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07/11/11
Well Suited
Your Swim Fashion Week Survival Guide
In just a few short days, the city will be overrun with swimsuit models, designers and cocktail-swilling moguls. (Yes, they stole the idea from your houseboat parties.) You need a game plan. Here’s one.
TURN HEADS
Unofficial Kickoff at the Delano
The barrage of bikinis starts tomorrow night with a style lounge from local outfit Betsy Moss. Expect ’60s-style suits, turbans and Jackie O headscarves. Toast the January Jones–ness of it all with gratis vodka cocktails during the first hour.
- 411:
- Jul 12, 9pm-midnight, no cost, Delano Hotel, 1685 Collins Ave, 305-672-2000, RSVP here
SO BUBBLY
Trina Turk and Papi at Soho Beach House
Make your way to the oceanfront tiki bar to catch back-to-back runway shows. Free-flowing champagne and food from Cecconi’s will keep you fueled throughout the proceedings. Afterward, everyone will retreat to the eighth-floor pool deck for in-depth bikini discussions (and more champagne).
- 411:
- Jul 15, 8-11pm, $50, Soho Beach House, 4385 Collins Ave, 786-507-7900, tickets here
NIK OF TIME
Bikini-Palooza at Nikki Beach
Come Saturday, you may need some rest—so settle into a white cabana bed for this daylong swimwear fest. The shows start at 3:30pm, so you’ll warm up with a gratis welcome cocktail (for those who RSVP) and order off the brunch menu. Waffles and bikinis: always a winning combo.
- 411:
- Jul 16, 1-6pm, no cost, Nikki Beach, 1 Ocean Dr, 305-538-1111, RSVP here
NICE RACK
Swim Lounge Pop-Up Shop
At the Gansevoort, you’ll find gift bags, swimsuit sales and an open bar with rum and vodka. Also: The Real Housewives of Miami’s Adriana De Moura, launching her line of sunglasses. Because no one knows eyewear like a Real Housewife.
- 411:
- Jul 16, 6-10pm, Coco Deville, 2377 Collins Ave, 305-389-1545
OPEN SKY
After-Partying at the Shore Club
And after a day on the beach surrounded by fashion types, you’ll probably want to unwind with a drink... and more fashion types. Find both at the Aqua Di Lara after-party at SkyBar, where vodka cocktails are on the house from 10 to11pm. Sometimes all you need is more of the same.
- 411:
- Jul 16, 10pm-1am, no cost, Shore Club, 1901 Collins Ave, 786-942-2097, RSVP here
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