youtube.com RIO DE JANEIRO – Perhaps a deviation from what FashionTV has come to expect at FFW Fashion Rio Summer 2012, the Triya show showcases the best of beachwear for the nightlife set, which means bright colors, flashy sequins, and lots of crystals! Fashion, even on the beach, can be all about designer swimwear, but it can also be about living out sophistication and glitz on the beach. With models like Lais Ribeiro and Carmelita Mendes her runway lineup, designer Isabella Frugiuele shows us the best of sexy Brazil with her glittery Triya collection at Fashion Rio! Models: Lais Ribeiro, Carmelita Mendes See more @ facebook.com FTV.com

youtube.com RIO DE JANEIRO – Top model Ana Beatriz Barros opens the Blue Man show which is full of patterned and ultra-sexy showstopping bikinis and bathing suits. She tells FTV backstage that Blue Man bikinis are one of the best in Brazil. The swimwear is made of various colorful motifs that include everything from neon to rainforest to denim to snakeskin to graphic prints. A Blue Man designer goes through the collection, pointing out the very best including a parrot-themed one piece that catches the eye. “We are a Brazilian brand and we love to talk about Brazil,” says the designer. “This is the DNA.” Model: Ana Beatriz Barros, Caroline Franchisini, Juliana Imai, Lea T., Lais Ribeiro See more @ facebook.com FTV.com

youtube.com RIO DE JANEIRO Top models like Nadine Ponce, Isabeli Fontana, Cintia Dicker, and Caroline Francischini model the latest colorful bikins and one piece bathing suits from the Salinas swim wear collection. Sporting bikinis in colors of the sky, the ocean scenery and the sunset, some of the models have to keep from smiling as they model the fun and flowy line. They also adorn flowing skirts in bright prints, floppy hats, poofy bracelets tied with colorful string and summer’s hottest flatforms tied to their feet and ankles with ribbons. These are bound to be the “IT” bathing suits of the hot Brazilian summer. In the end, head designer Jacqueline De Biase shares her finale walk with top model Isabeli Fontana, who also opened the show. Models: Isabeli Fontana, Nadine Ponce, Cintia Dicker, Caroline Francischini See more @ facebook.com FTV.com