Beyond South Beach and Sunbathing

Beyond South Beach and Sunbathing—Designer Silvia Tcherassi’s Guide to Miami

Posted 2022-12-21 08:49:15

Though Silvia Tcherassi is Colombian through and through (the womenswear designer operates an atelier in Barranquilla to this day), she’s just as much of a Miamian. “We used to stay at the Hotel DiLido, which was designed by architect Morris Lapidus,” says the Barranquilla-born designer of the family trips to South Beach she took throughout her youth. “Of course, a lot has changed since then,” she adds. “The architecture and diverse history of Miami is something I will always appreciate and hold dear to me.”

The impression the city made on her runs deep. Today, Tcherassi spends about half her time in Miami, a city she considers as much of a muse as a second home. During this most recent Miami Beach Art Week, Tcherassi hosted her pre-fall 2023 show—designed alongside her daughter, who is the director of ready-to-wear for the label—which read as an homage to Morris Lapidus and all things Miami. There were bias-cut satin gowns tie-dyed with hues that echoed the city’s famous sunsets, as well as oversized eyelet punch-outs that carried a distinctly retro vibe. -tunnel rush