Miami Fashion Shows - Miami Fashion Week - runwaymiami.com » Front Row http://www.runwaymiami.com Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:10:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim Makes A Splash As It Announces Record Number Of Designers To Showcase Collections http://www.runwaymiami.com/mercedes-benz-fashion-week-swim-makes-a-splash-as-it-announces-record-number-of-designers-to-showcase-collections/ http://www.runwaymiami.com/mercedes-benz-fashion-week-swim-makes-a-splash-as-it-announces-record-number-of-designers-to-showcase-collections/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:10:44 +0000 zach http://www.runwaymiami.com/?p=210 The summer season is upon us and the countdown has begun for Miami Beach’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim. This July, IMG Fashion is pleased to announce its line-up with a record number of designers to showcase their collections for 2011. The Raleigh will once again become the epicenter of the fashion industry from July 15-19, 2010 as supermodels, celebrities, press and buyers come together to celebrate fashion and beauty with the sexiest swimwear designs in the world.

“Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim is the leading platform globally for designers and swimwear brands to showcase their collections to the world, and we are excited to celebrate our talented roster of designers,” said Christina Neault, Executive Producer of the event. “We believe that the response from the design community represents the strength of swimwear as a growth market around the world and the important role this event plays in the industry.”

The week kicks off with a runway show by Trina Turk and opening party on the 15th, followed by four consecutive days of shows featuring collections from White Sands Australia, Beach Bunny Swimwear, Dolores Cortes, Swell Suits Miami featuring Naila and Park & Ronen, Ed Hardy Swimwear, Crystal Jin, Swimwear Anywhere, Mara Hoffman Swim, Poko Pano, True Religion Swimwear, Aqua di Lara, Red Carter, Cia.Marítima, Luli Fama, Caffé Swimwear, Nicolita, Marysia Swim, Lisa Maree, Aquarella Swimwear, Lisa Blue, Kooey Swimwear Australia and Tyler Rose.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim is presented annually at Miami Beach’s historic hotel, The Raleigh. Over the course of five days, 12,000 journalists, buyers and VIPs will be in South Florida to experience the most elite swimwear event in the country. This “by invitation only” event features the top swim designers from the US and abroad showcasing Collections in two runway venues, the Cabaña Grande and the Oasis, as well as The Raleigh’s Historic Pool and Penthouse which will provide spaces for designer cocktails and presentations. All venues can accessed via the event lobby on Collins Avenue at 18th Street.

Mercedes-Benz, the event’s title sponsor, is joined by American Express®, DHL, MAKE UP FOR EVER, TRESemmé, Clarisonic Sonic Skin Care, The Raleigh, Ruffino, Ocean Drive Magazine, California Apparel News Waterwear and Getty Images.

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]]> http://www.runwaymiami.com/mercedes-benz-fashion-week-swim-makes-a-splash-as-it-announces-record-number-of-designers-to-showcase-collections/feed/ 0 Custo Barcelona Dazzles Miami With Its Metallic Sparkle http://www.runwaymiami.com/custo-barcelona-dazzles-miami-with-its-metallic-sparkle/ http://www.runwaymiami.com/custo-barcelona-dazzles-miami-with-its-metallic-sparkle/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:00:36 +0000 zach http://www.runwaymiami.com/?p=205 A metal bath of vibrant contrasts dazzled Miami, courtesy of Custo Barcelona with the return of designer Custo Dalmau to the South Florida. FASHIONmiami was the setting on Saturday, March 13th, 2010 for the catwalk presentation of the designer’s new autumn-winter “Hairy Metal” 2010-11 collection.

Sparkling metals melted into pure lines to form new volumes that contrast with the warmth of fur. The Design District provided the backdrop for an energized audience of more than 1,000 celebrities, VIP’s and press from all over the world, including the main actors from the hit TV series Burn Notice, Gabrielle Anwar and Jeffrey Donovan, former Miami Heat Rony Seikaly, Grammy Award winner Jon Secada, and Alexia Echevarria, cast member from Bravo’s Real Housewives of Miami, attended the show.

Under the name ‘Hairy Metal’, Custo Barcelona presented a collection where the indisputable protagonists were metallic sparkles. Miami saw a strong, energetic and contemporary collection, in keeping with a new era.  Bronze, steel, gold, black and rust comprise a new colour palette which is mixed with graphics inspired by mercury, melted silver, red hot iron and tin.

