Miami Swim Week is an annual

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held in

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. Focused on

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and

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, it takes place every year during the summer, usually in the middle of July. It began as brands producing their own fashion shows in various hotels and venues around Miami Beach. Since 2018, while many of events are still happening around the city, the shows have regrouped into two main events: * Paraiso Miami Beach at Paraiso Tent, that hosted 13 runway shows over 3 days in 2019. * Miami Swim Week at Faena Forum, produced by

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, that hosted 35 shows over 6 days in 2019. Paraiso is an "industry only" event with limited capacity while the shows at the Faena Forum are open to the public and are attended by over 10,000 people each year. Most events were cancelled or moved online during 2020 due to the

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References

External links

Miami Fashion Week Official website
Annual events in Florida Events in Miami Recurring events established in 1998 1998 establishments in Florida Fashion weeks in the United States {{Miami-stub