On Thursday, October 2nd, 2008, 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 such as one of a kind dress by Marc Jacobs, DVF, Custo Barcelona, Fisico by Cristina Ferrari, ABS, and many other.
FUNKSHION GOES GREEN!
In an effort to
promote social and environmental responsibility, Funkshion has partnered with Clean Planet Funding and their “green” team to bring a truly s sustainable experience to FUNKSHION Fashion Week Miami Beach. Funkshion recognizes that
buildings account for 65% of the total electricity consumption in the United States. To really make an impact, we need to build and live sustainably!
Clean Planet Funding has brought Langan
Engineering & Environmental Services, Vanguard Energy Partners, Noveda Technologies, Wesketch Architecture Inc., and Steven Ribeiro (a LEED developer and builder of what will be the #1 certified green building in the world) together to showcase their team approach to green building. Each company represents a valuable facet of the green building process, and they have come together for this event for three reasons: (1) to reduce the carbon footprint of this show with the ultimate goal of attaining carbon neutrality for future events; (2) to educate Fashion Week Miami Beach and the world about the social, environmental, and economic benefits of building green; and (3) to explain
why an integrated and collaborative approach to green building is necessary for a genuinely sustainable and financially sound green project.
We applaud this green team for their contributions and efforts! The team
will be available in the Clean Planet Lounge, and throughout the show,
to discuss sustainability with you.
+ Featured Designer
Richie Rich presents
" THE SECRET SOCIETY"
The show will take place at MB Botanical
Garden on Saturday October 4, at 8PM and is presented by Miami Boutique Hotels
October 3, 2008 at 8PM
Film Festival of the Americas
Press Conference
Hotel Setai
October 2, 2008 at 8PM
Red Dress
Go Red For Women
Botanical garden
Guests and celebrities at Funkshion will enjoy complimentary
Cointreaupoitan tastings before each show at the Botanical Garden.
October 1 - 4, 6 to 8pm.
+ In The Spot Light
FUNKSHION partnered up with COAST Trade Show at the Savoy Hotel to create a unique Fashion Week in Miami Beach. From 10AM - 5PM, COAST and participating designers will host many buyers from around the country, and from 5PM - 11PM designers will showcase their newest collections for Spring/Summer 2009.
Cristina Ferrari - Fisico Great elegance, quality and style, are the characterizing elements of the beachwear line, which was aimed at those consumers who were
interested in pret-à-porter fashion, in the new tendencies and in the distinctiveness of the product.
Russell Simmons’ new line, Argyle Culture, stood out in terms of colors, fabrics, and style. The line appeals to a sophisticated yet trendy audience, maintaining both a contemporary and timeless essence.
Noticeable as well was the Marceau + D’ Amore line Marceau presented men’s and women’s jeans, bathing suits, and dresses reminiscent of Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct: fun, sexy, and provocative.
