Culture & Art

Destination: MDD

The Miami Design District redefines retail by providing a completely immersive and dynamic experience that offers innovative and accessible shopping, and goes on to include wellness, beauty and fitness, diverse restaurants with local concepts to celebrated chefs, rich cultural and public art programs and live music performances.
Text by Stacy Wynn | June 27, 2018 | Culture & Art
Photo by Robin Hill

Fashion Highlights
A pioneering destination with an evolving and versatile retail scene, there’s something for every pricepoint at the rapidly growing Miami Design District, including new and unique stores with original shopping experiences. The list includes permanent flagships of such venerable brands as Prada, Céline, Gucci, Balenciaga and Dolce & Gabbana, all joining LOEWE and Empresa’s first U.S. locations, The House of Creed and Joseph’s third U.S. stores. Contemporary additions to the District include En Avance X Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Alice + Olivia, Rag & Bone, Tory Burch, COS, Gelareh Mizrahi and Lauren Moshi.

Much More
The Miami Design District is working hard to push Miami and the emerging community of creative and cultured minds forward while giving visitors something to do between trying on the new fashion trends by featuring renowned art galleries and cutting-edge design showrooms to browse as well as top restaurants from haute cuisine to casual eats. It has also become a must-visit wellness, fitness & beauty destination for Miami locals and visitors alike with top attractions including Rise Nation, Orange Theory Fitness, Ahana Yoga, DBC Fitness, Deciem, Aesop, Emena Spa and IGK Salon, all within a few stylish blocks of one another.

Photo by Ra-Haus

The Events
With one-of-a-kind store façades and vast displays of public art coming together to create a captivating stage, it’s no surprise that Miami Design District now features a public art tour along with a robust calendar of special events and exhibitions throughout the year, with a heavy focus on the arts and cultural programming. It has quickly become THE place for creative experiences unique to Miami, if not the world. From Louis Vuitton’s Supreme collaboration and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop pop-up to the recent launch of Watches & Wonders, you’ll want to check out their website often to keep abreast of the latest happenings; MiamiDesignDistrict.com.