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Funkshion: Fashion Week Miami Beach 08
Funkshion: Fashion Week Miami Beach celebrates its 11th season by going green.
Runway shows will take place at three locations. The main tents will be in The Botanical Gardens in Miami Beach at 200 Convention Center Drive. Other shows will be at The Setai and Gansevoort Hotels. The main lobby will be open to the general public from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m., Oct. 1-4.
For a complete schedule, click on a day: Wednesday, Oct. 1 / Thursday, Oct. 2 / Friday, Oct. 3 / Saturday, Oct. 4.
To register for admission to the shows and enjoy complimentary Barefoot Wine at the Miami.com lounge, click here
On Thursday, Oct. 2, the philanthropic efforts of Miami’s Funkshion: Fashion Week will help bring awareness to cardiovascular disease by initiating Miami’s first ever Red Dress Fashion Show. This event will showcase red dresses on the runway created and donated specifically for this show by some of the world’s top fashion designers.
Now entering its fifth year, Go Red For Women is the nationwide campaign of The American Heart Association to create awareness surrounding heart disease. This movement celebrates the energy, passion and power women have to wipe out this epidemic. The color red - and the red dress - represent the ability all women have to improve their heart health and live healthier lives, free from cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Cookie, a family lifestyle magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, is hosting its debut fashion show – the Cookie Catwalk. The exclusive children’s show of the week, Cookie’s energetic yet sophisticated presentation will bring the spirit of recess to the runway with the latest looks from Baby Phat/Phat Farm, Gymboree, Hawke & Co., Hurley, Payless Shoe Source and Quinn/Maxi-Cost.
Funkshion: Fashion Week Miami Beach will also utilize other locations outside of the botanical gardens including The Setai Hotel and The Gansevoort Hotel. Designers such as Russell Simmons, Bejeweled by Susan Fixel, Kurru, Fisico, MET Jeans and Hydrogen will have shows that take place at these hotels with runways built directly over the pools.
“Miami really is the fashion capital. They say that it is New York, but really, all of the energy is here and all of the new ideas are here” Simmons said.
And in an effort to promote social and environmental responsibility, Funkshion has partnered with Clean Planet Funding and their “green” team to bring a sustainable experience with its environment-friendly tents.
As always, Funkshion: Fashion Week Miami Beach supports new and emerging designers with its Emerging Designers Award. David Sugarman, CEO of Miami based Management Company Sugartime Inc. will host the emerging designer’s event, and along with Fashion Group International, will award the winner with a cash prize and free representation for one year. The panel of judges will be made up of media elite, trade industry VIP's, designers, celebrities and members of Fashion Group International. Emerging designers will be able to compete for a cash prize by designing outfits using only organic materials. The winner will receive the cash prize and will be able to showcase its designs at Funkshion: Fashion Week Milan in Italy.
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