7th Annual Miami Fashion Week of the Americas and the Debut of CityStyle: May 11 - 15 Featuring Spring 2006 Collections.MIAMI BEACH Miami Beach, city (1990 pop. 92,639), Dade co., SE Fla., on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1915. It is connected to Miami by four causeways. , Fla. -- Now in its 7th year, Miami Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. Fashion Week of the Americas (FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) See fixed wireless. ) presents 34 designers from 14 countries throughout Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , the Caribbean, USA, Europe and Asia. Presented by Citi International Personal Banking, FWA takes place May 11 - 14 under the Fashion Tent on the beach at 21st and Collins, Miami Beach, followed by the May 15 debut of CityStyle, for today's trendsetting, multicultural lifestyle fashions. FWA'a talent roster includes Italy's Roberta Scarpa, (Designer of the Year award), Russia's Vemina Fashion House, India's Aparna Chandra and Mexico's Pineda Covalin. Accessory designers include Esther Soued, Fassardi & Rohrscheib, Simi Albo, Sonia Stephen and Viviane Guenoun, from Venezuela, Peru's Mariakarla Casos, Mexico's Martha Vargas, Argentina's Missair and Canada's Gemstore. And, introducing Miami Designers Showcase, featuring Julian Chang, Samy Gicherman, Nicolas Felizola and Ivonne de la Vega de la Vega is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning "of the plain" and may refer to: People (arranged by date of birth)
Also: Student Showcases - A.I. Miami International University of Art & Design and the Design and Architecture Senior High School; McKinley Pierre Furniture Exhibit; Fashion Gallery with mannequins representing each designer; and after-parties at the hottest clubs. Miami Moda & Music Awards brings FWA to a spirited close, with the Designers Choice, Pret-A-Porter Style, Excellence in Eveningwear and Terra New Model of the Year awards, followed by a special guest entertainer. Emcees are Candela Ferro Candela Ferro (born in Reconquista, Argentina) who is also of cuban decent is a show host and news reporter on the United States' Telemundo television network . Her working credits include "Ocurrio Asi, (alongside countryman Enrique Gratas)", and currently, "Decisiones". and Roberto Angeleri. Media partners: Terra Networks FWA's Spanish Language Internet Partner, Cosmopolitan en Espanol, Telemundo Networks (NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. ), Editorial Televisa, Harper's Bazaar en Espanol and Lucire Magazine. Event partners: Toni & Guy, Peclers Paris, The Mix Global Color Resource, Corpei Ecuador, 1680 Michigan, State, Crobar, The Forge, Macarena, Prado Fashion Village, Britto Central, Gary Nader Fine Art, Red Bull, Village Of Merrick Park, La Quinta Group and Setai, Sagamore sag·a·more n. A subordinate chief among the Algonquians of North America. [Eastern Abenaki s  , Tides, Dorchester, Abbey and Holiday Inn South Beach hotels, along with the City of Miami Beach and Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. CityStyle CityStyle makes its debut Sunday, May 15. Runway shows spotlight trendsetting lifestyle designers including Sean John Collection, Mia Shvili, Reebok Ree´bok` n. 1. (Zool.) The peele. and Taylor and Madison. Capping off the event are performances by PopStarz and the Hip Hop Kidz, with an after-party at Opium Garden. CityStyle event partners are Elini Designs Corp., AOL Radio, Vencer Marketing Group, City of Miami Beach, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Miami-Dade Tourist Development Council and Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. Beth Sobol, of Sobol Fashion Productions, Inc., founded FWA in 1999 to provide a forum offering international exposure for designers from Latin America. It has evolved into one of the world's premier fashion events spotlighting designers from Europe, USA, Canada, the Caribbean and Asia as well as the largest showcase of Latin American design talent in the United States. CityStyle is a new addition to the company. For further information, visit http://www.MiamiFashionWeek.com or http://www.CityStyleUSA.com or call (305) 662-0775. |
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