The cold of metal is contrasted with fake fur, which has been developed in every imaginable form. Hairs of different lengths and colours have been mixed together to create new graphic effects that are sinuous, geometric or crossed. Different types of furs have also been mixed with wools to match the colour graphics and produce volumes that create new depth.

A primitive looking collection that brings cold and warmth face-to-face. Of contrasting looks.  Of melting metals. A veritable ode to the periodic table of elements. An invitation to experiment. A mysterious and spectacular show courtesy of Custo Barcelona, who has managed to surprise us once again.

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]]> http://www.runwaymiami.com/custo-barcelona-dazzles-miami-with-its-metallic-sparkle/feed/ 0 Victoria’s Secret Model Alessandra Ambrosio Spotted in South Beach http://www.runwaymiami.com/victoria-secret-model-alessandra-ambrosio-spotted-in-south-beach/ http://www.runwaymiami.com/victoria-secret-model-alessandra-ambrosio-spotted-in-south-beach/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:13:55 +0000 zach http://www.runwaymiami.com/?p=191 Geared up for her all-important work duties, Alessandra Ambrosio was spotted taking part in a photo shoot in Miami Beach over the weekend. Alessandra Ambrosio, the Victoria’s Secret supermodel, strapped on her skates, proceeding to roll down a Miami Beach boardwalk in a bandeau bikini for French Elle magazine. The 28-year-old looked absolutely stunning, doing her thing just five months removed from giving birth to her first child, daughter Anja Louise. Doing quite well for herself as of late, Alessandra Ambrosio was featured in Forbes’ 2009 world’s highest-paid models, pulling in an estimated $6 million.

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]]> http://www.runwaymiami.com/victoria-secret-model-alessandra-ambrosio-spotted-in-south-beach/feed/ 1 Russian Supermodel Anne Vyalitsyna in a Sexy Bikini on South Beach http://www.runwaymiami.com/russian-supermodel-anne-vyalitsyna-in-a-sexy-bikini-on-south-beach/ http://www.runwaymiami.com/russian-supermodel-anne-vyalitsyna-in-a-sexy-bikini-on-south-beach/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:35:11 +0000 zach http://www.runwaymiami.com/?p=187 Anne V for short, is a beauty straight from Russia. Born March 19, 1986, she is probably best known for her work with SI; she appeared in their Swimsuit issue five years in a row. Anne Vyalitsyna was born in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, formerly known as Gorky. Both her parents are doctors; her father is a sports doctor for a soccer team and her mother is a pediatrician.

She started her professional modeling career at the age of 15, after IMG scouts discovered her in Saint Petersburg while looking for new faces for MTV’s Fashionably Loud Europe. She entered and ended up winning their modeling contest along with a contract with IMG Paris and, later, IMG New York.

Recently she was spotted down in South Beach sporting a sexy bikini and chatting it up on her cell phone.

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]]> http://www.runwaymiami.com/russian-supermodel-anne-vyalitsyna-in-a-sexy-bikini-on-south-beach/feed/ 0 Art Basel Gets Ready For Red Carter Swimwear To Debut December 4TH http://www.runwaymiami.com/art-basel-gets-ready-for-red-carter-swimwear-to-debut-december-4th/ http://www.runwaymiami.com/art-basel-gets-ready-for-red-carter-swimwear-to-debut-december-4th/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:21:41 +0000 zach http://www.runwaymiami.com/?p=184 red-carter-zw-swim10-9721

Miami’s Golden boy, Red Cater has designed his latest collection to be wearable pieces of art by using fabric prints from contemporary Miami artist Carlos Betancourt. “Art is everywhere, anywhere, all the time,” says Carlos Betancourt . This new line of swimwear is scheduled to debut during ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH. The collection will be sold exclusively at BARNEYS stores to benefit The United Way. “Combining art and fashion never goes out of style” states Red Carter.

The highly anticipated collaboration will be unveiled at a launch party hosted by Red Carter and Carlos Betancourt. To be held this evening at Barneys Co-op Miami Beach store, December 4, 2009 from 8PM to 10PM.

