On August 9th a new TV show will premiere showing some of the areas of Miami that are less popular with the tourists. Bounty Girls is a reality show featuring a team of four ladies tracking down criminals for the Sunshine State Bail Bonds Agency. No photos have been released yet, but filming is taking place in preparation for the August premiere.
The Vans Warped Tour arrives in Miami this weekend, with the all-day music festival taking over Bicentennial Park. The traveling festival features plenty of bands and even more merchandise, but based on this photo from the 2007 kickoff concert last month it is pretty rockin’. Better yet, South Floridians who give blood may get a free backstage pass … Read this blog for more information.
Trying something a bit different today for the Fashion Week wrap-up and posting the clip from the ANK show rather than the photos. What do you think?
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Many designers bring a party atmosphere to their runway shows, but La Perla decided to bring its runway show to the party during last week’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The famous lingerie maker held its runway show at Club SET in South Beach, and as you can see from these backstage photos it was a good call. Of course Kim Kardashian was there too, working the camera.
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Dolphin Harbor officially opens today at the Miami Seaquarium. The new area offers visitors a chance to swim with the dolphins as well as dolphin shows and educational events. The area is part of a larger renovation of the Seaquarium, which has been in business since 1955.
More pix from last week’s Miami Fashion Week, this time from a poolside show by Rosa Cha. The poolside venue was unique for Fashion Week, but bringing the models and the designs to their natural habitat will no doubt become the trend in years to come. More photos and designs are after the jump.
Rapper T.I. held his album release party at Prive last week, and he is also showing South Florida some love in the video for his new single “You Know What It Is” produced by Wyclef Jean. The shoot was took two days and was directed by Chris Robinson … most of the locations are in South Beach, do you know where they are?
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More hot pictures from last week’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in South Beach. These pictures are from the Becca show … more looks after the jump.
This July marks the 22nd anniversary of the International Hispanic Theatre Festival, a month-long event that brings in entertainers and productions from all over the world. Events take place all over the Miami area, with three taking place this week alone. Check out the website for more information on plays and productions in your area.
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Million Dollar Monday is a regular feature on About Miami, and this week’s home for sale is in Golden Beach. Listed for $16,500,000 with Guillermo Garcia, this lovely abode includes a panoramic ocean view, marble floors, heated pool, fitness center … and an elevator, just in case you drink too much at the wet bar and can’t make it up the stairs.
Poses, that is … Kim Kardashian took time out of her busy schedule of fashion shows and club hopping last week to pose with a Mercedes. While Kim’s efforts were probably appreciated by the Mercedes marketing folk, the official ambassador of Mercedes during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week was supermodel and nice guy Tyson Beckford, who also cuts a fine figure while posing with a luxury vehicle.
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Michelle Rodriguez of Lost fame celebrated her birthday at Mansion in South Beach last night. Her b’day celebration included model Omahyra Mota (X-Men fans know her as Arclight), actress Patricia Mota, Victoria’s Secret model Karoline, Australian model Cheyenne Tozzi, infamous heir Brandon Davis, and an even more infamous O.J. Simpson with his son Justin.
Sounds like quite the crowd … at least Michelle seems to have learned her lesson about drunk driving, as these pictures show her being helped into the passenger side of a vehicle. Michelle recently announced plans to start her own fashion line, which may include some interesting accessories.
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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week may be over but the hot photos last forever … these are from the Lycra show, which won praise for using models of different shapes and sizes and designing realistic swimsuits for realistic women. Personally I love the sassy specs that a lot of these ladies are sporting … it takes the phrase beach reading to a hot new level. More pix after the jump, and be sure to check out the sexy clip from the show below.
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week ended Saturday night with the debut of Jessica Simpson’s new entrepreneurial endeavor. Her swimwear line was designed with the help of her mother, Tina Simpson, and featured several suits that seem to have been influenced by Jessica’s role as Daisy Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard movie.
More details after the jump.
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week officially ended this evening with the final show belonging to the new swimline designed by pop star Jessica Simpson. Here are a couple photos of Jessica backstage with the models, and looking over some of the designs for the show with her mom, Tina Simpson.
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