Every summer in Brooklyn is kicked off by the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island. I don't know the origins of this, but I do know it's an excuse for women, and men, to wear pasties, or similarly revealing outfits and for huge throngs to crowd the streets. It's a great, fun time, with outfits as outrageous as any Halloween party you'll see.
My friend Brad was kind enough to trek down from the Bronx to assist on a portfolio shoot with a model. When the model canceled through a proxy (who didn't even tell me until I asked him about her) an hour before the shoot, it was too late to send him home. Improvisation took over and I shot a couple of Brad. These are the less racy images.