Versace has released new ready-to-wear styles in seasonal tones and textures as part of its Fall Winter 2026 line, expanding its knitwear offering for the coming season. The latest arrivals include knitwear pieces designed for cooler weather, featuring updated fabrics, colors and cuts. The collection forms part of Versace's broader ready-to-wear range for Fall Winter 2026. The new knitwear styles are now available at Versace boutiques and on versace.com. Customers can browse and purchase the collection online or in store. By ML. Photo(s)/Versace

Christian Dior Couture is spotlighting a new selection of office-ready pieces designed for the return to routine, focusing on refined tailoring and everyday practicality. Under the theme "A Refreshed Routine," the house highlights key wardrobe elements such as blazers, handbags and other workday accessories, presented as versatile essentials for contemporary office dressing. The curated range spans several categories, including womenswear, menswear, jewelry, baby collections and home items, which are featured on the official Dior website, where clients can explore additional looks and product details. Dior is also promoting related services for this offering, including boutique appointments, complimentary shipping and signature gift boxing, to support in-store and online shopping experiences for the new season. By ML. Photo(s)/Christian Dior Couture

Givenchy has introduced a curated selection from its Fall Winter 2026 collection, presenting wardrobe essentials across ready-to-wear and accessories. The lineup highlights tailored poplin shirts, denim essentials, and signature bags, focusing on versatile pieces designed for daily wear during the upcoming season. Women’s items include selected ready-to-wear looks and key handbags from the Fall Winter 2026 range, available through Givenchy’s online boutique and retail network. The men’s offering features coordinating denim and shirting pieces, alongside signature bags, extending the seasonal essentials concept across the full collection. By ML. Photo(s)/Givenchy

Burberry has unveiled a seasonal edit of bags in deep chocolate tones combined with its signature House Check, focusing on designs that can move from everyday use to more formal settings. The collection includes compact crossbody options and larger tote silhouettes, all styled to emphasise the brand’s heritage patterns and structured shapes for the months ahead. Customers can shop bags from the new selection on the company’s website. The range is also available through Burberry boutiques, with additional support offered via Burberry services and an online store locator for regional availability. By ML. Photo(s)/Burberry

Chanel is spotlighting a complete Gabrielle Chanel perfuming ritual that blends body care and fragrance for hair and body, built around floral and solar notes. The line includes a body oil and body cream designed to moisturize the skin, followed by a fragrance primer that prepares it for scent layering. The ritual is completed with a choice between Gabrielle Chanel L’EAU Eau de Toilette, which features fresh, fruity notes, and Gabrielle Chanel ESSENCE Eau de Parfum, which offers a warmer trail, giving users multiple ways to tailor their fragrance routine. For more details on the fragrance collection, visit Chanel online. By ML. Photo(s)/CHANEL

Swiss fashion house Akris has introduced a fall 2026 collection created in collaboration with Colombian textile artist Olga de Amaral, expanding the label’s longstanding use of woven horsehair into a broader exploration of textile and form. Akris first highlighted woven horsehair with its Ai bag in 2009, combining a trapezoidal silhouette with origami-like folds to show the material’s strength and subtle sheen. Horsehair is also a recurring element in the work of Olga de Amaral, whose tapestries and sculptural textiles are known for their structural depth and surface texture. For the new collection, Akris creative director Albert Kriemler has translated motifs from Amaral’s practice into ready-to-wear pieces and accessories, continuing a dialogue he has followed for many years with the now 94-year-old artist. By ML. Photo(s)/Akris

Churchill Downs will open the 2027 Road to the Kentucky Derby and Road to the Kentucky Oaks this Saturday, launching the qualifying season with the return of live racing in Louisville. The week’s program features Twilight Thursday, First Responders Day on Friday and live racing through Sunday at Churchill Downs. Saturday’s card includes the Iroquois (GIII) and the Pocahontas (GIII), the first points races on the respective roads to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. Past contenders underscore the significance of these early stakes. Sandman earned his first qualifying point with a fifth-place finish in the Iroquois before winning the Arkansas Derby and finishing seventh in the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Serengeti Empress announced her potential with a record 19 1/2-length victory in the Pocahontas ahead of her triumph in the 2019 Kentucky Oaks. Churchill Downs is also promoting upcoming events and ticket opportunities. A Downs After Dark program themed around Oktoberfest is scheduled for September 19, and select 2027 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks tickets, including dining experiences, reserved seating and infield general admission two-day packages, are on sale through the official Kentucky Derby site. Racegoers can also use the Churchill Downs Racetrack mobile app, available for iPhone and Android, to follow entries, wagering information and event details throughout the season. By ML. Photo(s)/Churchill Downs

