Nearly naked models take to the runway covered only in body tape to shocked onlookers at New York Fashion Week

Models bared all as they walked the runway wearing nothing but body tape at New York Fashion Week on Sunday. Miami native Drakhan Blackhart, creator of the Black Tape Project and Erik Rosete, CEO and Founder of Art Hearts Fashion at The Angel Orensanz Foundation, opted for a more risqué runway show than ever yesterday. The show stopping designs, which were crafted entirely from body tape, left very little to the imagination as the models took to the catwalk.

The green, blue, purple and black tape was strategically placed on the model's bodies, showcasing their incredible figures. Certain sections of the tape were intricately crafted into 'mosaics', while other designs emulated bandage-inspired bodysuits and lingerie sets. Blackhart's unique concept started when he taped dancers in local Miami clubs before eventually taping models and photographing them.

His photography career eventually took off which allowed him to travel to 42 countries and work with countless magazines, including Maxim and Playboy. Back in 2008, Blackhart was living in his car and struggling to feed himself in what he described as 'the lowest point of his existence'. Models bared all as they walked the runway wearing nothing but body tape at New York Fashion Week on Sunday (Model Abbie Artista).

The show stopping designs, which were crafted entirely from body tape, left very little to the imagination as models, such as Victoria Giusini, took to the catwalk. Opening up about his life on his website, Blackhart said that most of his family had passed away, but he inherited a 'small, run down property' that was 'not suitable for living'. The designer continued: 'The house smelled like a wet dog. It had pink water that would come out of the bathtub when I flushed the toilet and there were holes in the roof that were the size of a microwave.

'I mean, I could literally see the sky from the living room. I dropped to my knees and I looked up to the night sky and cried. I asked what I did to be dragged so low into the ground?'. But as he was cleaning up the residence, he miraculously discovered a box in the closet that contained $26,000. He found out the money had belonged to his late grandfather, who put it away in the late '60s for a rainy day but had never spent it.

'After many years of what I considered "the toughest era" in my life, I quickly put the funds to work in hopes to correct my debts and turn my life around,' he continued. 'I first put in a new roof and paid off the Ford Focus I was living in. I partied a little and gave money to my family and friends. The green, blue, purple and black tape was strategically placed on the model's bodies, showcasing their incredible figures.

Certain sections of the tape were intricately crafted into 'mosaics', while other designs emulated bandage-inspired bodysuits and lingerie sets. Diverse-bodied models confidently strutted down the catwalk in the barely there designs, which were taped by Blackhart. Blackhart's unique concept started when he taped dancers in local Miami clubs before eventually taping models and photographing them. Model Nyzhea Green walks the runway at the Black Tape Project show donned a unique mosaic pattern.

'When you're young, that amount of money seems like a fortune but I soon realized that $26,000 wouldn't last long in this day and age.'. He said he put his last $1,500 towards the purchase of a camera, which was what ultimately launched his career as a fashion designer. Using his new camera, Blackhart started photographing some of the women who worked at his local Hooters, before he began connecting with Miami-based models over Myspace.

Within months, he was getting published in local magazines and continued to work his way up the ladder and eventually shot for huge outlets like Maxim and Playboy - still using the original Canon he had purchased with his grandfather's money. 'One day an out-of-town model booked me for a shoot and on our last look she pulled out a roll of tape and asked me to tape her,' he explained. 'I had no idea where to start or what she was expecting. So I just jumped head first and started taping her.

'The design was so incomplete and extremely tight. She looked like the Michelin Man who lost a fight with rubber bands. 'But I kept at it because I kept seeing lines and I found the ability to compliment the body by adding lines and creating negative spaces that called to the viewers.'. Meanwhile another model showed bandage style tape which covered her modesty. A stunning gold mosaic style tape was showcased on another model who oozed confidence on the runway.

Some designs were extremely intricate with plenty of detail  covering the models body. Not for the faint-hearted, a range of flesh-flashing looks were presented at New York Fashion Week. Designers Erik Rosete, Drakhan Blackhart, and models walk the runway at the Black Tape Project show during New York Fashion Week. From there, Blackhart began working with local dancers at Miami clubs, explaining that he began working 'three or four nights a week' taping up to six women.