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Design District Taking On Bal Harbour in Battle of the High-End Boutiques

​For years the Bal Harbour Shops have not only reigned as the premier point for designer shopping in Florida, but as one of chicest in the world. But now a new challenger is about to emerge in Miami-Dade. Developer Craig Robins is quickly making his dreams of turning the Design District into a sor ... More >>

Miami Heat's Number One Fan Wears Uggs

via SportsGrid​At recent Miami Heat home games, there have been not only groans and "ugh"s in the stands, but also Uggs. As in those ugly furry boots that University of Miami sorority sisters wear with miniskirts any time the temperature dips below 70. Those crimes against footwear really have no ... More >>

Miami Heat's Number One Fan Wears Uggs

via SportsGrid​At Miami Heat home games lately there have been for than a few of groans and "ughs" in the stands, but there have been literal Uggs. As in those ugly furry boots that University of Miami sorority sisters put on with miniskirts any time the temperature dips below 70. Those crimes aga ... More >>

Julian Chang: Designing Man

via SportsGrid​At Miami Heat home games lately there have been for than a few of groans and "ughs" in the stands, but there have been literal Uggs. As in those ugly furry boots that University of Miami sorority sisters put on with miniskirts any time the temperature dips below 70. Those crimes aga ... More >>

Derek J Does Hair

via SportsGrid​At Miami Heat home games lately there have been for than a few of groans and "ughs" in the stands, but there have been literal Uggs. As in those ugly furry boots that University of Miami sorority sisters put on with miniskirts any time the temperature dips below 70. Those crimes aga ... More >>

Summer of Louvre

via SportsGrid​At Miami Heat home games lately there have been for than a few of groans and "ughs" in the stands, but there have been literal Uggs. As in those ugly furry boots that University of Miami sorority sisters put on with miniskirts any time the temperature dips below 70. Those crimes aga ... More >>

$1.5 Million Dress to Be Shown at Miami International Fashion Week

​So, one fashion week in town just ended, but another will begin this Thursday when Miami International Fashion Week kicks off. Yeah, it's confusing, but this one has a $1.5 million dress. Uh, does that mean the recession is over?Beirut-based designer Jad Ghandour and Danesha Luxury will present t ... More >>

Charlie Crist's Barber OKs Marco Rubio's Fancy Haircut

​Haircuts and back-waxes have gotten a lot of attention lately on the campaign trail. In March, the Miami Herald mocked Marco Rubio for spending $134 on a haircut at flossy-flossy downtown Miami barbershop Churchill's. Then Wednesday, Charlie Crist took a misguided jab at Rubio's hairy back. W ... More >>

Paula Sladewski Was Not an Actual Playboy Model; Boyfriend Tells His Story

via Explore Talent​Hey rest of the media, can we have a chat? So, a pretty young girl winds up burned to death in a dumpster somewhere in North Miami-Dade, and all anyone can focus on is the fact that she once appeared in a Playboy video? Over 80 girls are listed in the credits for that video, and ... More >>

Way Cooler than Cookie Monsters

via Explore Talent​Hey rest of the media, can we have a chat? So, a pretty young girl winds up burned to death in a dumpster somewhere in North Miami-Dade, and all anyone can focus on is the fact that she once appeared in a Playboy video? Over 80 girls are listed in the credits for that video, and ... More >>

What Are You Wearing?

via Explore Talent​Hey rest of the media, can we have a chat? So, a pretty young girl winds up burned to death in a dumpster somewhere in North Miami-Dade, and all anyone can focus on is the fact that she once appeared in a Playboy video? Over 80 girls are listed in the credits for that video, and ... More >>

This Runway Is Ours

via Explore Talent​Hey rest of the media, can we have a chat? So, a pretty young girl winds up burned to death in a dumpster somewhere in North Miami-Dade, and all anyone can focus on is the fact that she once appeared in a Playboy video? Over 80 girls are listed in the credits for that video, and ... More >>

French Company Might Free Christian Lacroix from Its Miami Owners

In France, major fashion houses and their designers are seen as cultural icons. When Yves Saint Laurent died last year, the national outpouring of grief was compared to what might happen in this country when a figure like Bob Dylan passes on. Christian Lacroix -- in this case the company, not the ... More >>

