Sobol- Perry Fashion Productions, Inc hosted their 2nd Annual Humanitarian Awards and official kickoff party to the Miami Beach International Fashion Week last night. Ten of South Florida’s well recognized philanthropic individuals were honored with the nominee of a humanitarian award presented by television and radio celebrities Brian Andrews and Ileana Garcia. Some of the nominees included Vincent Castro, Jackie Nespral, Maria Elena Salinas, and Manuel Machado. Sponsored by Tiffany & Co, the event at Mondrian in South Beach benefitted the Miami Fashion Week Foundation Inc., and was co-sponsored by Moroccan Oil.
Models paraded around the poolside event wearing designs by such artists as Julian Chang, Viviana G, Nicolas Felizola, Zula Khramov, Cesar Rosario, Kimberly Hendrix and Somy Ali. In order to raise funds for the non for profit organization there were two silent auction lounges that had Miami’s finest bidding on items such as a signed Dwayne Wade Miami Heat jersey and fine jewelry provided by Tiffany & Co. All proceeds generated from last night’s event will go toward Miami Fashion Week Foundation, Inc.
Miami Fashion Week Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) independent and not- for- profit organization that strives on generating funds for charitable and philanthropic initiatives. The goal of the foundation is to provide scholarships to the winners of the Miami Beach International Fashion Week competitions so that they may have the opportunity to thrive in their efforts in becoming professionals within the fashion industry. Throughout the year, the foundation hosts a variety of events to help raise the funds for these emerging designers and students studying fashion design, jewelry making, photography and graphic arts. The foundation will announce the winner for the scholarship at the opening night press conference of the Miami Beach International Fashion Week, March 3.
“We could not have asked for a better backdrop for last night’s event,” says Beth Sobol president and executive producer of Sobol-Perry Fashion Productions Inc. “Designers and attendees arrived from all over the world for the event. It was truly remarkable to see everyone come together and help raise funds for this charitable cause.”