Nunway creator, Sister Baba Ganesh describes Nunway 3 as “a Fellini-esque drag fashion extravaganza and holiday tea dance to celebrate the end of time as we know it. We make art couture from recycled and repurposed materials as our way of embracing sustainability and rejecting consumerism.“ A charity fashion show where Sisters are paired with designers to develop a look fashioned from recycled materials based on the theme 2012. Funds from this holiday fundraiser went to the Sisters’ general fund that supports their various fundraising and community awareness programs. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence® is a leading-edge Order of queer nuns. Since their first appearance in San Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted themselves to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity and spiritual enlightenment. They believe all people have the right to express their unique joy and beauty and they use humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit.

Clinton Fein (born 1964) is a South African born artist, writer and activist, closely identified with his controversial web site, Annoy.com and his notable Supreme Court victory against Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States, challenging the constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act in 1997, where Fein’s right to disseminate his art (such as the uenequivocally indecent and annoying Torture exhibition) was upheld in a landmark victory for the First Amendment. As an artist, Fein is represented by Toomey Tourell Gallery in San Francisco and Axis Gallery in New York, and his shows have been dogged by controversy. In 2001, Fein was scheduled to open a solo exhibition in San Francisco in October. After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Artforum Magazine pulled an advertisment for Fein’s show from their October issue. In 2004, printing company Zazzle found themselves embroiled in an ugly censorship dispute after they deliberately destroyed two of Fein’s images.

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Naoto Hirooka, better known as H. Naoto (born 1977) is a Japanese avant-garde fashion designer. H. Naoto’s style of clothing and accessories could be classified under Japanese punk and gothic lolita, and he has been called the “most visible and successful of the labels fixated on that style.”He graduated from Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo, joined S-inc. in 1999, and launched his own brand, h.NAOTO in the Spring/Summer of 2000. H. Naoto created a dress worn by Amy Lee of Evanescence at the 2004 Grammy Awards. He has also designed costumes for the bands Ayabie,Psycho le Cému (for the Prism PV), Gackt, S.K.I.N., and Hangry & Angry. (Source: Wikipedia)

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h.NAOTO Fashion Exhibit & Grand Opening @ New People, 10.10.2011 (Recap, Part 1)
h.NAOTO is a leading Gothic/Lolita fashion brand based in Tokyo, and its founder/designer, Naoto Hirooka, is internationally known for his dark, edgy and avant-garde clothing. The brand will celebrate its 10th Anniversary and the Grand Opening of the NEW PEOPLE boutique with a special all-day event and gallery exhibition on Friday, October 7th. Additional information on the h.NAOTO collection is available at: http://www.s-inc.com/hnaoto. (Source: New People)