Fashion: The Other White Meat

In France, major fashion houses and their designers are seen as cultural icons. When Yves Saint Laurent died last year, the national outpouring of grief was compared to what might happen in this country when a figure like Bob Dylan passes on. Christian Lacroix -- in this case the company, not the ... More >>

Nothing Drives Ladies Crazier than the Smell of Burger King

It's a little late for Thanksgiving, but Riptide would really like to express its most sincere gratitude to Burger King for being a locally headquartered corporation. It just gives us so much to blog about. Enter the company's latest stunt: a body spray that smells like "seduction, with a hint of fl ... More >>

Live At The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

So your Riptide was at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show "Bloggers Lounge" earlier at the refurbished Fontainebleau hotel. Bloggers lounges are a new frontier of blogging activity, but the ahi tuna, and the crème brûlée and the open bar, oh the open bar, made it very, very worth it. We may have ... More >>

Bikini.Com Wants In On That Palin Action, Too

So your Riptide was at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show "Bloggers Lounge" earlier at the refurbished Fontainebleau hotel. Bloggers lounges are a new frontier of blogging activity, but the ahi tuna, and the crème brûlée and the open bar, oh the open bar, made it very, very worth it. We may have ... More >>

Last Night: Ocean Drive Fall Fashion Week Fashion Is Rock at Ocean Drive Photo Studios

So your Riptide was at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show "Bloggers Lounge" earlier at the refurbished Fontainebleau hotel. Bloggers lounges are a new frontier of blogging activity, but the ahi tuna, and the crème brûlée and the open bar, oh the open bar, made it very, very worth it. We may have ... More >>

Pretty in the City - Go Forth, Be Beautiful

So your Riptide was at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show "Bloggers Lounge" earlier at the refurbished Fontainebleau hotel. Bloggers lounges are a new frontier of blogging activity, but the ahi tuna, and the crème brûlée and the open bar, oh the open bar, made it very, very worth it. We may have ... More >>

Cure for the Common Man Purse

Tomas Diaz brings the Latin beat to Guayabera Nights at Jazid.

Two-Day Pretty Party

The one and only Makeup Show rolls into town.

Fierce Fashion

The Ebony Fashion Fair has brought it for half a century.

Facepainting 101 - Chanel Makeup Master in Aventura

The Ebony Fashion Fair has brought it for half a century.

The Party Crasher - Project Runway's Uli in SoBe

The Ebony Fashion Fair has brought it for half a century.

Klotz Goes Bananas

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The Murder at 1116 Ocean Drive

The Ebony Fashion Fair has brought it for half a century.

Far Eastern Flair

Check out the hottest in Asian fashion

International Fashionistas

Style imported fresh from Colombia

Makeup Your Mind

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Bikinis and Kicks at Club Mansion

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Where Have All the Grillz Gone, Miami?

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The Opposite of Corsetry

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Bigger Is Better

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Stirred, Not Shaken

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Summertime Hues

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Movin’ Out

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Show Us Your Fits

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BEST MATERNITY BOUTIQUE

Mommy's Place

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Mommy's Place

Think Pink

Traces of your granddad, all done in pink rubber

BEST PLACE TO BUY BRAZILIAN BIKINIS AT A BARGAIN

Brazilian Fashion

BEST PLACE TO BUY A SHIRT AND CHAT WITH A LEGEND

La Casa de las Guayaberas

BEST KIDS' THRILL

Miami Ice Arena

O Manolo!

They say you can't buy happiness. Tell it to Miami's footwear-craving fashionistas.

Best Swimsuit And Lingerie Boutique

Illusions by Raquel

Best Costume Jewelry

Chrisalyn

The Cachet of Crochet

"Hey, I'm no Calvin Klein," says Shanie Jacobs. Yet her handmade angora garments fetch up to $2500 a pop.

And Polish That Name Tag!

"Hey, I'm no Calvin Klein," says Shanie Jacobs. Yet her handmade angora garments fetch up to $2500 a pop.

Fitz for Sale

When it comes to farewells, nothing says "Good buy" like a yard sale