Miami Beach Swimwear Fashion Shows

Miami Beach swimwear fashion shows

A Tibi swim wear model walks the runway at the Raleigh Hotel on Miami Beach during The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Show being held at the Raleigh.

Miami Beach swimwear shows take sophisticated tone. Sophisticated sexy: That's the theme as this year's Miami Beach swimwear fashion shows.Stylish sun worshippers, take note. Sophisticated sexy is the theme for next year's swimwear.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Stylish sun worshippers, take note. Sophisticated sexy is the theme for next year's swimwear.

That's the trend designers began unveiling in their 2010 swim collections at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim at the Raleigh Hotel in South Beach. The five-year-old event, which kicked off with a party on Wednesday and ends Sunday, continues to grow, with 20 runway shows and presentations this year, the most to date.

One model walked down the runway in a one-piece, floral-print bandeau bathing suit. There was also a purple, one-shouldered suit, picking up the goddess silhouette already popular in ready-to-wear; a blue maillot with pink, light blue, orange and yellow paillettes, and a gold one-piece.

Tibi, Caffe Swimwear and Marysia Swim were the first three lines to show their designs on Thursday night.

And there were a lot of bikinis to see. There were string bikinis and others with bandeau and triangle cups. One bikini mixed orange and purple, while another featured aqua and beige.

A model walked down the runway with a little girl wearing a bikini version of Marysia's red one-piece with yellow ruffles. There was also a peach romper and a champagne-coloured one-shouldered coverup.