Las Vegas Swimwear Fashion Week made a splash at Resorts Zouks nightclub from August 15th to 19th, marking Art Hearts Fashion’s first foray into the city after successful runs in NYC, LA, and Miami. The four-day event kicked off with a vibrant party on Thursday, leading into a weekend packed with runway shows that celebrated creativity in swimwear.
Airstream, the iconic travel trailer brand, turned heads with its debut apparel collection, while the Las Vegas Autism Pride Center added a heartfelt touch with a runway show and a performance by the girl group 4th Impact. The energy peaked on Sunday when Macy Gray took the stage in a stunning floor-length, tulle ruffle-trimmed gown, delivering a performance that was as memorable as the fashion itself.
With 24 designers showcasing everything from avant-garde looks to classic swimwear styles, the event underscored Las Vegas’ rising status as a fashion hub. This wasn’t just a week of swimwear; it was a statement—Las Vegas is ready to take its place on the global fashion stage.
Sharnelguy
Vegas-bred and Los Angeles based Sharnelguy’s runway opened with a two-toned bikini and arm warmers, styled with a wide brimmed black bowler hat and statement beaded necklace. The first four looks were in tie dye camouflage print, followed by plums, lavender, sage and brown. Guy favors classic, clean, basic designs. The deep fuschia women’s one piece featured a deep notched neckline detail that would be lovely to see explored further in future collections. The cargo short-style men’s swim trunks are also robust conceptually.
Pink Mellon
Miami brand Pink Melon presented a bright avant garde runway experience, complete with bedazzled starfish bras, bedazzled watermelon boogie boards, and bedazzled oversized money bags as accessories. The brand also showed more streamlined monochrome looks with low slung mesh pants— bedazzled at the bottom edge, of course— layered over their classic super high-cut one piece suits. Royal blue, teal, silver, red, and pink dotted the stage in addition to black, white and taupe. Something for everyone.
Love For Upcycling
Channeling sustainability, Love for Upcycling showed 34 looks constructed with reworked men’s ties. Silhouettes ranged from patchwork one pieces to vest tops and bandeaus. An especially successful use was the application of the tie as a trompe l’oeil belt, a motif we see repeated throughout the collection. The collection was full of vibrant colors that designers Jose Alexzander and Lilia Merchan chose to accompany and contrast the busy tie patterns. There was an especially eye-catching umbrella canopy composed entirely of ties.
David Tupaz
Vegas native couturier David Tupaz’s swim week was a feast of herringbone. The extremely cohesive collection was an elaboration on pattern: sailor stripes, plaid, herringbone, pinstripe— variegated and geometric, blown up and scaled down, tilted and spliced together. Pencil skirts and matching suits— even a matching Chanel-inspired piped duo— along with the occasional flowing maxi length stalked the runway. Exuding an almost old-school chic, no model was complete without an oversized rattan sun hat (in a variety of black-and-white blocks) and oversized matching sunnies.
Mister Triple X
LA based customs brand Mister Triple X focused on a sexy and powerful image through the use of mesh, leather, ultra high cut briefs for men and power suits for women. Reflective materials and animal print patterns were also in use. Some looks evoked rave and clubwear with black mesh and eclectic patchwork while others had a more casual loungewear feel. One capri length sequin skirt shown on a shirtless male model was quite dazzling. Designer Erik Rosete is also president of the producing organization Art Hearts Fashion.
Giannina Azar
Celebrity favorite label Giannina Azar showed a flamboyant and whimsical collection focused on botanical prints. Her signature beading served as delightful jewels, texturizing bikini tops, framing basque-style waist bands, dangling as oversized strands of trim, as well as weaving the entire surface of one fitted maxi skirt, resplendent in its geometry. The show opened with softer tones of cream and pastel before dancing its way into joyous and rich hues of cerulean, lemon, verdant, and sky.
For The Stars
Headed by John Meir, design house For The Stars is exactly as described. Championing intricate and breathtaking sculptural costumes for performers and artists, the house stands erected (open by appointment only) on melrose ave in la. Their runway at Las Vegas swim week opens with a series of leather-jackets, sharply tailored and well-adorned, before a short transitional cutout catsuit that takes us to the gleaming heights of theatrical, extended tendril collars, eagle head armored plate shoulders, floor length golden fringe and twin dragons.
Airstream
Airstream, the American company world renowned for producing rounded, gleaming chrome trailers for traveling, has made its first foray into apparel for the runway. Designers Haffner and Bonita Segall had about one month to put together the 33 look collection. Prominently featured are a metallic silver fabric, a black and white collage print of vintage airstream photographs, logo tees, licensed snoopy and charlie brown motifs, and plastic miniature dogs carried down the runway as accessories.
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