The art industry converged in Miami for Art Basel Miami , where several galleries reported sales of works exceeding $1 million. Dealers noted strong attendance from collectors, curators, and museum groups from locations such as Aspen, Paris, and Hong Kong, with some works fetching up to $20 million. In this report, Miami Living spotlights notable art sales, with total revenue from various galleries surpassing $40 million. Philip Guston sold for $20M at Hauser & Wirth Philip Guston, Painter at Night, 1979. Photo : ©The Estate of Philip Guston/ Courtesy the Estate and Hauser & Wirth/Photo: Dan Bradica Studio Marlene Dumas sold for $9M at David Zwirner Gallery Marlene Dumas, The Schoolboys, 1986–87 Photo : Photo Kerry McFate/©Marlene Dumas/Courtesy David Zwirner. Sold at David Zwirner Gallery. Robert Rauschenberg sold for $1.7M at Thaddaeus Ropac Robert Rauschenberg, Copperhead-Bite IX / ROCI CHILE, 1985. Photo:Courtesy Thaddaeus Ropac Tracey Emin sold for $1.64M at Xavier Hufkens Gallery Tracey Emin, Deep Feeling, 2023 Photo : Courtesy the artist and Xavier Hufkens, Brussels/Photo Harry Weller Teresita Fernández sold for $1M at Lehmann Maupin Gallery Teresita Fernández, Dark Earth(Reservoir), 2023. Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin Alicja Kwade sold at $500K at Pace Gallery Alicja Kwade, l'ordre des mondes (Totem), 2023. Photo : ©Alicja Kwade, courtesy Pace Gallery Frank Stella priced at 45M at Yares Art Frank Stella (on-sale), Delta, 1958. Photo: Courtesy Yares Art. Almine Rech Tom Wesselmann’s Upside Down Blue Nude (2001) for $1.25 million–$1.35 million. Javier Calleja’s Boop-Oop-a-doop (2023) for €390,000–€430,000 ($419,000–$462,000). Tomokazu Matsuyama’s Cost Of The Cold Ceilings (2023) for $250,000–$290,000. Kenny Scharf’s LICKETY SPLIT (2023) for $210,000–$240,000. Nathaniel Mary Quinn’s YouTube Ray-Ray (2023) for $120,000–$145,000. Huang Yuxing’s Pier in the woods (2023) for $110,000–$120,000. Vaughn Spann’s Untitled (Marked Man) (2023) for $105,000–$115,000. Mehdi Ghadyanloo’s The memorial tunnel (2023) for €100,000–€110,000 ($108,000–$118,000). David Zwirner Marlene Dumas’s The Schoolboys (1986–87) for $9 million. Three Robert Ryman paintings from 1961–64 for prices in the range of $2 million–$3 million. A 1970 painting from Alice Neel for $2 million. A painting by Noah Davis for $1.6 million. A painting by Elizabeth Peyton for $1.3 million. A new painting by Chris Ofili for $700,000. A painting by Josef Albers from 1954 for $600,000. A recent work by Portia Zvavahera for $400,000. A recent work by Barbara Kruger for $350,000. A new painting by Oscar Murillo for $350,000. Hauser & Wirth Sales highlight: Philip Guston’s Painter at Night (1979) for $20 million. George Condo’s Smiling Aristocrat (2023) for $2.35 million. Henry Taylor’s MADE IN MEXICO (2016) for $1 million. Amy Sherald’s The Beauty of Change (A Happy Man) (2023) for $850,000. Charles Gaines’s Numbers and Trees: Arizona Series 1, Tree #5, Thunder (2023) for $795,000. Rashid Johnson’s God Painting ‘A New Day’ (2023) for $750,000. Jenny Holzer’s Working Copy (2023) for $550,000. Firelei Báez’s Untitled (Southern Building) (2023) for $495,000. Gary Simmons’s Trenchtown Dreams (2023) for $375,000. Flora Yukhnovich’s Bacchanalia (2023) for £320,000 ($402,000). Kasmin Alex Katz’s Leigh (2007) for $1.4 million. Lee Krasner’s Untitled (1950) for $1 million. Diana Al-Hadid’s Ala Rasi (2023) for $75,000. Alexis Ralaivao’s La Serviette (2023) for $75,000. Thaddaeus Ropac Robert Rauschenberg’s Copperhead-Bite IX / ROCI CHILE (1985) for $1.7 million. Georg Baselitz’s Alles fällt vom Tisch (2020) for €1.5 million ($1.62 million) and Grüße aus Dinard (2023) for €1.2 million ($1.3 million). Tony Cragg’s Points of View (2019) for €900,000 ($967,000). Emilio Vedova’s Dal ciclo della natura ‘56 - 1 (Brasile) (1956) for $850,000. Alex Katz’s Marine 1 (1999) for $725,000. Robert Longo’s Untitled (Windy Palm) (2023) for $700,000. White Cube Park Seo-Bo’s Ecriture No. 191-75 (1975) for $1.5 million. Richard Hunt’s Years of Pilgrimage (1999) for $1.2 million. Tracey Emin’s You Let Me Fall (2022) for £600,000 ($752,000). Antony Gormley’s TIE (2022) for £600,000 ($752,000). Imi Knoebel’s Bild 06.07.2018 (2018) for €230,000 ($248,000). Xavier Hufkens A painting by Tracey Emin for £1.2 million ($1.5 million). A painting by Nicolas Party for $520,000. A painting by Joan Semmel for $300,000. A sculpture by Danh Vō for €240,000 ($258,000). A painting by Sayre Gomez for $215,000. A painting by Matt Connors for $135,000. By ML Staff.

