Welcome to The Swim Journal
Digital September/October 2016 Issue
IN THIS ISSUE:
>>> UNDER THE AFRICAN SUN
The beauty of Africa can be found throughout its lush jungles, deserts, grasslands and plains as well as the diverse cultures that call the continent home. The rich dramatic colors, sounds of indigenous music and the fascination of magnificent wildlife influence fashion in a myriad of ways. Highlighted against this exotic landscape, are some of the seasons most colorful and alluring styles for Season 2017.
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>>> Miami Swim Week 2016 – Full of Fashion and Frenzy
By Lori Riviere
For the second year in a row, Miami Swim Week soldiered on without the presence of fashion week runway giant IMG, and attendees wondered if the chaos from the previous season would continue. Miami Swim Week is unique among fashion week platforms, with its synergistic blend of both trade shows and runway shows occurring during the same week, and cooperative scheduling and location of activities and events is critical for attendees to fit it all in.
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>>> Making Waves – Surf’s Up! See What’s Changing the Tide
With a shrewd understanding of beach culture for men, Underground Beach Club (UBC) is hitting the water this season with every design element strategically planned and constructed. “We’ve spent the last two years reverse-engineering men’s shorts,” says Jason Travis, UBC’s COO and president, who co-designs the line with Carlos Koustas. “Through fashion, fitness and technology, UBC offers swimwear that speaks to the athletic male.”
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Featured Articles:
UNDER THE AFRICAN SUN
The beauty of Africa can be found throughout its lush jungles, deserts, grasslands and plains as well as the diverse cultures that call the continent home. The rich dramatic colors, sounds of indigenous music and the fascination of magnificent wildlife influence fashion in a myriad of ways. Highlighted against this exotic landscape, are some of the seasons most colorful and alluring styles for Season 2017.
Continue reading
Miami Swim Week 2016 – Full of Fashion and Frenzy
By Lori Riviere
For the second year in a row, Miami Swim Week soldiered on without the presence of fashion week runway giant IMG, and attendees wondered if the chaos from the previous season would continue. Miami Swim Week is unique among fashion week platforms, with its synergistic blend of both trade shows and runway shows occurring during the same week, and cooperative scheduling and location of activities and events is critical for attendees to fit it all in.
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Making Waves – Surf’s Up! See What’s Changing the Tide
With a shrewd understanding of beach culture for men, Underground Beach Club (UBC) is hitting the water this season with every design element strategically planned and constructed. “We’ve spent the last two years reverse-engineering men’s shorts,” says Jason Travis, UBC’s COO and president, who co-designs the line with Carlos Koustas. “Through fashion, fitness and technology, UBC offers swimwear that speaks to the athletic male.”
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Accessories & Cover-ups
Accessories and cover-ups take on an African vibe this season. Prints evolve from tribal colors, abstracts and symbols as well as feathers, foliage, landscapes and more. Animal prints return to more naturalistic shades and patterns and the use of earthy components like straw, paper, bone, beading, metallics and leather are prevalent.
Erika Peña’s choker necklace combines triple layers of large round stones strung together in formation with a dangling claw-shaped bone charm.
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