Articles by Ria Michelle

Sugar, Honey, Honey

Swim Week is finally here, and up and down the beach, lovely ladies and well-heeled gentleman are attending fashion-centric parties and runway shows all weekend long. The festivities kicked off Wednesday night, and we trained our camera's eye on Social ...

Queen of the Night

The birthday of someone like PR maven Tara Solomon is no small affair. Every year, the self-proclaimed Queen of the Night throws a grand party in her beloved South Beach. This year was no different and friends and associates gathered at Haven lounge to ...

Be Cool

It's the first week of summer, but you'd never know it by the way some Miamians are dressing – boots! tights! suede! We think the air conditioning must have gotten to them. After all, when it's 72 degrees indoors, it can be hard to dress for the weather. ...

Bungalow Beauty Retreat

Nivea invited some of Miami’s top beauty influencers to come hydrate themselves at an exclusive Beauty Lounge at the W Hotel this week. Not only did these fashion and beauty insiders get to try their new Hydra IQ technology line, but they also indulged in ...

Mall Rats

When found in their natural habitat, mall rats display the colorful plumes of the season, and exhibit excitement over deals and steals. No wonder they flocked to Banana Replublic last night, where shoppers received personal style advice and 25% off purchases ...

Doing It Well

It’s all-too easy (and tempting) to throw on a tank top, shorts and flip flops and call yourself "dressed." But go that extra mile, and you will get noticed, noticed, noticed! And you'll feel damn good in the process. Not sure what to wear now that the ...

The Locals Have It

You can always find a happening party in Miami, and locals know all the cool places to be and when to be there. This week, there were two great must-be-seen parties – Lorie Lester's fashion show at The Stage, and Social Miami's celebration of Many ...

Girls + Shoes = Fun!

What woman doesn’t love shoes? Shoe designer Brian Atwood’s response: "I haven’t met one yet." Miami's shoe lovers came out in droves to Saks Fifth Avenue at Bal Harbour Shops to meet the famed shoe designer, chat with friends over cocktails, and of ...

Camera Ready

These days you never know when there's going to be a camera around - or a fashion blogger! So when you go out, what can you do to make sure that you're camera ready? Let these ladies be your guide. All stood out to us in one way or another with their ...

Sun is Shining

The summer is seemingly upon us. While other parts of the U.S. are still dealing with winter weather, Miamians are already lounging poolside, brunching al fresco and soaking up the sunshine wherever we go. Staying fashionable in the heat can be tricky, ...

Miami Weekend

Whether it’s filming on the beach, enjoying the nightlife, catching a fashion show, taking in the art, or just simply hanging out - there's never a shortage of things to do here in Miami. Here's how a few ladies dressed up their downtime.

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Girls About Town

Sara Romero

What's the 944?

944 Magazine held a party at the Mondrian South Beach to celebrate this year’s fashion issue launch. Designer Karelle Levy of KRELwear graced the attendees with her presence and a live installation of her pieces. During the low key show, the models mingled ...

Just As You Were

Last week, Jipsy invited us to her long-awaited solo exhibition at Butter Gallery. The exhibition, called Just As You Were features thousands of photos dating back to 2005, and tells the story of Miami’s Club culture in the late aughts. Attendees ...

Backstage Betties

Miami Beach International Fashion Week was the place to be for everyone in Miami who works in fashion, has an interest in fashion, or just likes to look at pretty things. Models, designers, bloggers, photographers and even socialites were running all over ...

Day & Night

Cafeina, a favorite Wynwood nightspot, regularly attracts a well-dressed crowd eager to see the latest art and fashion installations in its multi-level warehouse space. Cafeina fans got up a little earlier last Sunday, to mark the lounge's foray into brunch. ...

New Born Style

A group of philanthropists and local dignitaries gathered this week to honor Schatzi Kassal, founder of Project: New Born, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for in support of the neo-natal ICU at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Despite the ...

Seasonless Fashion

In Miami, fashion is seasonless. What to wear and what not to wear becomes blurred in gorgeous year-round beach weather. Our jackets, cardigans, boots, and knitwear remain staples throughout year, as we grab something to keep us warm in the often frigid ...

Shop Style

Aventura Mall is not the kind of mall you head to in jeans and a hoodie. Because you will look woefully out of place. And because people will stare. (For all the wrong reasons.) During a recent stroll down the white tiled lanes of Miami's Northernmost ...

Winter Cool

Miami in the winter, a veritable dream – usually. Lately though, Mother Nature has been sending us one arctic blast after another, giving us a chance to take out the boots we bought on that trip to New York, the jackets we bought "just in case" and the ...