for 10,000 Beds and their “One Bed. One Life” Scholarship Fund. This fund…

When Mental Health and Fashion Collide: Break Free NYFW’s September Designer Showcase Features Project Runway Designer Helen Castillo and Mental Health Activist Renee Cafaro

Break Free NYFW, a designer showcase with a cause announces their featured designers for the season including Helen Castillo, of Project Runway and Project Runway All Stars, and Mental Health Activist and Plus Sized Designer, Renee Cafaro. The showcase will be held on Saturday, September 10th, which is World Suicide Prevention Day. Break Free NYFW is a runway show with a cause, leading the…

Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives and Aren’t “Heroin Shooting Galleries” As Those Less Informed on Harm Reduction May Lead You to Believe | Opinion

Since February 2022, the two Overdose Prevention Centers [OPC] in East Harlem and Washington Heights have been visited 10,470 times by 857 individual participants, and have intervened in 180 overdoses, according to data provided by the nonprofit that runs the sites, OnPoint NYC, on March 9th, 2022. Most importantly, all individuals who suffered an overdose within the OPCs survived due to the…

Alexandra Nyman, Founder of LadyCat, Stands with the Recovery Community

On Tuesday, our president made bold claims of his administration’s desire to end the opioid crisis that has plagued our nation for generations. A number of bills sit on the congress floor waiting to pass ranging from the MAT Act (S.445 – 117th Congress 2021-2022; the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021) to the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 (S.2680 – 115th Congress 207-2018). In his…

We Are Launching a Kickstarter Campaign

If you are reading this post it is because at one point in time I told you about this blog and you took pity on me and decided to follow me or you stumbled upon this post from the interwebs. If you follow me on Instagram, you have probably noticed that I’ve announced the launch of our Kickstarter campaign on Friday, December 3rd in support of our new initiative: Break Free NYFW.  Break Free NYFW…

Break Free NYFW: Fashion Show

Break Free NYFW is an immersive experience of art, design, fashion, and social issues. the show will be held during resort fashion week on Saturday, February 12th, 2022. Break Free NYFW is my plea to society to open up about their struggles with mental health and addiction, and to begin to take it as seriously as they do with a physical disability. We have invited mental health and addiction…

Casting for male and female models over the age of sixteen. The casting will be held at 550 West 29th Street and will begin at 1pm ET. For Female Models (preferably): 5’ 8”- 6 ’0” Tall For Male Models (preferably): 5”10-6”2” Tall We are seeking both straight sized and plus sized models for this showcase, all are welcome! The thesis of this show is to show that fashion is for all shapes, sizes,…

World Suicide Prevention Day 2021

Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States across all age groups. A total of 44,193 suicides occur each year, or 121 suicides per day. Substance use is a risk factor for both suicide attempts and death by suicide. Compared with the general population, individuals with alcohol dependence and persons who use drugs have a 10–14 times greater risk of death by suicide,…

Break Free NYFW is an immersive runway experience of art, design, fashion, and social issues. The show will be held during fashion week on Saturday, February 12th, 2022. Break Free NYFW is organized by up and coming designer, Alexandra Nyman of LadyCat. This show is my plea to society to open up about their struggles with mental health and substance use disorder. To begin to take these issues as…

Gabbie Hanna and Jessi Smiles Timeline

The narcissistic abuser, Gabbie Hanna, strikes again. But this time, her lies have only damaged herself. On June 4th, Buzzfeed wrote an article on Hanna trying to get to the bottom of why everyone is so mad with her. Spoiler alert, its because she is a narcissist who tried to leverage her friend’s rape and trauma to turn herself into a victim, she misuses pronouns for members of the trans and…

What is Dramageddon 4?

We are officially in dramageddon 4 territory. One common thread I have noticed between dramageddon 1, dramageddon 2, karmageddon, and dramageddon 3 is the recurring cast of characters. In this case it is Shane Dawson, Jeffree Star, and Trisha Paytas with special guest, Hair by Jay. This tea has been brewing for a while and is finally ready to drink. In 2020 around Valentine’s Day, Trisha had a…