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Bal Harbour, FL – August 14, 2015 -To celebrate the intersection of fashion and film, Bal Harbour Shops’ Fashion Project kicked off their fashion film festival “Dressing Down the Movies” with a private cocktail reception. Fashion Project partnered with Nat Chediak, Director of the Coral Gables Art Cinema and co-founder of the Miami International Film Festival, to select the 24 classic film screenings for the festival.  Guests enjoyed the unveiling of the Fashion Project’s chic 50-seat screening room designed by architect Tui Pranich on the third level of the Shops. Comfortable white leather couches and red accent pillows lined the new screening room as guests sipped on cocktails and hors d’oeuvres by Makoto. VIP attendees included Zaha Hadid, Nat Chediak, Tui Pranich and Cathy Leff, among others. Screenings for “Dressing Down the Movies” are playing each day in the Fashion Project from August 15th through September 30th and are complimentary and open to the public. For the full schedule of the film festival visit www.fashionprojectbhs.com.

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Nat Chediak & Cathy Leff

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Nat Chediak, Cathy Leff, & Tui Pranich

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Nat Chediak, Zaha Hadid, Cathy Leff, & Tui Pranich

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Susanne Birbragher, Zaha Hadid, & Terry Schectman

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Louise Levin, Zaha Hadid, & Terry Schectman

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Tui Pranich, Zaha Hadid, & Terry Schectman

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Vera Lavshuk, Zaha Hadid, & Terry Schectman

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Zaha Hadid, Tui Pranich, & Cathy Leff

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Tom Austin, Christina Favretto, & Steve Sauls

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Leila, Nat, & Conchy Chediak

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Pola Reyburd, Conchy Chediak, & Jessica & Regina Berman

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Nounouche & Pierre Elkiner, & Cathy Leff

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Dr. Rian Maercks, Cathy Leff, & Tui Pranich

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Tui Pranich & Alice McLaughlan

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Susanne Birbragher, Cathy Leff, Tui Pranich, & Patrik Schumaker

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Terry Schectman & Susanne Birbragher

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Michelle Felix & Katie Yahr

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Liliana Gomez, Vera Lavshuk, & Marizel Flanagan

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Vera Lavshuk, Tui Pranich, Liliana Gomez, Katie Yahr, & Michelle Felix

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Bernard Zyscovich, Rodophe El-Khoury, Suria Yaffar, & Siliva Barisione

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Katie Yahr, Liliana Gomez, Vera Lavshuk, Zaha Hadid, Tui Pranich, & Michelle Felix