There's no shortage of places to dance in Miami, but few places feel quite as alive as Hoy Como Ayer on Calle Ocho. Beginning Thursday, September 10, Salsa & Sip will make its second return to Hoy Como Ayer, continuing every Thursday through November 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. Designed for all experience levels, the lively series invites guests to learn the basics of salsa, indulge in Cuban-inspired bites and sip on a complimentary drink inside one of Little Havana's most storied music venues. After a successful first season, chef-owner Michael Beltran's Ariete Hospitality Group has once again partnered with Miami Bucketlisters to bring the weekly celebration of Latin music, dance and nightlife back to Calle Ocho. Manny Robas of Club Salsa Z will lead the one-hour salsa class, welcoming solo dancers, first-timers or seasoned salseros. The Thursday series kicks off a busy weekend of Latin music and nightlife programming at Holy Como Ayer, with Latin Fever Fridays running from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. and alternating Sabrosura Saturdays beginning at 9 p.m. On Fridays, music starts at 9 p.m., with Hoy Como Ayer music director and Ear Candy Music's Andres "Cucu" Morales behind vinyl selection, alongside Mario "El Gato" Espinosa on timbales. Saturdays alternate between Sabrosura Saturdays and live band performances throughout the season, keeping the energy alive well into the night. Guests can also enjoy the late-night happy hour from 10 p.m. to close. The spicy programming carries forward the rich, musical legacy of Hoy Como Ayer, a beloved Calle Ocho institution that has been bringing together music cocktails, food and community since 1999. The $25 general admission tickets for Salsa & Sip can be purchased in advance here or at the door, and are subject to availability. Tickets for Saturday's live performances can be purchased here. Come for the salsa, stay for the music and experience the enduring spirit of Calle Ocho at Hoy Como Ayer. By ML Staff. Photo Credits: Holy Como Ayer

Ball & Chain is introducing Candlelight Concerts, a new live music series that will transform the Miami venue's outdoor Pineapple Stage into an intimate, candlelit performance space. The series will combine live music with a multi-sensory setting, with candles surrounding the venue's outdoor patio during each performance. The upcoming concerts will feature tribute performances honoring José José, Bad Bunny, Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole. The first shows are scheduled for September and October, adding a new format to the long-running live music venue in Miami. The series will begin Thursday, Sept. 24, with a 7 p.m. tribute to Mexican singer José José. A second performance honoring Bad Bunny is scheduled for 9:15 p.m. that evening, with tickets available through Fever. On Thursday, Oct. 8, Candlelight Concerts will present "The Best of Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole" at 7 p.m. and again at 9:15 p.m. The performances will take place on the Pineapple Stage as part of the candlelit concert series. Ball & Chain, located in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, is known for its live music programming and the historic role of its Pineapple Stage. The Candlelight Concerts series adds a more intimate presentation to the venue's existing music offerings. Tickets Thursday, September 24 7:00 PM: Tribute to José José - tickets HERE 9:15 PM: Tribute to Bad Bunny - tickets HERE Thursday, October 8 7:00 PM: The Best of Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole - tickets HERE 9:15 PM: The Best of Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole - tickets HERE By ML Staff. Photo/Ball & Chain.

