LVHRD - "Master-Disaster Fashion Dual" not Duel.

Monday night, 11-15-04, was the premiere of The LVHRD Foundation's Master-Disaster series. Over 200 people attended to watch Kelly Funabashi of Redtoenails and Julie Machado of BluPrint Clothing, two young emerging fashion designers, battle down to the last second. Each designer was given an equal amount and type of fabric, one pair of scissors, one can of spray glue, 60 safety pins, needle and thread, a zipper, velcro, a stapler, and a live female form. They had one hour to design an outfit on the model, after which the audience voted on which design was best.

Opening scene of the event


Tristan Perich's mobile phone, the number has been changed to protect the innocent.


(left to right) vidblog enthusiast Jakob Lodwick, New York City ballerina Sophie Flack, pro snakeboarder Wesley Clouden, bacterial pathogenicist Marta Crowe, Fulbright scholar dalas verdugo


The audience watches the designers prepare for the duel.


Julie Machado of BluPrintClothing cuts fabric for her design on model Maria Yakevenko.

Kelly Funabashi (with scissors) cuts fabric for her design on model Mai Nyugen as the Redtoenails crew (right) looks on.


Julie Machado of BluPrint Clothing stitches two parts of her design together on model Maria Yakevenko.


Kelly Funabashi of Redtoenails braids different pieces of fabric together for her design on model Mai Nyugen.


Designer Farrah Zeigler of Redtoenails watches as Kelly Funabashi cuts fabric for her design.


Kelly Funabashi (left) puts the finishing touches on her design. Model Mai Nyugen


Julie Machado's completed design, model Maria Yakevenko

Kelly Funabashi 's winning design, on model Mai Nyugen.


Emily Vannucci or Marc Jacobs and Farrah Zeigler of Redtoenails (left) smile as Kelly Funabashi finishes her design. (back left to right) Rob Hudak of Fultilt Records, Colleen Kane of Bust Magazine, Dana Moscovici of gloriana clothing, designer Frank Cauthen, and fashion specialist Christine Galasso.

Artist Anton Perich films the final designs, New York City ballerina Kristin Sloan, design entrepreneur Danielle Strle, and fashion/jewelry expert Randi Molofsky discuss the designs.


DJ Greg Poole drops the platter, and gives us a pinky wave.


Emcee Emily Welsch annouces the winner: Kelly Funabashi (design on right) with 59 votes. Julie Machado (design on left) is the runner up with 29 votes. Marina Tatischeff, fasion editor, of blackbook looks on as a friend raises his arms.


Models Mai Nyugen (left) and Maria Yakevenko (right) view each other's outfits for the first time that evening.


Maria examines the back of Kelly Funabashi's design on Mai.



Model Maria Yakevenko, designer MyPhuong Chung, vidblog enthusiast Jakob Lodwick, writer Peter Koechley of Prangstgrup.


Designer Julie Machado and pro snakeboarder Wesley Clouden exhange ideas about video for Julie's upcoming fashion show.


After the competition


Kelly Funabashi helps model Mai out of her design as Emcee Emily Welsch congratulates Kelly.