Hot resort fashion with Ipanema

The prevailing theme of Philippine Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2011 was perfecting the spring-summer look from head to toe as Ipanema presented its latest in resort fashion.

Top Brazilian footwear brand Ipanema created big fashion waves with its latest Resort Wear Collection during the biggest and most prestigious fashion and style event in the country.

Now on its 13th year, the Philippine Fashion week translated the art of fashion and lifestyle through a showcase of resort pieces of more than 50 Filipino designers who lend their geniuses to interpret Ipanema’s flair and style into a complete spring-summer look.

Anthony Nocom

This year, instead of heels and leather, models graced the catwalk wearing the most comfortable and uber stylish Ipanema sandals paired with the creations of highlighted resortwear designers Anthony Nocom, Ramon Favila, Ricky Abad and Simon Ariel Vasquez.

For this show, Anthony Nocom showed off his signature fashion-forward but practical pieces for the modern man who is always on-the-go. His men’s casual resortwear in blue, white and brown palette was well-complemented by Ipanema’s sandals in solid blue, white and black colors that are crisp and clean creating the ideal fashion statement of the desirable urban man.

Ricky Abad’s new daring resort pieces took fashion to the next level. He showed his flair of giving bold and strong statements through his sexy bathing suit collection, perfect especially for the hottest season. His solid blue, yellow, white and black pieces suited the fun colors and stylish designs of Ipanema sandals.

Ramon Favila

Ramon Favila, on the other hand, flaunted his playful and fashion forward menswear. His collection included bold swimwear and fresh casual wear, which created a mix of sexy and light fabrics on the runway. He presented his creations in different style and cut variations paired with Ipanema’s trendy footwear.

Simon Ariel Vasquez

Neutral and minimalist would best describe Simon Ariel Vasquez’s creations. He incorporated casual and semi-formal appeal to his complete resortwear collection. His ability to utilize fabrics in very neutral and pastel color palette and add beautifully detailed designs creates chic and sexy resortwear.

Aside from the main presentation of Ipanema’s Resort Wear Collection, the brand’s chic sandals were also featured in other shows of the Philippine Fashion Week.

Ricky Abad

Ipanema’s booth was available during the entire Philippine Fashion Week and fashionistas were able to take home take home amazing fashion treats by becoming a fan of Ipanema’s fan page on Facebook. The range of fabulous prizes includes key chain, bag, Orly nail polish and a pair of Ipanema sandals.

The successful Ipanema Fashion Show made stylish and fabulous feet the essence of 2011 spring-summer fashion. Know more of Ipanema’s chic sandals by visiting the brand’s website at www.ipanemaphils.com. Ipanema is exclusively distributed in the Philippines by ELRO Corporation.