Break Free’s Mannequin Showroom & Panel Discussion: Sobriety, Sex, and Fashion
309 Social Club by Bigvision, New York City
Friday, September 12, 2025
6:00 PM (ET)
Break Free’s New York Fashion Week Presentation & Panel Discussion: Sobriety, Sex, and Fashion powered by BigVision.
📍 309 Social Club by Bigvision, New York City
📅 Friday, September 12, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM (ET)
Step into an evening where style, creativity, and conversation collide. Join the Break Free Foundation and BigVision at their exclusive New York Fashion Week Showroom & Live Panel Discussion on Sobriety, Sex, and Fashion—a night designed to inspire, challenge, and reimagine the intersections of recovery, identity, and self-expression.
✨ What to Expect
🧵 Designer Showroom/ Runway Show
Explore the Spring/Summer 2026 collections from top rising names of designers where advocacy meets fashion.
🖼️ Press & Industry Access
Open media hours, interviews with featured designers, and credentialed photo opportunities ensure the showroom delivers unmatched access for press, journalists, and fashion publications.
🎟️ Mocktail Tasting
Enjoy craft zero-proof creations curated by Pathfinder by Michael Toscano, included with your ticket.
🎁 Panel Discussion
Explore the connections between sobriety, sexuality, and fashion with bold and unapologetic voices who are redefining culture. Panelists will share personal stories and professional insights into how living alcohol-free fuels creativity, confidence, and authenticity.
🤝 High-Level Networking
Meet stylists, store owners, digital creators, magazine editors, and other fashion professionals in an atmosphere designed to foster authentic connection and creative collaboration.
🎙️ Featured Panelists:
Dave Manheim
"Dopey" Dave Manheim is the creator and host of the Dopey podcast, which focuses on personal stories of drug addiction, recovery, and other "dumb shit". A recovering heroin addict, Manheim started the podcast in 2016 with his friend Chris, whom he met in rehab.
Tawny Lara
Tawny Lara is the author of Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze and The Sobriety Deck: Practical Practices for a Booze-Free Lifestyle, co-host of the Recovery Rocks podcast, and co-founder of the vinegar-based botanical beverage, (parentheses).
Addis Fouché
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Addis is a writer, creative, and entrepreneur who embodies multifaceted living. With a career spanning top ad agencies like Wieden + Kennedy and R/GA, Addis has also carved her own space as a sex worker, thought leader, and advocate for sexual freedom. Her sobriety has fueled her pursuits—whether running long-distance races, relaunching her startup Bitter Blush, or writing for global publications such as Glamour, Refinery29, and Vice. Addis’ voice is unapologetic, authentic, and powerful, making her the perfect addition to this thought-provoking conversation.
🍸 Your Ticket Includes:
Bottomless Mocktails provided by Pathfinder
Exclusive access to the showroom experience
Entry to the panel discussion
This is more than an event—it’s a celebration of identity, recovery, and artistry. Fashion is the medium, sobriety is the muse, and sex is the conversation.