Williamsburg Fashion Show Promises "Tantric Drinking," "Tasting the Minds of Others"

For the most part, this year's New York Fashion Week has been a bore. But, wait, there's more! (And we don't mean K Fed's appearance in Marc Jacobs' front row tonight, or MIA on the decks at the after-party, though if you have a plus-one, call me.) On Friday, February 15, five Williamsburg-based designers -- Mandate of Heaven, Sovereign Beck, SDN, French Me, and King Gurvy -- will debut their A/W 08 looks across the water in the haven of all things hipster. Officially titled "The Williamsburg Fashion Weekend," the presentation, which is open to the public, is atypical in the sense that designers are "barred from using runways and encouraged to parade one-of-a-kind and locally made garments as models strut accompanied by live music."

The event has a Myspace of course, which reveals the following interests: "tantric drinking, trancendance through music," "zen smoking, giving the people what they need, "making provocking pictures, tasting the minds of others," the list goes on. Typos aside, I'm as lost as ever. Is it a hippie peace rally? An opium-fueled orgy? Who the hell knows but rest assured I'll be there, taking part in "driving big cars slowly" and "watching plants grow." Oh yeah, and as far as the fashion, if last year's Mandate of Heaven show (see above) is any indicator, fleshy super-hero-inspired numbers can be expected. [via]