Bal Harbour, FL – October 3, 2013 – What better way to celebrate an 80^th anniversary party than with art, shoes and green drinks? That’s exactly how Lacoste’s fete at Addict in Bal Harbour went down on Thursday, October 3. Artist Romero Britto was on hand to chat up guests and watch as his hand-painted Lacoste shoes were auctioned off to the highest bidder. Guests enjoyed green crocktails topped off with gummy gators, of course, while tunes from Salin G kept the crowd, which included more than a dozen of Miami’s fashion bloggers, in good spirits.

The event also marked the unveiling of the brand’s 80^th anniversary collection of limited-edition Rene Lacoste OG sneakers, a throwback to the 1963 original shoe called “The Crocodile.” It was these limited-edition sneakers that Britto painted and displayed for the auction fully benefitting Best Buddies.

And let’s just put it this way, they went in a gator snap.

Romero Britto

Anthony Shriver, Romero Britto, & Dave Grange

Adam Silverstein, Dave Grange, Romero Britto, & Brendan Britto

Dave Grange & Anthony Shriver

Eunice & Anthony Shriver

Anthony & Eunice Shriver

Dave Grange, Adam Silverstein, Megan Danko, & Conrad Gomez

Romero Britto

Charlie Monson, Rogero Desouza, & John Anthony Pinango

Carmen Ordonez, Ginger Harris, & Angeles Almuna

Kristen Clark & Carmen Ordonez

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Joselin Reyes & Annette del Aguila

Erika Thomas & Ria Michelle

Nicole Bostick & Judy Holm

Megan Danko & Remi Guevj

Salin Gonzalez & Megan Danko

Kristen Clark, Joselin Reyes, Annette del Aguila, Carmen Ordonez, Erika Thomas, Angeles Almuna, Ria Michelle, Ginger Harris, Rachelle Porsenna, Charnele Michel, Nicholl Vincent, Fran Nicole, & Elizabeth Meyers