The Art of the Manicure Presented by Fashion Project at Bal Harbour Shops & Red Market Salon

Photography by on November 16th, 2015 in Lifestyle
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Cathy Leff, Suzanne Shapiro, Ayla Montgomery, Rita de Alencar Pinto, & Giulia Suro

Miami Beach, FL – November 13, 2015 – In conjunction with Bal Harbour Shops’ weekend celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, Fashion Project in partnership with Red Market Salon welcomed an expert panel to explore the fascinating meanings, messages, manifestations, and implications of nail art– from self-expression to entrepreneurship. Lending their different perspectives on the topic were Rita de Alencar Pinto, curator and founder of  NY and Miami-based Vanity Projects, who organized the panel; Suzanne Shapiro, author of Nails: The Story of the Modern Manicure; Ayla “BRASS” Montgomery, director and creator of NAILgasm: The Nail Art Documentary; and Giulia Suro, psychotherapist. The session was moderated by Fashion Project’s Cathy Leff.

On view now ‪through January 20, 2016 at Fashion Project  is FP04: The Anniversary the fourth in a series of exhibitions organized by Judith Clark. Fashion Project is an experimental space sponsored by Bal Harbour Shops and located on its third level. Its curatorial projects and programs explore fashion and the culture of what we wear. Events and programs are complimentary and open to the public.

Ariela Zuniga, Meghan Lamb, Suzanne Shapiro, Guilia Suro, Rita de Alencar Pinto, & Ayla Montgomery

Ariela Zuniga, Meghan Lamb, Suzanne Shapiro, Giulia Suro, Rita de Alencar Pinto, & Ayla Montgomery

Ariela Zuniga, Meghan Lamb, Suzanne Shapiro, Guilia Suro, & Ayla Montgomery

Ariela Zuniga, Meghan Lamb, Suzanne Shapiro, Giulia Suro, & Ayla Montgomery

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Cathy Leff, Suzanne Shapiro, Ayla Montgomery, Rita de Alencar Pinto, & Giulia Suro

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Cathy Leff

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Suzanne Shapiro & Giulia Suro

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Cathy Leff, Suzanne Shapiro, Ayla Montgomery, Rita de Alencar Pinto, & Giulia Suro

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Ayla Montgomery, Rita de Alencar Pinto, & Giulia Suro

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Suzanne Shapiro, Ayla Montgomery, Rita de Alencar Pinto, & Giulia Suro

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Cathy Leff, Suzanne Shapiro, Ayla Montgomery, & Rita de Alencar Pinto

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Suzanne Shapiro, Ayla Montgomery, & Rita de Alencar Pinto

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Cathy Leff, Suzanne Shapiro, Ayla Montgomery, Rita de Alencar Pinto, & Giulia Suro

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Cathy Leff

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Cathy Leff, Suzanne Shapiro, & Ayla Montgomery

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Cathy Leff, Suzanne Shapiro, Rita de Alencar Pinto, & Giulia Suro

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Andrea Gollin & Cathy Leff

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Nasha Kleimann & Nasha Pisano

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Rita de Alencar Pinto & Ayla Montgomery

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Pia & George Garcia

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Katherine & Ayssa Ruano