The 2026 Middle Class Summit will take place Sept. 9–10 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, bringing together more than 500 business executives, policymakers, workforce leaders, educators and other stakeholders. The event is organized by OIC of South Florida as the organization marks 25 years of work focused on workforce development and economic opportunity. The summit's theme, "Imagine. Innovate. Elevate.," reflects its focus on issues affecting the economic mobility of working families. This year's program will examine artificial intelligence and changes in the workforce, affordable housing, healthcare access and the systems that influence long-term economic advancement. The speaker lineup includes U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Broward County Mayor Mark Bogen, Broward County Administrator Monica Cepero, Broward County Transit CEO Coree Cuff Lonergan and OIC of America President and CEO Louis King. A Summit Co-Chair panel will also feature leaders from Ballard Partners, Florida Power & Light, South Florida Business Journal and Bilzin Sumberg. The event is supported by sponsors including JPMorgan Chase, Amazon, TD Bank, SouthState Bank, Uber and CareerSource South Florida. Organizers say the summit is intended to bring business leaders, policymakers and workforce professionals together to discuss approaches to expanding economic opportunity. Artificial intelligence will receive increased attention in the 2026 program, particularly its potential effects on jobs and career pathways. The agenda will also continue to address workforce development, entrepreneurship and community investment. "The middle class isn't just under pressure — it's at a genuine turning point, and the decisions being made right now about AI, housing and healthcare will determine whether working families in South Florida move forward or fall behind," said Newton B. Sanon, President & CEO of OIC of South Florida and founder of the Middle Class Summit. "For 25 years, OIC of South Florida has built pathways to opportunity for this region. This Summit is where we put the people building those pathways; business leaders, policymakers and the workforce innovators doing the work every day; in the same room, on the same clock, working toward the same outcomes." The summit follows the 2024 edition, which brought together hundreds of regional leaders for two days of panels, keynote presentations and networking. The 2026 event expands its focus on how changes in technology, housing, healthcare and workforce systems could affect the ability of working families to achieve greater economic stability. Registration is open at middleclasssummit.com, with sponsorship opportunities available for organizations interested in participating in the event. By ML Staff. Photos/OIC of South Florida.

Miami-based peer-to-peer marketplace Zèya has surpassed 100,000 downloads across iOS and Android, marking a new growth milestone for the app as it works to make direct item swapping an alternative to traditional resale. Zèya allows users to trade items ranging from fashion and electronics to books, baby products and sports equipment, with an optional cash top-up when a straight exchange does not balance. “One hundred thousand downloads is exciting because it shows that swapping can become a real habit, not a last resort,” said Mehdi Taifi, founder and CEO of Zèya. “Zèya started with a simple question: why should getting something new to you always mean buying something new?” The milestone follows a $2.45 million strategic growth round led by Storage Innovations LLC earlier this year. The funding was announced to support product development, artificial intelligence capabilities, logistics and storage integrations, and expansion into additional markets. Rather than requiring users to sell an item and then use the proceeds to make another purchase, Zèya connects people who want to trade directly. Users can browse nearby listings, swipe through available items, connect with other users and discuss potential exchanges through the app. Private groups and group chat also allow users to connect around shared interests and communities. Zèya 4.0, rolled out earlier this summer, builds on that social marketplace model with a simplified user experience. The update simplified the app’s navigation and onboarding while also streamlining the offer process after users reported that completing a swap involved too many steps. One of the main additions is an AI Listing Assistant that can generate an item’s name, description and category from an uploaded photo. Zèya 4.0 also allows users to chat before making an offer and introduces a visual balance meter designed to make the relative value of a proposed trade easier to understand. Group chat has also been added, along with expanded categories including Baby & Toddler and Sports & Outdoors. “Barter is simple in theory: I have something you want, you have something I want, and we trade,” Taifi said. “The technology should make that easier, not add friction.” With 100,000 downloads now reached, Zèya is focused on increasing the number of users and available items within local markets, creating more opportunities for nearby exchanges. The company is continuing to develop its categories and community features as it works toward its next target of one million downloads. By ML Staff. Photos/Zèya