Miami Spice
Miami in July is so hot it's not, well, hot as far as the fashionable set goes. But at least for four days, the fashion-savvy headed for Miami off-season for a mid-summer show of next year's swimwear. Take a look ahead at what will be on the beaches in 2007. At left, a model walks the runway at the Becca Summer 2007 fashion show on July 17, 2006.
The runway events, known as the Sunglass Hut Miami Swim Shows, were held in tents around the pool of the Raleigh Hotel in Miami. Here, a model walks the runway at the Becca Summer 2007 fashion show on July 17, 2006.
A model wears a beach cover-up at the Becca Summer 2007 fashion show on July 17, 2006 in Miami.
A model walks the runway at the Becca Summer 2007 fashion show in Miami on July 17, 2006.
A model in mesh walks the runway at the Becca Summer 2007 fashion show in Miami on July 17, 2006.
Designer Norma Kamali showed the briefest of bikinis, and some very odd footwear, in her show. At left, two models pass each other on the runway during the Miami Swim Shows in Miami Beach on July 18, 2006.
A model wears a red two-piece suit by Norma Kamali on July 18, 2006, during the Miami Swim Shows on Miami Beach.
A model wears a white suit by Norma Kamali on July 18, 2006, during the Miami Swim Shows.
A model wears a gold suit by Norma Kamali on July 18, 2006, during the Miami Swim Shows.
A model in black walks the runway for Norma Kamali in Miami Beach on July 18, 2006.
Some of the prettiest beach styles came from ANK by Mirla Sabino. At left, a model walks the runway at Sabino's Summer 2007 fashion show at Miami's Raleigh Hotel on July 17, 2006.
A model in a metallic suit walks the runway at the ANK by Mirla Sabino Summer 2007 fashion show at Miami's Raleigh Hotel on July 17, 2006.
A model walks the runway in a bikini with a flowing cover-up at the ANK by Mirla Sabino Summer 2007 fashion show at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami on July 17, 2006.
A model in a floaty blue sarong walks the runway at the ANK by Mirla Sabino Summer 2007 fashion show at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami on July 17, 2006.
A model walks the runway in a one-piece suit at the ANK by Mirla Sabino Summer 2007 fashion show in Miami on July 17, 2006.
Flowing fabrics also were featured at the Gideon Oberson Summer 2007 fashion show in Miami. At left, a model walks the runway on July 17, 2006.
A model walks the runway in a print sarong at the Gideon Oberson Summer 2007 fashion show at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami on July 17, 2006.
A model walks the runway at the Gideon Oberson Summer 2007 fashion show in Miami on July 17, 2006.
A model walks the runway in a geometric suit at the Gideon Oberson Summer 2007 fashion show in Miami on July 17, 2006.
A model walks the runway in print fabric at the Gideon Oberson Summer 2007 fashion show in Miami on July 17, 2006.