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Frances Sevilla Sacasa Sr, Swanee Dimare, Yolanda Berkowitz, Ken Downing, Katherine Rundle, Raphael Bastian, & Jennifer Valoppi

Miami, FL – January 14, 2015 – It was lights, camera, action as Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and Neiman Marcus, Coral Gables partnered to host the fourth annual Splendor in the Garden fashion show fundraiser. The new spring clothing collections and the colors of the tropical garden complemented each other exquisitely for a day of fashion and philanthropy, attended by more than 350 guests. Emcee Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard kicked off the show by introducing Nannette Zapata, Chief Operating Officer of Fairchild, who spoke about how fundraising events like Splendor in the Garden are able to further Fairchild’s scientific and cultural advancements. Co-Chairs Swanee DiMare and Frances Sevilla-Sacasa took the stage to talk about the importance of the tireless work and community enrichment made by the 2015 Fairchild Philanthropy Honorees, Raphael Bastian, Yolanda Berkowitz, Donna E. Shalala, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, and Jennifer Valoppi. Stephen Brunelle, VP and General Manager of Neiman Marcus Coral Gables, introduced Ken Downing, Senior VP and Fashion Director of Neiman Marcus, who presented the best of the Spring 2015 collections. Guests were treated to a fabulous fashion show, curated by Downing, featuring all the new trends for spring.  First there was a 70s comeback – The New Bohemians- as models graced the runway with bold, flowing prints. The second collection celebrated the architectural rigor – the contrast of positive, negative geometry meets fluidity. The show closed with All Whites- spring’s palette cleanser Varied shades of optic whites to pale sand.  Splendor in the Garden was sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Coral Gables & Cutler Bay, Marquis Bank, the Batchelor Foundation, Peony, and Selecta magazine.

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Jeff Grainger

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Jennifer Valoppi & Suzie Sayfie

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Heidi Hoersman, Amber Warren, & Suzy Buckley Woodward

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Jocelyn Woolworth, Lydia Touzet, & Lisa Fairman

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Stephanie Gold, Valeria Zuban, & Kristin Ducote

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Laurence Stott, Tina Carlo, & Julie Dill

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Julie Dill, Tina Carlo, Stephen Brunelle, & Criselda Breene

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Tammy Napoli, Criselda Breene, & Christina Termine

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Sofia Joelsson & Anna Sherrill

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Ken Downing

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Ella Horn & Ken Downing

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Victoria Graham, Ella Horn, & Ken Downing

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Sarah Miller

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Ella Horn

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Dashil Fernandez, Xiomarra Velez, Ken Downing, Rebekah Keida, & Fernanda Uesler

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Rebekah Keida, Fernanda Uesler, Dashil Fernandez, & Stefanie Nazoyan

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Karolina Nurkiewicz, Sarah Miller, Victoria Graham, Nicole Kirigin, Mimoza Nicaj, & Christine Burns

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Stephen Brunelle, Donna Shalala, & Ken Downing

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Donna Shalala, Stephen Brunelle, & Ken Downing

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Karolina Nurkiewicz

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Rebekah Keida & Fernanda Uesler

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Ken Downing

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Rebekah Keida

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Ken Downing

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Suzy Buckley Woodward

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Ken Downing

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Ken Downing

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Ken Downing, Swanee Dimare, Frances Sevilla Sacasa Sr, & Stephen Brunelle

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Yolanda Berkowitz, Jennifer Valoppi, & Raphael Bastian

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Yolanda Berkowitz, Donna Shalala, & Susannah Shubin

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Frances Jr & Frances Sevilla Sacasa Sr

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Ken Downing