W South Beach Hotel & Residences sets the tone for Miami Beach’s most fashionable week
MIAMI BEACH (July 6, 2015) – Internationally renowned fashion label Lacoste
will bring their yachting inspired collection to opening night of SWIMMIAMI 2016 sponsored by Planet Fashion TV. The chic poolside celebration will be held Thursday, July 16, 2015 at W South Beach Hotel & Residences to open up four days of runway shows from fashion’s biggest swimwear designers for SWIMMIAMI 2016 presented by smartwater® and W Hotels Worldwide.
The program is slated to include a performance from recording artist and icon Julio Iglesias Jr. as well as a runway presentation by Lacoste.
The much-anticipated evening will feature a VIP cocktail reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lawn, with décor by Paul Sokolski from Designs of the Future, LLC followed by a larger celebration and fashion show from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at WET.
Firmly anchored in French heritage, the Lacoste fashion presentation will feature chic and sporty silhouettes inspired by the sailing and yachting worlds.
Charli Girls purveyors of handcrafted jewelry accessories who live by the credo, ‘life perfected, fashion remixed’ will complement the informal modeling of virgin lace resort wear by Ibiza’s own Piluca Bayarri.’ VIP Cocktails will be provided by 49th Parallel gluten free Vodka from Pangea Wine and Spirits. Wines will be presented by Four Vines Naked Chardonnay and Cryptic Red Blend from Purple Wine and Spirits.
Event sponsor, Planet Fashion TV, and their subsidiary, Sea Star Films, was founded by internationally renowned fashion producer Celia Evans. Her company creates a refreshingly new take on fashion coverage and international events.
Having recently returned from producing shows in Cannes at the iconic Carlton Hotel and Milano at 5 star Hotel Chateau Monfort for Rock and Roll Designer Gil Santucci, Celia confirms, “We’ve created experiences that resonate with our audiences like no other.” Miami is increasingly at the epicenter of fashion forward trends. “We take a sophisticated, sexy, and interactive approach to showcasing fashion throughout the year. SWIMMIAMI 2016 and W South Beach Hotel & Residences are the perfect partners.”
SWIMMIAMI 2016 takes place July 17, 2015 through July 19, 2015 during Miami Swim Week, the largest annual swim and resort event in North America. Designers, buyers and media from around the world will be welcomed to the beachfront WET deck at W South Beach Hotel & Residences to view the 2016 collections from some of the best known swim and resort brands. The event is produced through a partnership between LDJ Productions and SBI presentations.
To confirm attendance or media inquiries contact Media Contact: Melissa Gil, info@planetfashiontv.com 786-565-2865 (or)
Cristiane Roget of VIPictures/Francois Huynh of Adavenue Group rogetlink@adavenuegroup.com or fr.huynh@ad-avenue.fr 561-465-5979 or 310-220-9118
ABOUT PLANET FASHION TV
Based in Miami Beach, FL, Planet Fashion TV is produced by Sea Star Films, a full-service commercial, TV and event production company. Planet Fashion TV can be found internationally on ABS-CBN, The Filipino Channel, Lifetime Network, Myx, The Beach Channel, Barcelo, CableVision del Caribe, CMET, Cablemax, Iberostar MCR, and www.planetfashiontv.com
ABOUT LACOSTE MENS AND WOMENS FASHION
Lacoste has distinguished itself as a specialty brand synonymous with personal luxury and high quality accessory design. Lacoste is a French clothing company founded in 1933 that sells high end clothing, footwear, perfume, leather goods, watches, eyewear, and most famously polo shirts. The company can be recognized by its green crocodile logo. René Lacoste, the company’s founder, was nicknamed “the Crocodile” by fans because of his tenacity on the tennis court. The company has been featured in every major department store including Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, and Harrods’s, and has been adorned by a regal clientele ranging from royalty to pop icons.
ABOUT SWIMMIAMI
LDJ and SBI, two leading fashion production companies have partnered to create SWIMMIAMI presented by smartwater® and W Hotels Worldwide, as a platform for designers seeking to present their 2016 collections set to International Runway standards. LDJ has been a fixture at NYFW for many years and currently partners with IMG for NYFW as well as other fashion events internationally. LDJ and SBI have both had an integral role in Miami Swim Week for the last ten years. LDJ has had a role as venue managers and show producers for IMG at The Raleigh Miami Beach since the event began and SBI has provided all of the scenic elements. The two production companies teamed up this season to ensure a world-class runway experience for the swim industry. A full schedule and information about the event can be viewed at SWIMMIAMICOLLECTIONS.COM.
ABOUT W SOUTH BEACH HOTEL & RESIDENCES
W South Beach Hotel & Residences opened its doors in July 2009. This 408-unit condo hotel features magnificent views of the Atlantic Ocean from every room and unique amenities such as WALL ultra-lounge, Living Room and Grove. With Bliss Spa and an impressive list of restaurant partners including celebrity-magnet Mr. Chow and The Dutch, W South Beach solidifies its spot as the choice destination hotel for both W’s jet set guests and Miami’s most fashionable locals. The property teamed with some of the most innovative designers and artists including Anna Busta of Studio B Design, conceptual landscape designer Paula Hayes, legendary photographer Danny Clinch and architectural firms Costas Kondylis and NBWW & Associates. ‘W’ South Beach Hotel 2201 Collins Avenue-33139 For more information, please visit www.wsouthbeach.com.
