Trina Turk is 'Mercedes-Benz Presents' Designer for Miami Fashion Week Swim 2010

Designer Trina Turk, known for her sophisticated sportswear and signature prints, is this season's "Mercedes-Benz Presents" designer.

She joins a prestigious list of "Mercedes-Benz Presents" designers that includes Monique Lhuillier, Badgley Mischka, Narciso Rodriguez, Red Carter and CHADO Ralph Rucci.

Trina has plans to debut a Spring 2011 swimwear collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim located at The Raleigh in Miami Beach on Thursday, July 15, 2010.

Trina's new collection draws inspiration from the city of Acapulco in the 1960's & 1970's, an era known for glamorous getaways by Hollywood's rich and famous and the international jetset.

It incorporates unique prints in a range of colors including sophisticated use of black and white to multi-colored patterns of free flowing shapes.

The collection shows hardware details such as sophisticated use of unique pieces in gold inspired by Trina Turk's signature patterns and her love of vintage jewelry and architecture.

Trina Turk brand was launched in 1995. The swimwear was introduced in 2007 through a license with Apparel Ventures. She has boutiques in California, New York and Florida apart from being on the racks of high end stores such as Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Fifth Saks Avenue.

The "Mercedes-Benz Presents" program recognizes designers that demonstrate dedication to use of quality materials, unique style and innovative design.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim will take place in Miami Beach, Florida at The Raleigh from July 15-19.

Designers presenting their Spring 2011 collections in Miami include White Sands Australia, Beach Bunny Swimwear, Dolores Cortes, Swell Suits Miami featuring Naila, park & ronen and Olasul, Ed Hardy Swimwear, Crystal Jin, Swimwear Anywhere, Mara Hoffman Swim, Poko Pano, True Religion Swimwear, Aqua di Lara, Qiss Qiss, A.Z Araujo, Red Carter, Cia.Maritima, Luli Fama, Caffe Swimwear, Nicolita, Marysia Swim, Lisa Maree, Kooey Swimwear Australia, Aquarella Swimwear, Lisa Blue and Tyler Rose.

Recap of the BET AWARDS

Ladies Ray J is looking sexy in his suit,Women watch out for him,LOL!




I am glad to see singer Brandy arrive a the awards! I love her family




Actress Brittany Daniels from the "Game"




Go Jada,Go Jada go! I love Jada





Hey, Ashanti where have you been! We miss you!







Usher performs` There Goes My Baby'






Presenters Nia Long and Larenz Tate
Presenters Nia Long (L) and Larenz Tate share a sexy moment! Can you say to hot for TV




I Love Singer Alicia Keys purple dress in here performance.




Hip-hop artist Kanye West performs his new single "Power" at the opening ceremony





On the left Dawn Richard, Diddy and Kaleena of Diddy - Dirty Money





Our favorite American Next Top Model Eva Pigford looking too cute





Presenter Mike Epps (R) shows off hip hop fashion from 10 years ago as actress and singer Taraji P. Henson laughs at him





It must be the night for black:Ciara stepped on the Red Carpet looking fab as always.



Look at Foxy Brown,oh no it is our girl Vivica A. Fox




Niecy Nash arrives at the BET Awards looking great in this cute mini dress




Nicki Minaj performs at the 2010 BET Awards in Los Angeles June 27, 2010. Minaj is this year's winner of the Best Female Hip Hop Artist award




BET Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Debra L. Lee (C) poses with twin sister actresses Tia and Tamera Mowry as they arrive at the 2010 BET Awards in Los Angeles June 27, 2010




Go Chris you have a fan in me! Chris Brown dances to salute MJ doing the show!





Diddy and T.I on stage together,I love me some T.I !






B.O.B and Keyshia Cole




Various dancers do a tribute to MJ! This picture is cool! I cannot believe it as been a year he as been gone! You are missed MJ,but your music lives forever.




This year 2010 host of the BET Awards was our Queen inthe States our very own Queen Latifah!




Lets just say that I love the Black Eyed Peas "Imma Be" baby!




Oh, is that El DeBarge! OMG I love him he looks so darn good. BET does bring back the best throwbacks!

Premium Grade Swimwear Collection from Roberto Cavalli

Brand-name designers continue to tempt beach lovers with new releases of swimwear collections. Famous Italian designer Roberto Cavalli supported this general enthusiasm and presented his summer creations to the public.

Roberto Cavalli was never fond of monotony, thus this collection is bright and has a lot of patterns. Here we see floral motifs, polka dots, and marine elements.

Two-piece swimsuits take interesting shapes, some models event feature asymmetry. With regard to one-piece models, Cavalli used effective cuts, which decorate the swimsuits, and even visually add special finesse to the figure.

The beach line also includes light tunics and shawls, which will be perfect additions to anyone’s summer image.

Cristiano Ronaldo in Armani Underwear

Armani’s latest underwear campaign is showcased by football star Cristiano Ronaldo, looking exemplary male and muscular on the ads.

