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    Miami Fashion Week founder Beth Sobol on what makes the city’s fashion week unique.

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In fashion tonight Miami Fashion Week the event.

The for the city of Miami on the world's fashion radar is entering its fifteenth here.

And in that time has showcase world renowned designers and emerging talent joining me now the founder of Miami Fashion Week that's so -- bad thanks for joining us.

-- you know I was thinking about Miami it's where my favorite places to visit there's art -- obviously architecture is a big thing there why wasn't important to start.

A Miami Fashion Week.

You know we -- were actually on the asked to do an -- for the Miami international law merchandise mart.

About seventeen years ago and DR -- and whether that be -- the can't we went to a re create a new fashion image for the -- I thought about it -- up at a Fashion Week.

So now you've been around for fifteen years what do you known for in the marketplace for people think of Miami Fashion Week what do they think out.

All the -- emerging talent from around the world that we bring to the United States.

These desires are stars and their own countries.

Either to stand on here in the US yet and that's part of what we do we have introduced into the US market so its upcoming album let's continue -- -- -- thirteen.

They have a lot of great new elements we've created retail relations programs will be very you have buyers from all over the world.

But to see the designers we have more countries more designers.

That are bringing into size and China Africa -- -- cut -- must exactly we have a lot of Latin America desires as well.

They -- the women's body they -- -- for is is absolute red carpet emerging designers as your big thing and do you do more then just show their -- once a year.

Now we do we stay with the might yearlong we have the council of international fashion designers.

Which is an organization that helps to educate and promote.

You know education within the US market brought these designers need to know in order to do business in this country.

You know it often cities will promote events like this because -- -- there's an economic impact do you have any idea.

About economic impact of the week I do idea where about fifty million dollars in the nine days of our designers are here.

That's impressive -- let's look at some of the design starting with Stephanie.

If you tell us what she's wearing who she's modeling here.

That is where you know one of them Julian changed the latest designs -- his from his new.

Contemporary put the -- collection it's a stretch Jersey.

And it retails for 250 dollars.

And it looks very Miami I'm gonna tell you now we have one of our own Carly.

Pill is little lady who read today the long -- -- Strutting her stuff.

I think Carly is worried addressed by the VIG prepared DuPont.

It is a couture gown and a double -- sheer nylon mesh with the princess nine and a high cut low skirt toward -- -- body suit.

They -- -- tulle flowers organza Bolero jacket among these are 252500.

Dollars so this is a different price point -- the one we just saw.

-- I would -- -- also this is very -- this is what I call fancy pants.

It sparkles that glitters tell us about this this is Nicholas that is dying his whenever stars of -- and is well.

And this is the -- to -- when the silver basis imported blackened tool flora motif.

And this dress retails for 161000 dollars wow so that that's amazing just an amazing piece of -- You yourself for a former model we should point that you have experience at best I -- -- for twenty years and 38 countries.

That's that's a lot of high returns and I and it's retired instead of -- fashion -- production company.

Well -- -- thanks for helping us out today really appreciate your time and I'm sure people out -- gonna go wanna go to Miami see the show they have so.

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