Surely not to be outdone by the Raleigh Hotel which is hosting Miami's Swimwear Fashion Week, The Standard Miami was the setting for a W Magazine photo shoot entitled "Summer Camp" by Bruce Weber featuring hot designers and models like Kate Moss, Daria Werbowy and Lara Stone.

The Standard website is even promoting the photo shoot where the girls roll around on Standard beds, lounge on a stack of pool chairs, parade around half-naked near a massage table, and other very interesting poses.

Let's just say there's a lot of (artistic) boobies and butt...you know, just your average summer camp experience.

]]> juliana 2008-06-27T15:45:06-05:00 25.792368 -80.149397 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/26/11246/7852 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/dvfclaridges.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Going old school with a runway show in Florence last week for her Resort 2009 Collection, the foundress of the wrap dress <b>Diane von Furstenberg</b> flashed the retro card with outfits based on her own hotel travels.<br><p> Entitled <i>"La Petite Valise,"</i> the collection's focus on dressing for the destination comes through with primary Riviera stripes and zigzags, bathing beauty swimsuits that scream "lounging on the lido," and a dress with the pattern of DvF's own passport pages.<br><p> Even though the entire show referenced the days of the grand tour, Furstenberg deemed a portion of it "the Hotel Life," flashing outfits of Wedgwood blue and a hotel key pattern directly influenced by the style of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Claridge%27S/ian/172844"><b>The Claridge's Hotel</b></a> JetSetCD 2008-06-26T13:15:06-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/6/113028/6786

The best way to lure fashionistas to your resort? Have a hot shoe designer create an exclusive line of shoes especially for your resort.

It also helps if your resort goes by the name One & Only, further heightening the exclusivity.

The JetSet Girls tell us:

We love that Christian Louboutin, the king of red-sole shoes, is partnering with the luxe One & Only resorts to create a limited collection. (He's rumoured to be a fan of the Maldives resort.)

The shoes...are available at their breathtaking resorts at Mauritius, the Bahamas, Cabo, Dubai and the Maldives.

]]> juliana 2008-06-06T11:54:31-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/15/234913/624 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/raleigh_chanel.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> Andre Balazs has always been about fashion and art. Where there is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/andre%20balazs">Andre Balazs</a> the man (whose ex-wife runs a modeling agency) and Andre Balazs the hotels, there follows models and modelizers. Also, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/12/4/154210/497/hotels/Art_Basel_News_Raleigh_Hotel_Hosting_Paper_Magazine_Party_Tonight">Art Basel parties</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/11/5/21640/7552/hotels/Step_Right_Up_Get_Your_Raleigh_Hotel_Room_for_Spiegelworld">Spiegelworld</a>. Now you can add fashion shows to the mix too.<p><a href="http://www.wwd.com/issue/article/124977?src=breakingnews">WWD</a> has the scoop on Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld's cruise line last week at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Raleigh+Hotel/local/18"><b>Raleigh Hotel</b></a> in Miami Beach.<blockquote><p>With a lifeguard perched above the Raleigh pool, and double-C logo life preservers and beach balls scattered throughout, the Chanel cruise extravaganza kicked off on Thursday night.<p> Those expecting Miami Vice pastels or even a touch of Golden Girls were in for a surprise though. Karl juliana 2008-05-19T15:51:50-05:00 25.793731 -80.128483 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/