Warning: Excessive nudity. Because, well A gigantic wooden sculpture known as "The Man" is engulfed in flames during the Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. A woman riding in an outrigger fires a flame cannon over the heads of Burning Man participants as they dance in the early hours of the morning. A fire tornado emerges from the burning embers of the "Temple of Whollyness" as it burns at the conclusion of the Burning Man. A Nevada sheriff accepts an invitation from a festival participant as another police officer videotapes the encounter. The sheriffs reportedly do not interfere with the festival unless an overtly illegal activity is observed. Jordan Lenaburg places a ring on Shandi Trolson's finger at a wedding ceremony during the Burning Man festival. Posted on September 09, , GMT.
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While you likely spent your Labor Day Weekend atop a pool float, perhaps lamenting the fact that summer's nearly over, a particular segment of the fashion community swapped their local watering hole for Burning Man at Nevada's Black Rock Desert. In the interest of journalistic integrity, we'll admit that we aren't entirely sure what, exactly, Burning Man entails, but its Wikipedia summary sure makes it sound like a "Mad Max" cosplay operation — a place where rich, nearly naked hippies become one with art and the Earth and each other's nearly naked, dust-covered bodies. While Burning Man is traditionally a favorite for fashion — in , Poppy Delevingne famously traded her Burberry cape for a burger — this year's gathering attracted quite a few more Victoria's Secret Angels than it does normally. And why not? That lingerie isn't going to wear itself in the degree dry heat. Never miss the latest fashion industry news. Sign up for the Fashionista daily newsletter.
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The three-day Labor Day weekend has come to an end, and while most of us are returning to our rigorous weekly schedules of work or school, as you read this there are still plenty of people packing up and departing Black Rock City, aka the in famous Burning Man playa. Make your weekend last a little longer and jump into this visual tour through Black Rock City. We climbed Robot Heart and lived to tell the tale. It was a different burn from the others: learning a lot, being inspired, crying; the variety of feelings that I experienced was wider than ever.
