Funkshion: Miami Fashion Week Celebrates 11th Season

Miami has become a center of many fashion weeks such as Miami Swim, Ocean Drive fall fashion week, and Beth Sobol's Miami Fashion week showcasing Latin American designers. One of our favorite fashion weeks is Funkshion, this fall collection celebrating its 11th season. Every season Funkshion changes venues having past showings in the Miami Design District, on the sands of Miami Beach, and Lincoln Rd. This season the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Gansevoort Hotels, and Setai hotel played hosting duties with designer's such as Nicola Felizola, Angel Sanchez, Russell Simmons, Rafael Cennano, Saya (opening a boutique store at the Dolphin Mall on October 15th), Kurru Kurru and others.

Among this year's special presentations included the Vanidades magazine Latin designer's showcase, the Go Red For Women is the nationwide campaign of The American Heart Association, and Cookie, a family lifestyle magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, hosted its debut fashion show – the Cookie Catwalk, an exclusive children’s show of the week. The show included the latest looks from Baby Phat/Phat Farm, Gymboree, Hawke & Co., Hurley, Payless ShoeSource and Quinny/Maxi-Cosi.

Among the audiences we saw: Funkshion's Matt Heien, designer Richy Rich, famed hairstylist Rocco Donna, Elle magazine's Mara Gredick , Cointreau's Anne Charlotte Ferrari, actress Gabrielle Union, designer Lei Marcos, Univision's Giselle Blondet, Nacho Libre actress Ana de la Reguera, and publicist Corina Biton.




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 sustainable experience to 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.

For more information on future Funkshion events and some of our friends check out these links:
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-Cointreau
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-KURRU KURRU