ABOUT RED CARTER LLC

Since launching his collection in 2004, swimwear designer Red Carter has taken the resort industry by storm. Red Carter LLC utilizes its vertical design, development, production, and distribution capability to support its own eponymous labels Red Carter Glam, Red Carter and Sandy Bottoms. Red Carter LLC holds the swimwear license for Jessica Simpson and produces private label products for retailers nationwide.  Red Carter lines are sold by leading retailers including Barneys, Neiman Marcus, Saks, Intermix, Macys, Victoria’s Secret and Everything But Water.  Red Carter designs have appeared in Vogue, Elle, Lucky, Marie Claire and Sports Illustrated.  The company also established and operates Salon9, its New York City based showroom which has quickly gained a reputation with buyers and editors for representing the industry’s leading swim and resort lifestyle brands.

ABOUT CARLOS BETANCOURT

Artist Carlos Betancourt was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1981 he moved to Miami, Florida. Mr. Betancourt’s artwork is part of public collections such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, The Miami Art Museum, The San Antonio Museum of Art in Texas, The Bass Museum in Miami Beach, etc.  Betancourt’s artwork has been included in multiple solo and group exhibitions as well as fairs such as Art Basel and Arco.  He is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including the Florida Department of State Millennium Cultural Recognition Award, a National Endowment for the Arts grant and the Miami Beach Arts Council Grant.  He has been awarded commissions to create artworks for various Art in Public Places programs.  Betancourt is co-founder of 801 Projects, an arts center that provides studio spaces for visual artists based in Miami.

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Rock Media & Entertainment along with Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach and Hachette-Filipacchi Media U.S. hosted Rock Fashion Week from October 14th to October 17th in Miami Beach. With over 1,200 guests in attendance each night, the Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach was packed full with VIPs and notables including  fashion designer Russell Simmons, retired NBA player Dennis Rodman, Eva Longoria, actor Idris Elba, developer Ugo Colombo, supermodel Sarah Mutch, singer/songwriter Jamie Jo Harris, shoe designer Lisa Pliner, socialite Jillian Jacobson, MTV’s Ibis Del Mar Nieves, Bravo’s Ariel Stein, Flo’Rida’s DJ Entice, Denim of Virtue founder Elizabeth Bae, VP of corporate marketing Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. Al Silvestri and more.

Rock Fashion Week Miami Beach kicked off the week with a Pink Dress Collection show benefitting Susan G. Komen For The Cure. Designers included Betsy Johnson, Giorgio Armani, Lilly Pulitzer, Luca Luca, Nicole Miller, Pamela Roland and Tadashi, to name a few. Celebrities and Miami’s notables including CBS 4   Lissette Gonzalez; NBC 6 Roxanne Vargas; Fox 7 Deco Drive’s Shireen Sandoval and singer/songwriter, Jamie Jo Harris walked the runway to support the cause. Dennis Rodman closed the show with a customized number designed by Kayce Armstrong of Art of Shade.

Spring/Summer 2010 collections were debuted throughout the week with shows by Russell Simmons ARGYLECULTURE, Birgit C. Muller Couture, Ella Bella Rozio Couture, Lorie Lester, RaMona LaRue by Arianne, biatta Intimates, Bullets 4 Peace (who gave away a necklace with black diamonds valued at $10,000.00 to one lucky winner in the audience) and KRELwear who put on a black-light disco glo show. The four-day fashion and entertainment event was presented by Stolichnaya vodka, Mehron professional cosmetics, Elle jewelry, Rado watches and Cutler South Beach.

]]> http://www.runwaymiami.com/rock-fashion-week-recap/feed/ 0 Jon Gosselin: Since When Did He Become the un-Official Face for Ed Hardy? http://www.runwaymiami.com/jon-gosselin-since-when-did-he-become-the-un-official-face-for-ed-hardy/ http://www.runwaymiami.com/jon-gosselin-since-when-did-he-become-the-un-official-face-for-ed-hardy/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:22:53 +0000 zach http://www.runwaymiami.com/?p=169 Christian Audigier and son

Back in the summer when Jon Gosselin got decked out with an Ed Hardy wardrobe, he has become the unofficial poster boy for the clothing brand. I do not understand. The guy gets some shirts from the designer, and then all of a sudden he is the Ed Hardy Poster boy. It seems like no matter what article I read, and Jon Gosselin is mentioned, so is some line about him wearing Ed Hardy. “Walking Ed Hardy billboard, Jon Gosselin”, “the Ed Hardy-loving bachelor-to-be”, and things like, “besides a shirt that doesn’t come from Ed Hardy” is in almost any article your read about the on going Jon and Kate drama. We get the point, he wears Ed Hardy. I think it is time for Jon Gosselin to become disassociated with the Ed Hardy brand.

