Style Saves Pop N’ Shop at SLS

Photography by Rodrigo Gaya on April 24th, 2013 in Charities & Galas, Fashion

Rachael Russell

Miami Beach, FL – April 21, 2013 – It was a stylish Sunday of shopping and saving at Hyde Beach at the SLS for the Style Saves Pop N’ Shop. Local fashion designers and brands came together for a worthy cause. The Pop N’ Shop was hosted by Ford fashion stylist Rachael Russell, the founder of Style Saves, which is a non-profit that helps provide underprivileged students with new outfits and confidence for back-to-school with The Miami Foundation. Sunday had everyone out browsing all the clothes and accessories at the trendy hotel as they sipped on Pavan and Perrier cocktails and enjoyed beats by DJs Pirate Stereo and Leo Medina. The event grossed over $5,000 in sales thanks to all the brands that participated, with a percentage of each vendor’s proceeds benefitting the students of Style Saves.

Alan Zelcer, Vanessa Dadaglio, & Alfred Karram Jr

Alina Martinez

Kemana is Rachael Russell’s line that just launched couple months ago. It’s a variety of clothing, accessories, art, and skincare products from around the world- mostly Latin America and Asia. Kemana is available at local boutiques Jessie’s, Frankie, and Cowshed at Soho Beach House.

These decorative hand painted skulls, along with the incense and clay, are all straight from Mexico City.

These handmade beaded bracelets are all from local brand The Gilded Hand, a jewelry collection available at Cowshed at Soho Beach House.

Luanne Shear, Alexandra Gonzalez, Alexandra Grief, & Jovana Radulovic

Montce Swim is a collection of flattering swimwear, coverups, and jewelry from local 27-year-old designer Alexandra Grief who graduated from the Art Institute. She features everything online, and can do custom-made orders and fittings for shoppers living in South Florida.

Luanne Shear & Alexandra Gonzalez

The widely successful mens underwear brand Papi is actually based in Miami, so they also were a featured vendor for the event. Their line is carried by big retailers like Macy’s.

Alfred Karram Jr & Alan Zelcer

Jaime Mark & Jill Mark

Evoca1

Evoca1 is an artist/humanitarian collective that aims to merge art and humanity together. By combining artistic sketches with fashion, Evoca1 raises awareness to important local and world issues, and uses their abilities to raise funds for those in need. The Sketches for Mankind project launched what is now a monthly event to help feed the homeless.

Evoca1, Rachael Russell, & Robert Caldwell

Alan Zelcer, Helena Barraza, Rachael Russell, & Laurent Fraticelli

Katrina Silva, Rachael Russell, Christina Pino, & Jeffrey Rodriguez

Edison Lozada, Yossi Bibas, Rachael Russell, & Jeffrey Rodriguez

Lauren Carra, Jeffrey Rodriguez, & Yossi Bibas

Bettina Alvarez, Jeffrey Rodriguez, & Alexandra Maury

Bettina Alvarez & Alexandra Maury

Rocs Anonymous is a local mother-daughter designer duo that brings together philanthropic efforts with fine stones and precious metals. The RA41 Capsule Collections is the new luxury accessories label from the team, featuring the Rocs Are 4 1 Cause charity bracelets.

ISHINE365 is an online retailer that’s barely a year old and brings the best boutique brands to one source for the hottest clothing, swimwear, and accessories. They give back to the local community with Style Saves and the Miami-Dade animal shelter.

Gino Campodonico, Joseph Quinones, Rachael Russell, Stacey Russell, & Yossi Bibas

Yoana Obregon & Max Menez

Yuri Mercado & Evoca1

Gino Campodonico

Helena Barraza

Alina Martinez

Jeffrey Rodriguez, Eunique Fowler, Bina Spiller, & Sara Semprini

Bina Spiller, Gabrielle Ditommaso, & Sara Semprini

Jovana Radulovic, Luanne Shear, Alexandra Gonzalez, & Alexandra Grief

Rachael Russell

John Brevard is a local accessories designer with his studio in Coral Gables. He’s also an artist known for metaphysically-inspiring sculptures, which play into his intriguing jewelry designs.