Funkshion - Fashion Week Miami Beach to celebrate its 10th season, March 26-29th

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It should be no surprise that a leading trend market like Miami Beach has proven a need for a fashion week to call their own. As with every year, FUNKSHION: Fashion Week Miami Beach, will fuse music, fashion and like no other city in the world could do. This is Fashion Week - MIAMI STYLE!

Funkshion - Fashion Week Miami Beach celebrates its 10th season with one of the most impressive line-ups in recent years. The state of the art fashion pod will be built on the sand at 8th Street and Ocean Drive in Lummus Park in Miami Beach. The venue will feature three unique venues with a large court yard for sponsor activations in the center of it all. FUNKSHION: Fashion Week Miami Beach will open on March 26th at the Setai Hotel with a presentation of an official Proclamation of FUNKSHION: Fashion Week Miami Beach by the newly inducted Mayor of Miami Beach Matti Bower. The Proclamation ceremony will be followed by a spectacular showcase by Jennifer Lopez's high end line Sweetface.

In the days following opening night, FUNKSHION: Fashion Week Miami Beach will move locations only once (Thursday last show) to the Setai Hotel to host world renowned designer Fisico by Cristina Ferrari from Milan, Italy. The show will take place at the Setai Hotel with an amazing runway built directly over the pool.

Other highlights in the tents on Ocean Drive are Justin Timberlake’s clothing line, William Rast, the debut of Russell Simmons new Argyle line, as well as Puma, Parish, Caroline D' Amore, and Marithé+François Girbaud. Closing nights show in the tents will feature Heatherette (that chose this year to do only FUNKSHION: Fashion Week Miami Beach over NY and LA’s Fashion Weeks).

As with every season, Fashion Week Miami Beach supports new and emerging designers with our Emerging Designers Award. This year, David Sugarman, CEO of Miami based Management Company Sugartime Productions and Shultz will host the emerging designer’s event, and along with Fashion Group International, will award the winner with a cash prize and free representation for one year. The panel of judges will be made up of media elite, trade industry VIP's, designers, celebrities and members of Fashion Group International.