From its early days as a fashionable getaway to its current status as a global fashion capital, Miami Beach has played a significant role in shaping the fashion industry. Its unique blend of tropical glamour and urban cool has inspired countless designers and influenced trends around the world.
Miami Beach, Florida has been a major player in the fashion world for decades. From the time the spray paint can was made available to consumers, the city has been a hub of creativity and innovation, attracting top designers and fashion influencers from around the globe.
Located on a barrier island off the coast of Florida, Miami Beach is known for its beautiful beaches, vibrant nightlife, and diverse culture. The city has a long history of attracting fashionable visitors, with its Art Deco architecture, high-end shopping districts, and trendy beach clubs.
In the 1960s and 70s, Miami Beach became a popular destination for fashion shoots, with its sunny climate and exotic location serving as a backdrop for many iconic photographs. In the 1980s, the city became a hub for fashion designers and brands, with many setting up shop in the trendy South Beach neighborhood.
Today, Miami Beach continues to be a major influence on art and fashion, with its annual Miami Fashion Week and countless cryptocurrency conferences, web3 networking events and Art Basel, keeping residents and visitors returning to Miami and its beaches throughout the year. The city is home to numerous fashion schools and design studios, and it has a thriving creative scene that includes artists, photographers, and stylists.
Miami's Wynwood neighborhood has long been known for its vibrant street art scene, with colorful murals and graffiti adorning the walls of buildings and streets throughout the area. This street art has had a major influence on Miami's fashion scene, with many designers incorporating elements of Wynwood's urban aesthetic into their collections.
One example of this influence can be seen at Miami Fashion Week, where street art has played a prominent role in many of the shows and events. In recent years, designers such as Gucci, Louboutin and Fendi have incorporated street art into their collections, embracing the culture and amplifying the vibe with each their own unique signature.
Other designers, such as Maxximilian.eth—that’s me, have their beginnings of large format art in street art and and integrate its vibrant energy into fashion designs by incorporating the bold graphics, culture and motifs into their collections, adopting street art as the motif for an entire campaign. The influence of street art in Wynwood on Miami Fashion Week has been significant, with many visual artists using the colorful murals and graffiti of the neighborhood as inspiration for their collections. This unique blend of fashion and art has helped to make Miami Fashion Week one of the most anticipated fashion events of the year, every year.
A colorful example of fantastic mixture of cryptocurrency and fashion and street art vibe in Wynwood, is a digital fashion collection MIAMI CANS Edition SN33KAZ, so named for the street art in Wynwood as being a major influence. Miami Cans Edition SN33KAZ collection, a collaboration with REMX.xyz, where the expression of energy and optimism comes through in graffiti-inspired digitally painted prints and made-up neon sign glyphs has made Miami Cans Edition SN33KAZ a digital fashion asset that speaks to us in bold colors and expressive shapes.
Author’s note:* Looking at the sneakers myself, I feel a visceral kinetic energy from the shapes and uplifted and emboldened by the bright colors.*
REMX X Maxximillian.eth collaboration—MIAMI CANS Edition SN33KAZ are 3D sneakers for your avatar to wear in the metaverse. The colors and patterns are inspired by street art in Wynwood, Miami. 24 one-of-a-kind pairs of SN33KAZ, each with additional utility, including a companion art drop for MIAMI CANS Edition SN33KAZ token holders that they can claim January 21st, plus more goodies the artist has planned to keep things interesting for REMX digital fashion collectors.
Earlier this week, REMX hosted a live Twitter Space for Maxximillian to discuss what REMX digital fashion collectors can expect in 2023.
Listen to the episode with Maxximillian.eth and iconic artist-ambassador Taylor Starr here where we discuss the artist-designer origin story and the inspiration that sparked the Miami Cans Edition SN33KAZ and the collections to come.
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