CARNI

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Houdini is probably one of the most famous characters from the world of the traveling carnivals of the 19th century in North Amerika. The art of escape was his specialty. In his shows he was locked in metal cages, flooded in water tanks, wrapped in heavy chains and tied up in strings. He was able to free himself of any situation in minutes which made him a world renowned artist. While it was Houdini’s goal to get free of his shakles the concept of bondage is taking pleasure in not being able to escape from them. Almost artistically the strings are tied around the body in complex shapes and knots. The new collection of Berlin-based accessorie label Carni turns this fetish into an object of fashion. Colorful strings wrapped around the shoulders, arms, chest and waist become an elegant and lascivious piece of body jewellery. photos: Katja Hentschel

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Frank is based in Berlin, Germany. His collections are produced in Germany.

Carni is a Berlin-based fashion label that launched in January 2010 with a runway show of its debut collection of jewellery and accessories at the .HBC Couture: Designer Scouts event. One year later in January 2011 it presented its second collection with a fashion presentation and showroom at the Designer Scouts Showcase.
Carny is a term that became popular in the early 1930s in North America. It describes the people who work for a carnivale – a funfair that travels through the country. Carnies were not just the people employed to build up the booths and rides, but also the ones working the stages: Magicians, erotic dancers, sword swollowers, snake tamers, bearded ladies, psychics, and all the freaks you can imagine who dared to turn their unusual nature into an attraction.