Last Monday night (December 19), LVHRD members and friends of thehappycorp gathered at the Pussycat Lounge for a holiday event: the 2nd Annual Striptease for Charity. Affectionately dubbed “STRPHRD,” the party was a high-energy affair, showing that even the looming threat of a transit strike couldn’t stop attendees from a good time.

Whether hiding beneath absurd amounts of clothing, seductively disrobing, or playfully baring skin, LVHRD members made STRPHRD a night that would not soon be forgotten.

Throughout the night, volunteer “strippers” took to the stage, wearing layers upon layers of clothing and performing stripteases to display their donations. The audience, in turn, showed their support in the form of hooting and hollering, wild applause, and tips thrown from all directions onto the stage. Striptease for Charity raised approximately $350 and nearly 200 lb. of clothing, all of which was donated to the Henry Street Settlement. We’d be wasting words to further describe the talent, humor, and daring that was seen that night, so we’ll let the frozen moments captured below do the talking.