The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2011 ended last weekend and top swimwear designers near and far had the opportunity to show the world their best work, with a forward look into what's to come in 2011. Click for our review!

Adriana Degreas' show at the Sao Paulo Fashion Week was sublime sophistication. Inspired in the private pool parties from the '30s, her creations evoked the ambiance of a Hollywood Golden Age era, where eroticism and sophistication were blended in the right doses. Click for more!

The cultural diversity of Brazil, especially those expressed in artisans' work and in the country's fauna variety, served as the theme of Paola Robba's 2011 collection. Inspired in part by photos in the book "Brazil - Portrait of a Great Country" (1959, by Ellen Bromfield Geld; Stefan Geyerhahn, Ed.), Paola created colorful, texture-rich patterns, complemented by delicate (less extravagant) hardware. Click to read our review!

Continuing our coverage of Sao Paulo Fashion Week's swimwear shows last week, we now take a look at Agua de Coco's 2011 collection. Inspired by the World Heritage sites currently distributed among 17 locations in Brazil, swimwear designer Liana Thomaz's compositions beautifully explored the historic sites in graphics, cutouts, folds, drapings and braids. The theme was masterfully executed by Agua de Coco's creative team, conveying an urban flair to the pieces that is distinguished and very sophisticated. Click for the full review!

Sao Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW) kicked off yesterday evening and Cia Maritima closed the night, with a star-studded cast of international models. Esti Ginzburg (Israel), Sylvia Geersen (Holand), and Brazilian supermodels Isabeli Fontana, Izabel Goulart and Emanuela de Paula, took to the runway in a glitzy collection inspired by the exotic land of Morocco. Click to see more!

Rounding up our coverage of designer swimwear labels gracing the Fashion Rio - Summer 2011 edition are the long-established brand Blue Man and newbie Triya. Check out our review for their collections!

The woman with a bird's eye-view, gliding over sunny landscapes, from Lenny Niemeyer's last collection has landed. And she landed in the desert, disguised in the dunes and adorned with bedouin-inspired wraps. Lenny's 2011 collection, inspired in the desert colors, silhouettes and textures, is absolutely magnificent. Lenny has outdone herself this season, delivering a collection that is the essence of elegance and understated sophistication. Click for more.

The fashion show season is underway and top swimwear designers in both hemispheres are starting to give us a glimpse of what's going to be hot in swimwear for 2011. Yesterday, Salinas showcased their collection during the first day of Fashion Rio - Summer 2011 and here is our coverage of their show!

Last week, over 200 designers displayed their collections during the summer edition of the Rio Fashion Business 2011 event. Twelve hand-picked designers were also selected to showcase their latest creations on the runway. Making their marks on the swimwear arena were Despi and Bumbum Ipanema. Click to see their collections.

The Australia Fashion Week 2010 (RAFW 2010/2011) took place last week, celebrating its 15th year anniversary and showcasing what the top designers in Australia have in store for the Spring/Summer seasons. On Friday, the Swim Fashion Week @ RAFW brought together established designer swimwear labels to show the world the hottest looks from Australian (and others) designers - and here is our review!