ABOUT W HOTELS WORLDWIDE
W Hotels is a contemporary, design-led luxury lifestyle brand and the industry innovator with 46 hotels and retreats, including 16 W-branded residences, in the most vibrant cities and exotic destinations around the world. Inspiring, iconic, innovative and influential, W Hotels provides the ultimate in insider access, offering a unique mix of cutting-edge design and passions around fashion, music and entertainment. W Hotels offers a holistic lifestyle experience that is integrated into the brand’s sensibility through contemporary restaurant concepts, glamorous entertainment experiences, stylish retail concepts, signature spas and inspiring residences. With 15 years of proven success, W Hotels is on track to reach more than 60 hotels by 2018. W Hotels have been announced for Amsterdam, Shanghai, Beijing, Bogota, Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Amman, Jakarta, Panama, Muscat, Suzhou, Changsha, Chengdu, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, Shenyang, Marrakech and Brisbane, while upcoming W Retreats include Goa, Phuket, Hainan Island and Mexico’s Riviera Maya. For more information, visit www.whotels.com, www.whotels.tumblr.com or www.facebook.com/whotels. To live the W Hotels lifestyle 24/7/365, visit www.wresidences.com. Follow @WHotels on Twitter and Instagram.
For more information on the W Hotels and CFDA {FASHION INCUBATOR} partnership, please visit http://whotels.tumblr.com/. Follow @WHotels on Twitter and Instagram, and follow the partnership at #WCFDA.
About Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world’s largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Led by Coca-Cola, one of the world’s most valuable and recognizable brands, our Company’s portfolio features 20 billion-dollar brands including, Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, POWERADE, Minute Maid, Simply, Georgia, Dasani, FUZE TEA and Del Valle. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, ready-to-drink coffees, and juices and juice drinks. Through the world’s largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy our beverages at a rate of 1.9 billion servings a day. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that reduce our environmental footprint, support active, healthy living, create a safe, inclusive work environment for our associates, and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate. Together with our bottling partners, we rank among the world’s top 10 private employers with more than 700,000 system associates. For more information, visit Coca-Cola Journey at www.coca-colacompany.com, follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/CocaColaCo, visit our blog, Coca-Cola Unbottled, at www.coca-colablog.com or find us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/the-coca-cola-company.
About Julio Iglesias Jr.
International Artist Julio Iglesias Jr will perform his modern day remake of his father’s hit song “Vous Les Femmes”. Since his last U.S. album release of Tercera Dimension, Julio has recorded three albums abroad. In addition to music, Julio also acts, hosts, and models. Currently, Julio is opening act for his father’s European tour, which has been a dream realized for them both.
About Pangea Wine & Spirits
Pangea Wine & Spirits, Inc., based in Sarasota, Florida, is a National wine and spirits importer and broker. Pangea specializes in the acquisition and representation of spirituous beverages that have unique designations, provide purpose and solution to their vendor base. Pangea’s focus on hand crafted, high quality, small case production brands sets the spirit of its mission to deliver the finest “clean drinking” products available to its consumer community.
About Purple Wine and Spirits
Purple Wine + Spirits is dedicated to creating extraordinary wine and distilled spirit experiences that surprise and delight. Founded by Derek Benham in 2001, the company produces branded wines as well as custom and private label wines for major U.S. and International retailers and restaurateurs. Purple Wine + Spirits is based in Sonoma County, with satellite wineries in American Canyon and the Russian River Valley. Sustainability is a key facet of Purple’s operating principles. Over the past decade the company has made great strides in water and energy conservation and both the Graton and American Canyon wineries are certified sustainable by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance.
About Body Sculpture Centers of Florida
Body Sculpture Centers wll be on hand for the entire swim week to provide complimentary consulations. With a studio and surgery center in Ft Lauderdale and Receiving Center at 2645 SW 37th Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida, 33131 BSC was founded by Television personality and Beauty and Wellness Consultant, Kimberly Marin, AP and RD has built an enviable reputation as the doyenne of medically supervised, minimally invasive and permanent liposuction treatments, plastic surgery and the noninvasive SharpLight technologies.
Body Sculpture Centers, founded in 2011 customizes fully integrated, beauty and wellness programs. The most popular being breast augmentation and area specific surgical and non surgical face lifts, fat removal and grafts and dermal fillers including Botox ® Juvederm ® and Restylane ® . Specialists also in med spa treatments that are life affirming and curative, Kim is a licensed acupuncture physician who also specializes in longevity and weight loss regimens. “With beach bodies on show year round in Florida’s tropical climate those stubborn fat deposits are especially resistant and unsightly even for those who are conscientious about their diet and exercise. Those “muffin tops”, “thunder thighs”, “love handles” and “droopy knees and upper arms”, present an especially vexing challenge to our patients that we resolce inexpensively and with incomparable results. “
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