The cutting-edge Miami Fashion Institute (MFI) at Miami Dade College (MDC), in partnership with Miami Fashion Week (MIAFW) and with the support of the Knight Foundation Fund at the Miami Foundation, will present the Miami Fashion Summit, a dynamic series that will run parallel to each day’s runway shows from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 31-June 2, at the Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami.
Hosted by fashion model and entrepreneur Valeria Mazza, the program will showcase top fashion experts Kavita Parmar, founder of The IOU Project; Carry Somers, founder of Fashion Revolution; Javier Goyeneche, founder and president of ECOALF; Sass Brown, founding dean of Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, and more, to empower the next generation of fashion aficionados.
Last year, this speakers’ series was begun at the college by renowned actor, designer and MIAFW honorary president Antonio Banderas.
The Summit will take place at MDC Wolfson Campus Building 1 Auditorium, 300 NE Second Ave.
Tickets are $40 per talk, $110 per person per day; free for MDC students. Purchase tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/miami-fashion-week-summit-tickets-45974942290.
Miami Fashion Institute at Miami Dade College is an international fashion hub and the only one of its kind at a public higher learning institution in Florida. Housed at MDC’s Wolfson Campus, MFI offers degrees in Fashion Design and Merchandising. MFI works with local and international designers to develop a 21st Century skilled workforce that supports industry growth and demand, especially in South Florida where fashion is booming. To learn more, visit www.mdc.edu/fashion.
Relaunched in 2016 under new management, Miami Fashion Week (MIAFW) is the second largest fashion event in the U.S. debuting resort collections of established and emerging international designers. With dates officially recognized by the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Fashion Calendar (CFDA) alongside New York, London, Paris and Milan, MIAFW plays an integral role in the industry by continuing to be the first international platform for the resort season to an audience of A-list celebrities, global influencers and fashion leaders.
Led by honorary president, Antonio Banderas, the third annual Fashion Week will return to South Florida on Wednesday, May 30, to Sunday, June 3, and will deliver high-caliber series, runway shows, beneficiary gala, after parties and exclusive pop-up events.
For more information, visit www.miamifashionweek.com.
