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Michael Buckner is a fashion and celebrity photographer who travels around the world taking pictures on the red carpet. He gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest entertainment industry events.


Saturday night's Ank by Mirla Sabino show was the highlight of the week, and second to none as far as quality, easy to wear swimwear for the real woman. Every suit was something you'd let your sister wear, but also would love if your friend's sister wore it, but please don't get those two confused.

I was running around for nearly six hours by this time shooting for the sponsors, so it was quite a relief to watch a couple shows towards the end of the night.

The Ank show had a great variety of suits, that like the one above, featured a little extra fabric to play with, whether it was covering up part of the body, or folding under to show a little more.

The slide show highlights four looks with the same color to show the variety which the designer gives in her 2008 Cruise line.

Gallery: Ank

Sick of the immoral fashion industry invading your nation? Kick out that Western filth by showing your country's ladies how to look hot by covering up -- with a government-approved fashion show!

That's the plan according to Saffar Harandi, the Culture and Islamic Orientation Minister of Iran -- and apparently it's just as stupid as it sounds. Harandi was the driving force behind a first-of-its-kind fashion show for Iran, in which catwalk models ditched the traditional black for more colorful cover-ups. At first this sounds like a step in the right direction, but local critics weren't very impressed.

One of the show's photographers told the New York Post: "The music was awful, and the models were not professional models and not pretty enough for a fashion show," while another noted that "Iranian women...[are] much more fashionable than that in the street."

Not exactly high praise -- but that shouldn't be surprising. The "fashion" on display looked more like first generation Star Trek costumes than traditional Iranian outfits, and were unfortunately adorned in plaids and floral patterns.

Ugh.

Michael Buckner is a fashion and celebrity photographer who travels around the world taking pictures on the red carpet. He gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest entertainment industry events.


When I saw Red Carter, the designer, I couldn't quite picture him designing vintage swim wear. He's a short, red headed geeky kind of guy with glasses and wearing a white James Bond Tuxedo. Who would have thought, he'd make sexy, vintage styled swimsuits that have appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

The show was incredible! The DJ played 20's jazz remixed with hip hop beats. Models wore jumbo pearls and costume jewelry for the affect. It was an all around impressive show for swimsuits.

Former tennis star and Miami local celeb Anna Kournikova brought out the photographers, who were hungry for a taste of the celebrity.

Michael Buckner is a fashion and celebrity photographer who travels around the world taking pictures on the red carpet. He gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest entertainment industry events.



Christian Audigier isn't quite fashion forward or even close to couture. The French designer has been pumping out screen print T-shirts, dresses, shoes and swimsuits which top out at well over $200. Since Ed Hardy's inception in 2004, the apparel has spread from flashy, skull prints to... skully flash prints.

But what Christian Audigier has succeeded in the most is making his mark in niche clothing, which covers the backs and butts of millions in huge cities like Las Vegas, Los Angeles and of course, South Beach, Miami. Club goers wait in line in style with Ed Hardy nightly on the A1A.

I went to a press event before the shows started yesterday to take a preview of what the runway was about to see. Two models, one designer and thirty hungry Miami photographers.

The show was so overcrowded that they wouldn't even let me into the show to shoot (and I'm working for the management company). Rock and Roll shook the walls of the hotels as the show was going on. I looked at my fellow photographers take. There was a ton of looks.

I posted my favorite pictures from the event in the below gallery. I'm gonna post a couple more shows later, but it's 1:30 in the morning, and I've got to catch some sleep.

Michael Buckner is a fashion and celebrity photographer who travels around the world taking pictures on the red carpet. He gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest entertainment industry events.


I was running back and forth from five different things, so I didn't have too much time to observe the suits the models were wearing.

The designer, Syla Cachay, is of Peruvian descent, which is brought out in her selection of prints. The former Marc Jacobs intern used bright contrasting colors in big and loud shapes which she describes as "Hippy Couture."

I talked to a couple of the models who were wearing the brand, they told me that it was the best fitting suit they'd worn all day.

Michael Buckner is a fashion and celebrity photographer who travels around the world taking pictures on the red carpet. He gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest entertainment industry events


Tommy Bahama is no longer merely your dad's cigar smoking, flowered Caribbean shirts that swim on even the largest of men. Last night, the fashion house unveiled their new line of women's swimsuits, and I have to say that I am impressed. Large flowered prints with sexy but sporty cuts -- this line will sure to be a hit for cougars and young chicks alike.

The best part of the show was that it was done on the beach with guests watching from campfire benches.

I got to watch the show in between the two backstage jobs I was doing (more of that to come).

This show was the only one of the evening which I though geared towards an American audience. Something that Jane Smith from the Midwest would wear on vacation. The line didn't really symbolize the Miami crowd, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Tommy Bahama must know its audience.

I have a gallery of my favorite shots. Take a look and tell me if you agree.

Michael Buckner is a fashion and celebrity photographer who travels around the world taking pictures on the red carpet. He gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the hottest entertainment industry events.



Victoria Secrets model May Andersen kicked of the swimsuit shows walking for Diesel at the Raleigh Hotel in South Beach. The humid weather did not make hair and makeup easy, but luckily all she had to wear were bikinis.

Also included in the show was rapper Teyana Taylor, who's next single, "Move" is likely to be all over the radio soon. So keep an ear out.

Diesel set the runway up on top of the Raleigh Pool, which is straight out of a 1960's Versace dream. Fashionistas viewed the linnet while dipping their feet into the pool and sipping mojitos.

The theme of the show was "School's Out Forever," an Alice Cooper throwback to a prep school themed party. It was East Coast prep school meets varsity athletics meets gender confusion out there.

The swimwear stuck to mostly a black and white theme with branding all over.

Check out my gallery from the event, and let me know what you think of the safety equipment.