Miami Glamour

Miami Fashion Week is, understandably, all about beach wear. Some of America's biggest fashion names flock to Florida in July to add some heat to their latest swimwear collections. Keep clicking for some of the looks you'll see in stores in 2008. At left, a model poses during the Badgley Mischka show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

The design team Badgley Mischka wants women to be as glamorous on the beach as at a gala. They dreamed up their latest collection "sitting at the pool of the Beverly Hills Hotel this summer, imagining the poolside there during the '40s and '50s, all the glamorous stars taking their cocktails by the pool," said James Mischka.

Fashion Week On The Beach

A model wears an outfit designed by Badgley Mischka at the design duo's first swimwear show, presented in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

"We used a lot of pretty hardware from our jewelry collection," said Mark Badgley. "We use the same beading and embroidering people that we use in our couture collection to detail some of the suits." At left, a model walks the runway at the Badgley Mischka swimwear fashion show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

The cover-ups can double as informal evening wear, Badgley said. "Some of them have an evening gown look to them," he said. The customer "can just pop one over her swimsuit and go straight to a cocktail party at a resort community or when she's on a yacht or at a resort."

Fashion Week On The Beach

A model wears a sleek coverup during the Badgley Mischka swimwear fashion show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

Brazil's Rosa Cha line, created by designer Amir Slama, has been available in the United States since 1997. At left, a model poses on the runway at the Rosa Cha show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

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A model walks the runway at the Rosa Cha swimwear fashion show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

The runway ran right through the pool at the Bella Mar Swim By Jacquelyne Love swimwear show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

A model shows a bright coverup during the Bella Mar Swim By Jacquelyne Love swimwear fashion show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

A model poses in the pool at the Bella Mar Swim By Jacquelyne Love swimwear show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

A model splashes down the runway at the Bella Mar Swim By Jacquelyne Love swimwear showin Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

Models in prints pose during the Bella Mar Swim By Jacquelyne Love show in Miami Beach on July 10, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

The LYCRA show featured swimsuits that were bright, colorful and, of course, stretchy. At left, a model wears blue at the LYCRA swimwear fashion show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

A model walks the runway at the LYCRA swimwear fashion show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

A model wears a coverup and a slouchy hat at the LYCRA swimwear fashion show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

A model tips her hat at the LYCRA swimwear fashion show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

A model poses at the LYCRA swimwear fashion show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.

Fashion Week On The Beach

A model wears a bright print at the LYCRA swimwear fashion show in Miami Beach on July 11, 2007.