Designer Trina Turk splashed the Miami Beach in Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swimwear 2011 – Miami with shades of gold. The runway at Turk’s Thursday night show was bathed in golden hue when models presented their sensual swimsuits 2011 collection with gold hardware embellished on them.
"It was just that we were feeling gold, and also in our swimwear we’ve been doing a lot of sort of complicated hardware. And it seems like our customers tend to prefer gold over silver against the tan," Turk said after the show.
Gold hardware embellished on bikinis and one pieces ware giving a metallic look to all her collection. A model wore a black maillot with gold hardware fitted in the plunging neckline. There was a gleaming silky bandeau with a touch of gold hardware paired with exotic colored skirt accessorized with chunky gold earrings.
Turk sent a model down the runway wearing a black long sleeve top with golden glittering design in front. Another wore gold pants with spring fresh colored bandeau swim top. Even the shoes had a bit of gold on them. Above all the golden hats were adding pizzazz to the entire outfit.
The collection was named "Acapulco Gold" it was inspired by Acapulco in the early 1970s "when it was the glamorous resort destination," Turk said. It was an amalgamation of gold with lots of bold and bright colored prints inspired by Mexico.
"Color is something that is very important to our brand. It’s always, always about color", said Trina Turk also adding that color and working on the color combinations is her favorite thing.