International designers took center stage during the eight annual miami fashion week

MIAMI BEACH, FL. (May 11, 2006) – Miami Fashion Week, the official fashion event for the City of Miami Beach and the largest Latin American fashion event in the US, dazzled spectators with signature designs on the catwalk. From May 6 to May 9, 2006, 36 international designers from all over the world including North and South America, Russia, Spain, Italy and Egypt previewed their spring 2007 collections to over 6,000 guests during the week at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Drawing some of the most exciting new and established designers in the world, participants included Spain’s Adolfo Dominguez, MFW’s 2006 Lifetime Achievement in Fashion Award recipient; Russia’s jenia Fashion House and D’Lorisan; Colombias’s Cecilia Pérez; Argentina’s Maureene Dinar and Sandra Santillán and Venezuela’s José María Almeida, Nicolás Felizola and Samy Gicherman. Miami Fashion Week opened with a fashion prelude by Camilo Pardo, Chief designer in Ford Motor Company’s Living Legends Studio, who led the development and design of the timeless GT concept. Also featured were showcases by graduating students of the Design & Architect Senior High School and A.I. Miami International University of Art & Design.

During Miami Fashion Week a fascinating Jewelry & Accessories Exhibition showcased original craftsmanship from some outstanding designers including Mexico’s Flor & Plata and Samuel Burstein, among others from Argentina, Venezuela, Chile and Italy. It must be pointed out that Samuel Burstein presented a beautiful necklace that earned him first prize during the 2003 Tahitian Pearl Throphy. Atendees of the showcase had the opportunity to browse and purchase items from the rare collections of fourteen international designers.