Category: Industry News

As Miami’s Vibrant Fashion Industry Grows, a Look at The Pioneers Who Shaped it
The enthusiasm is electric inside the new Miami Fashion Institute at Miami Dade College’s downtown Wolfson Campus. In between classes, students are gathered in the airy, open foyer of the building’s sixth floor with rows of sewing machines behind them and clusters of mannequins draped in bright fabric. The light pours in from big picture…

Is Miami on The Runway to Being a Capital of Fashion?
Quick, rattle off the capitals of fashion. Milan, check. Paris, New York, London, check, check, check. Miami … Miami? No, the Magic City isn’t a fashion metropolis, but the CEO of the upcoming Miami Fashion Week believes Miami could one day be mentioned in the same breath as the others. And for one week, at…

How to Wear Slipper Mules, the Season’s Most Fabulous and Comfortable Shoe Trend
When you think of the shoe of the season, images of sky-high stilettos and head-turning over-the-knee boots normally come to mind. The chic, the incredible, but also the trends that don’t always make our toes super happy. Rejoice! The shoe we can’t get enough of this fall is not only elegant and polished, but also…

MIAFW2017 Full of Stars and Celebrities
Artists from different branches enjoyed this edition of MIAFW2017 At the beginning of last June, we celebrated Miami Fashion Week 2017, one of the best fashion experiences of the city with the runways of exclusive designers presenting their Resort 2018 collections. As we know, the very well known Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, served as honorary…

Last tango in Paris for Dwyane Wade, Jimmy Butler: What’s on their itineraries
Jimmy Butler’s and Dwyane Wade’s rendezvous in Paris this week turns out to be a last hurrah as Bulls teammates. Butler was traded to the Timberwolves on Friday, bringing a bittersweet tone to both players’ sightseeing and city-hopping around Europe this summer. Wade, wife Gabrielle Union-Wade and son Zion have been celebrating Zion’s 10th birthday…

No surprise here: Dwyane Wade returns to Miami, hangs with Heat friends
It was a Cinderella story Friday for Miami Heat fans who caught a glimpse of Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem at, of all places, the unveiling of Miami designer Fabrice Tardieu’s new Woman’s SS 2017 Slipper at the Doheny Room at the Delano. Yup, a woman’s slipper. A fabulous one, no less. Hosted by celeb…

The latest from Jared Shapiro – Ocean Drive Magazine
I recently wore all black. It’s something I often do, having spent most of my career in New York. I wake up in the morning, look in my closet, and pick out a black shirt, pants, and shoes. On this particular day, a slow Friday (they call them “summer Fridays” in New York), I was…

Fashion Trends of 2017: What Are They?
We cannot reiterate more and more that 2016 was a bizarre, unpredictable and crazy year. So what does 2017 have in store for us? For the state of the United States or the world, we have no idea and do not want to even delve in that argument. However, we are more than delighted to…

Fabrice Tardieu: Meticulously Handcrafted
Born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabrice Tardieu has long been inspired by the energy and style of Europe and abroad. In 2014, Fabrice Tardieu launched his eponymous luxury menswear brand with one concept in mind: creating meticulously handcrafted laidback luxury menswear that is effortless and accessible while offering complimenting fits for the average man. Simply put,…

Q&A: Meticulously Handcrafted With Absolut Elyx & Fabrice Tardieu
Absolut Elyx partners with brands and ambassadors with substance, integrity and style so it only seemed fitting that Elyx along with the Thompson Miami Beach, would welcome Fabrice Tardieu and his first ever Miami Pop Up Shop to the 1930’s house. To express the cultural tone and language of Elyx the brand has defined a…