"We don't [usually] have events to wear feathers to," said beplumed Chanel runway veteran (and local girl) Ines Rivero, poolside at the Raleigh Hotel. "This sends a message that Miami is starting to change." Or at least it does when Karl comes to town. Having commandeered the Raleigh (and much of the Setai), the Cruise show and its attendant parties were the talk of South Beach. Immediately after the 74-look spectacular, showgoers like Anna Mouglalis, Joana Preiss, and Tallulah Harlech headed to a beach party-cum-cookout to let down their hair—and take off their shoes. Even Chanel's CEO, the impeccable Maureen Chiquet, was spotted barefoot. Her verdict: "The most glamorous collection I've seen." Residents of South Beach would be hard-pressed to disagree.

—Laird Borrelli-Persson

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