"This Fat Friday celebration, started in 2006 by civil rights attorney Wylie Stecklow to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, featured fabulous music (Circus Mind, Demolition Brass Band, Rev. Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir), a wonderful venue (the Angel Orensanz Foundation on the Lower East Side), great food (Corinne's Concepts in Catering) and an open invitation to wear whatever makes you happy."
"Brown, a veteran of the fashion industry with a penchant for wearing fabulous costumes, has been a regular for years with the Kostume Kult in NYC and Burning Man world in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. She's done everything from dressing models for Sears TV commercials to street photography for fashion merchandisers to launching her own jewelry line to teaching non-English-speaking tailors in foreign countries how to sew their products."
"He wasn't into it before, but when we started costuming, he just took to it, Brown said. All I had to do was tell him the theme, and he would put something together. He really liked the monster themes."
Pat Brown is a fashion industry veteran with extensive experience in costume design and styling who regularly participates in Fat Friday, an annual fundraiser held at the Angel Orensanz Foundation on the Lower East Side. Started in 2006 by civil rights attorney Wylie Stecklow to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims, the event features live music, catering, and encourages attendees to wear creative costumes. Brown's career spans modeling direction, street photography, jewelry design, and art therapy. She met lawyer Steve Rifkind, who embraced the costume culture despite initial unfamiliarity, becoming an enthusiastic participant in their shared passion for elaborate themed costumes.
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