Break Free NYFW announces their support of Daniel’s Law, named after the late Daniel Prude who lost his life while in police custody.

Fashion Designer Alexandra Nyman, who designs under the moniker LadyCat, is thrilled to announce her third New York Fashion Week showcase.

Huge congratulations to @jennifergimenez who today celebrates 17 year’s SOBER!

On Tuesday, November 29th, Mayor Adams announced a controversial new plan to forcefully hospitalize New York City’s most vulnerable: the unhoused population. 

"For too long, there has been a gray area where policy, law, and accountability have not been clear, and this has allowed people in need to slip through the cracks," Adams said.

Break Free NYFW is an immersive runway experience of art, design, fashion, and social issues. The show will be held during New York Fashion Week on Saturday, February 11th, 2023 at 5 pm ET.

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 mission of shining a light on this pressing issue.

If you put shame in a Petri dish, it needs three things to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence, and judgment- Brene Brown 

Recovery is full of intense emotions- sadness, excitement, fear, and relief. These emotions ebb and flow, and they reveal telling insights about your experiences and needs. But shame is another powerful emotion associated with recovery. And if it's unchecked, it can become an insidious undercurrent affecting everything you do.

Though we all don’t speak the same language, we often find ourselves connecting over and overcoming through one thing: music. And within these uncertain times, there’s nothing more than the world needs than new ways and tactics to keep pushing forward — this is the work being done by Ariel Bloomer and Shawn Jump, founders of Icon for Hire.