See our full Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2012 coverage.Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week SwimDay 5: July 23, 2012Wildfox Swim, ANK by Mirla Sabino, A.Z. Araujoat The Raleigh Hotel1775 Collins Ave., Miami BeachWe stood in line. We dragged our high-heeled feet across the sand in hopes of getting through our last day of Mercedes-Benz…
Sad to see the end of another Swim Week? Here’s some news that might cheer you up: MTV is bringing new episodes of House of Style to your screen — well, your computer screen, at least.The network announced today that it plans to revive the ’90s show focused on supermodels,…
It’s always summer in Miami, which means our population is just a little more fitness-obsessed than the denizens of the average flyover state. We’re also a city obsessed with the shiniest, latest trend. So we’re putting our asses on the line (literally) and sprinting, swimming, and suffering through the world…
See all of this year’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim coverage.Okay, guys. You can all breathe a sigh of relief — or one of sadness, if you prefer. They’re packing up the tents. The models are getting on planes. The fashion gliteratti are going back to their regularly scheduled programming. This…
The idea of public art in Bal Harbour may induce thoughts of a jewel-encrusted relief or a Gucci-donned sculpture, but Miamian George Sánchez-Calderón has humbler ideas in mind. In following a trend of erecting local public art in South Florida, Bal Harbour has chosen to kick off Unscripted, an ongoing…
See our interview with swimwear designer Lila Nikole Rivera.Miami’s not exactly a city that treasures its quiet, subtle beauty. If you want to be noticed, you’ve gotta do something outrageous to steal the spotlight from someone or something equally stunning and/or insane. Those stakes are doubled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week…
See our full coverage of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012.When Red Carter’s models took to the runway yesterday, it was clear that the designer, who launched his brand in Miami in 2004, had achieved “hometown hero” status.We’re gonna level with you: After Sunday’s downpours, nobody appeared particularly enthused to be…
Part Chappelle Show, part Inspector Clouseau, Labor Days is an engaging web series directed by, written, and starring local comedian John Wynn. Playing on race-relations, sexual innuendo, and escalating calamity, the project features an ensemble of South Florida comedic talent, transitioning their skills from stage to film.In the pilot episode,…
I waited with 200 or so others behind the velvet rope at the door of Club Oberon. They were letting us in a handful at a time. A few of those who came to shake their groove thang were dressed for the occasion. Platform shoes, giant sunglasses, afro wigs, glittery…
As Emerson said, “Do what we can, summer will have its flies.” He may have been on to something. Now that the midsummer days have arrived, the beach is looking too sandy, the mosquitoes too many, and the skies too sunny — or too cloudy, depending on the day. Summer…
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2013: Caffe, Aqua Di Lara, & Mara Hoffman (Photos)Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2013: Xtra Life Lycra & Cia.Maritima (Photos)Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week SwimDay 3: July 21, 2012Caffe Swimwear, Aqua di Lara, Mara Hoffman, Xtra Life Lycra Brand, Cia Maritimaat The Raleigh Hotel1775 Collins Ave., Miami BeachDay three…
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2013: Agua Bendita & Poko Pano (Photos)Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2013: Dolores Cortes & Vitamin A (Photos) Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week SwimDay 2: July 20, 2012Agua Bendita, Poko Pano, Dolores Cortés, and Vitamin A by Amahlia Stevensat The Raleigh Hotel1775 Collins Ave., Miami BeachScorching hot sun, hour-long…
I can’t recall for certain what the first film I ever saw in a movie theater was. Being a child of the ’80s, I’m hoping my parents had the foresight to take me to something epic like E.T. or Indiana Jones. My earliest cinematic memory is from 1986. My godmother…
As veterans of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim, we’ve noticed a pattern forming: The same kinds of people are at every. Single. Show. How about a little variety, people? We love you, but we’re always spotting the same faces. We’ve compiled a list of the 10 personalities you’ll spot all week…
Humanity’s come a long way since acknowledging the existence of global warming and our selfish, consumptive ways. More and more people are going green, and it doesn’t hurt that it’s become trendy to do so. Captain Planet would be proud.The products we use on the daily impact us more than…
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2013: Lisa Blue & Kick-Off (Photos)Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week SwimDay 1: July 19, 2012Lisa Blue Opening ShowAt Cabaña Grande, at The Raleigh Hotel1775 Collins Ave., Miami BeachNotable attendees: Christina Milian, Brooke Burke, David Chavret (remember Baywatch?), Real Housewives of Miami reality stars. Better than: A geography lesson…
With the final installment of Batman on course to break box office records and leave the real-life Comic Book Guys of the world binging in ecstasy, talk of Gotham City and its downtrodden inhabitants is on everyone’s lips. Fans of the dark superhero and his exploits are certainly familiar with…
Hey-ooooo!Man, thank Cultist it’s Friday.What was up with all that rain this week, though? We know it’s summer and all but geez, are the floods and dreary skies really necessary? Miami’s the city everyone counts on to be hot and sunny all year-round. Sexy guys and girls count on the…
See Jessy Nite is a Bad, Bad Girl at Primary Projects.Late last week, we reported that according to Trojan Condom Survey, Miami residents are number one in the country when it comes to sexual satisfaction. Not just that, but we are also at the top of the list of how…
Read also: New Public Art in Opa-Locka Promises to Break Down Barriers, LiterallyLos Angeles-based designers Christian Stayner and Jennifer Bonner do not look like they belong in Opa-locka. But when the distressed neighborhood called for artists to come install public art and start a movement, the hipster pair answered and…
See Sofia Vergara is the Highest Paid Actress on TV.This year just keeps getting better for Sofia Vergara. Yesterday, we told you that she’s the highest paid woman on television. And now she’s among its most celebrated actors, too, snagging an Emmy nomination for supporting actress in a comedy.There weren’t…
Purvis Young — the late Liberty City native; painter of tens of thousands of urban expressionist works; whose paintings are collected by the Smithsonian Museum, Rubell Collection, Damon Wayans, and Jim Belushi; creator of his own complex language of icons and symbols; prolific recycler of found materials; and maybe the…