]]> http://www.runwaymiami.com/jon-gosselin-since-when-did-he-become-the-un-official-face-for-ed-hardy/feed/ 0 The Pink Dress Collection To Open Rock Fashion Week At Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach http://www.runwaymiami.com/the-pink-dress-collection-to-open-rock-fashion-week-at-eden-roc-renaissance-miami-beach/ http://www.runwaymiami.com/the-pink-dress-collection-to-open-rock-fashion-week-at-eden-roc-renaissance-miami-beach/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:57:20 +0000 zach http://www.runwaymiami.com/?p=168

Rock Media and Entertainment and Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach is pleased to announce the second showing of The Pink Dress Collection, to be held on Wednesday, October 14th at 9:00 p.m. during Rock Fashion Week in Miami Beach.

The Pink Dress Collection features dresses and eveningwear donated by top designers including Betsey Johnson, Binetti, Luca Luca, Nanette Lepore, Nicole Miller, Pamela Roland, Terexov, Tadashi, as well as emerging talent Abi Ferrin, Ina Solanti, Karen Zambos, Kurru Kurru and many more.

Celebrities and Miami’s notables including retired professional basketball player, Dennis Rodman, CBS 4 anchor, Lissette Gonzalez; NBC 6 – South Florida Today anchor and reporter, Roxanne Vargas; WSVN 7 – Deco Drive reporter, Shireen Sandoval and singer/songwriter, Jamie Jo Harris will grace the runway in support of the cause.

“I am so excited about The Pink Dress Collection show during Rock Fashion Week,” said Bobbi Meyers, executive director with Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. “This collection will help us continue to bolster our overall vision: a world without breast cancer.”

The annual Pink Dress Collection debuts in three cities: New York City, Miami Beach and Los Angeles. The dresses are auctioned off in an online auction at the close of Rock Fashion Week L.A. at Paramount Studios on October 31, 2009, where proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.

Gen Art will open Rock Fashion Week Miami Beach with a cocktail reception from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00p.m. before The Pink Dress Collection show.

]]> http://www.runwaymiami.com/the-pink-dress-collection-to-open-rock-fashion-week-at-eden-roc-renaissance-miami-beach/feed/ 0 Cutting the Weight http://www.runwaymiami.com/cutting-the-weight/ http://www.runwaymiami.com/cutting-the-weight/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:03:48 +0000 zach http://www.runwaymiami.com/?p=167 When it rains, it pours is as the saying goes. At almost any point in any large fashion magazine, you could find huge ads and many of them. For example in the 2007 September issue of vogue, that weighed in at an astounding 4 pounds, 9 ounces, out of the 840 pages in the magazine, 727 of them were ads. Vogue said that that number dropped by 36% to only a mere 429 pages. So why the steep decline? Well it is a culmination of a few things, but mostly just the three elephants in the room; free marketing, cheap marketing and the economic downturn. With all the money lost in the stock market and everything else, the big fashion companies that spend a ton of money on those big fancy ads we all love, have either been cutting back or cutting out.

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So now, without those big extensive ads, what are these huge companies doing to compensate? They, like many others, are utilizing the full capability of social networking sites like twitter, youtube, facebook, mixx, etc. They are using the free ad space that is there by creating fan pages blogs, etc and buying up digital ad space. Almost any large website you go on you will see the banner ads down the side and across the top. “These are advertisers where luxury and perfection and style is first and foremost. The Web experience was pretty cluttered. Now that there are bigger screens on desks, hi-def, beautiful video in real time, iPhone apps that look beautiful, the aesthetics have gotten to a place they are interested in,” says Drew Schutte, senior vice president and chief revenue officer for Condé Nast Digital, which is trying to boost the number of ad packages it sells that include both print ads and digital ads. Is this the future for ads in regards to fashion, or ads in general. With the decline in print, and the incline in digital media outlets, it seems it may be so.

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