The ad set of eleven pictures was done by the distinguished team of Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot somewhere in Madrid.

The Ronaldo ad campaign for fall/winter 2010 will flash out on signature billboards in every grand metropolis of the world beginning in the next month, but it has already made its debut today in the Via Broletto, Milan.

Cristiano Ronaldo billboard snaps and printouts will be joined by a commercial spot to be released in the beginning of fall.

This is the football player’s second season as Armani’s face.

Men Really Strike out in High Heels

The recurring question whether high heels will go just beautifully with this outfit and whether the situation is right for them may come to torment men and women in equal measure.

Men are falling for high-heeled footwear, and there’s no telling where this trend will stop – if at all!

Aside from the memorable Dustin Hoffman stiletto try-on in “Tootsie” for a female impersonation, this is serious – platform shoes with heels anything up to 4 inches tall and a specifically male design.

The Times Online reports that the trend is beginning to catch fast. Goth and glam-rock (those have always been in the game) circles in London are already in. Heel-mounted men gathered round for the Fashion Week in Paris to see the collections of Gareth Pugh and Rick Owens; the Rodarte show in New York and Pam Hogg in London also drew in those who were trying out the new style.

For Gareth Pugh and Marc Jacobs that was nothing new – they have made the point of wearing shoes with noticeable heels now and then. Jacobs even spilled to the Times that he makes use of women’s heels in his collection.

Though he never did it in public, it’s habitual with Jacobs to put on heels whenever he is thinking heel. Sometimes he doesn’t bother to take them off for hours on end. “It raises a laugh with the team for about five minutes because they’ve seen me do it so many times,” smiles Jacobs. “But that’s not why I do it. I do it because I want to show that I’m not some misogynist designer designing these torturous shoes for women.”

So there are men who are accustomed to the art for fashion’s sake, and there are men who really need a break like this!

For those representatives of the strong sex who hate to look up to a woman there are lifts that never came down in popularity like “status shoes” with 1 1/4 inch of the heel outside and further 1 ½-inch lift hidden in the shoe. Karl Lagerfeld or French prime minister Nicolas Sarkozy, whose height wasn’t their strongest point, are maybe the most famous of the patronizers.

But now the heel difference seems to be trodden down, and more and more men prefer to sport their heels instead of being too circumventive about it.

Liza Minnelli Launches Her Own Jewelry Line

The Liza Collection is the name of a new brand created by the popular singer. The brand will release several types of items including club blazers, scarves, and pants.

Liza also decided to start her own line of jewelry and accessories.

Minnelli will launch her collection in collaboration with the HSN shopping channel on July 30, 2010.

Each item will be packaged in beautiful branded case, while prices will be quite democratic; for instance, a scarf will cost around $30, a jacket – $130, pants – $60, and earrings- $40.

Essential Items for a Perfect Wardrobe According to Forbes

Forbes published its list of 10 essential pieces in a well-dressed woman’s wardrobe based on what style icons are wearing.

These are tweed jacket, classic pants, straight dress that can be paired with a jacket for office, business dinner or music show, black cocktail dress, trench, designer’s spacious black handbag, ballet flats, earrings, necklace and a watch. Preferably, your watch should cost from $1,000.

The wardrobe essentials from style icons recommended by fashion experts are expensive but they will never become outdated as they transform into vintage category over time.

Marilyn Monroe’s Dress Rockets in Price at History Auction

On June 10-12 the Hollywood Profiles in History auction house was holding another of its grand sales with more than 1,500 lots. The most notable of them was undoubtedly the famous dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

According to what the Telegraph says, this strapless fuchsia affair featuring in the performance of Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend leaped quickly over its expected price of $150,000-$250,000.

The dress, remembered by many as Monroe’s gorgeous attire made legendary by a number of scenes (the one following the spicy “subway scene” and the one where she sang Happy Birthday Mr. President) went for $313,000.

Monroe’s fuchsia (that had already been sold for $1.2 million at Christie’s) is more than a cool number, comments Joe Maddalena, auction house CEO. “It’s important. It’s a cultural icon.”

He added that it is second to none as such a unit, comparable only to Audrey Hepburn’s black dress featuring on Breakfast at Tiffany’s, which is exhibited for $900,000.

This sale was also marked by Edward’s Scissorhands, Mary Poppins’ wonderbag, and a sprinkling of memorabilia from Star Wars and The Wizard of Oz, and a number of things from Elvis Presley’s wardrobe.

Handbag Collection Paravanda Frida by Gucci

Gucci’s Creative Director Frida Giannini celebrated the opening of a new store in Singapore by launching a limited handbag collection. Handbags from Paravanda Frida range use lighter colors and world’s most recognizable Gucci’s emblem. The highlight from the new collection is an image of divine orchid on the bags which will definitely win heats of Singapore’s fashionistas.
The use of this flower was deliberate as Singapore biologist recently grew a new specimen of orchid that was named after Giannini.