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Nanette Lepore Red Carter Suboo ny Beach Bun Since then, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim has attracted visitors from around the world, and has generated millions of dollars for the local economy; while offering the world’s top Swim brands an unsurpassed platform to debut their collections to an audience of media, buyers and global consumers. “Ten years ago, we set out to create an event that would help boost tourism in July and would complement the designers’ business objectives at the trade shows. Together with our partners, we came up with Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim which gives designers the ability to tell their brand story on the runway, while helping boost their sales on the tradeshow floor and solidifies Miami as a stylish summer destination ,” says Jarrad Clark, VP and Global Creative Director, IMG Fashion Events and Properties. “Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim is now the largest swimwear event in the world with designers from across the globe choosing the Miami runways as the place to debut their Swim collections, and we look forward to this year’s event being a celebration of everyone’s success.” 1 20 FOCUS of SWFL 2014