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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Playboy swimsuits were the talk of the night Sunday at Set on Lincoln Road. At an off site venue, Playboy debuted their much awaited swimwear line during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim. Although we are all used to seeing they Playmates modeling without any clothes on, it was nice to see the same models showing off the chic creations that Playboy had made with their partners, Ingear. The sexy and laid back setting of Set wen hand in hand with the sexy swimsuits that were offered up by Playboy and their models. Even though the venue was not the Raleigh Hotel, Set made for an interesting change up in scenery and turned out to be quite the appropriate place for the show. Some of the models who appeared in the show were Melina Fascianna, Tami Donaldson, Ericka Underwood, Tania Lamanna, Amanda Quagliata, Jillian Beyor, and Erica Chevillar. The Swimsuits were like the women, beautiful.

Playboy Runway Photos taken by Angelo Cordero

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Poko Pano proved to be an interesting sight of fashion at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim. Originating from the country of Brazil, Poko Pano was able to capture the audiences attention with their fresh off the boat designs. They were different, creative, and chic making Poko Pano stick out and above the rest of the fellow designers at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim. Held at the Oasis at the Raleigh Hotel on Sunday night, July 20th, Poko Pano was truly an exquisite show.

Poko Pano Runway Photos taken by Angelo Cordero

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