SAVE THE DATE: IT’S BACK!!! DESTINATION FASHION 2016

Benefiting The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis at Bal Harbour Shops The Saturday, March 5th, 2016 event will feature an interactive affair with a Live Celebrity Concert, Designer Fashion Show and Celebrity Presenters Honoring the 2016 Women of Substance & Style

It’s finally here! Mark your calendars and start shopping for that perfect outfit! The date is set for Destination Fashion 2016 on Saturday, March 5th, 2016! NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti and his son, Marc from The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, along with our Event Chairs, will again host the much-anticipated Destination Fashion 2016 which will feature an interactive affair with a Live Celebrity Concert, Designer Fashion Show and Celebrity Presenters Honoring the 2016 Women of Substance & Style at Bal Harbour Shops.

To celebrate Bal Harbour Shops’ 50th anniversary and The Miami Project’s 30th anniversary, the nation’s top shopping destination and the world’s most comprehensive spinal cord injury research center have teamed up again to produce Destination Fashion 2016. This incredibly unique evening has featured concerts by Grammy Award winners Enrique Iglesias, SEAL, Donna Summer and Kool & The Gang, fashion shows by Emilio Pucci, Michael Kors, and Ralph Lauren, has been chaired by Oscar Award Winning Actor Tommy Lee Jones and polo sensation Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras and emceed by NBC News icon Tom Brokaw. One major highlight of the event is the opportunity to bid on the magnificent “Too Good to Keep Silent Auction” items donated by the Bal Harbour Shops. Partygoers will also witness the unveiling of the 2016 Women of Substance and Style honorees when they walk down the runway with their Celebrity Presenters. This event remains the only time in Bal Harbour Shops’ history when its doors are closed to host this truly one-of-a-kind, prominent, private celebrity-styled affair.

Past Celebrity Presenters have included: NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, Golf Legend Jack Nicklaus, Oscar Award Winning Actor Tommy Lee Jones, actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, Indy Car Champion Helio Castroneves, Miami HEAT President and NBA Hall of Fame Coach Pat Riley, NFL Winningest Coach Don Shula, Las Vegas Entertainer Wayne Newton, Super 8 film and Friday Night Lights television star Kyle Chandler, Grammy Award Winner Emilio Estefan, NBA Hall of Famer John Havlicek, MLB Triple Crown Winner Miguel Cabrera, Magic Mike actor Joe Manganiello, Olympic Gold Medalist Carl Lewis, Bon Jovi Drummer Tico Torres, NBA Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning, MLB Hall of Famer Tony Perez, 12-Time MLB All-Star Mike Piazza, and Gossip Girl actor Matthew Settle to name a few.

For more information about Destination Fashion and to reserve your sponsorships, tables and tickets, please call Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard, Director of Major Gifts, Corporate Relations, Marketing & Events at 305-243-4656 or email saagaard@miami.edu

For more information about The Buoniconti Fund, please visit: www.thebuonicontifund.com.

Proceeds from Destination Fashion 2016 will directly benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. The Miami Project, celebrating its 30th anniversary, is the world’s most comprehensive spinal cord injury research center located in the Lois Pope LIFE Center and is a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine.