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See John jam

When an invite for Jacquelyne Love’s fashion show -- Tuesday night's official opener for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami Swim -- touted a Beach Boys concert and special guest John Stamos, little did we know it actually meant the studly Stamos would be on stage.

The Beach Boys connection was easy; the swimwear designer is married to founding Beach Boy Mike Love.

As for the Stamos, apparently he’s a fan and has drummed, strummed, and sung with the guys for years. (And between you and me, he looks great doing it!)

Yes, the Stamos is such a stunner, not even his recent slurry interview on Aussie TV (which we tried to ask him about but couldn’t get past security to do so) can detract from his sex-appeal; dressed in black jeans, black T-shirt, black aviators, and white tennis shoes the hunkster crooned for the crowd assembled poolside at the Raleigh Hotel as the bevy of models strutted through shin-high water parading Love’s 45-piece collection.

After a short break, the nine-member band took to the stage for a second time and delivered a 90-minute concert, belting out some of the beach Boys’ greatest hits, including Good Vibrations, Surfing USA, and Surfin’ Safari.

And Stamos -- who we didn’t see take even a wee sip all night -- seemed very much sober at the end of it! --Joanne Green

This is not a good fit

In the 60s beach babes rocked the “Itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini.” But back then they weren’t sitting on their asses at a computer all day or drinking high fructose corn syrup by the gallon. Nowadays body types are as varied as personalities, and as a result, waterside fashions run the gamut from buttfloss to full-body unitards, depending on what part of the body is best prepared for the world’s scrutiny.

In honor of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami Swim, the good people at Lycra came up with “Reality Beach.” And it just might be what you need to coax you out of your fully-clothed shell -- a friggin makeover. Tuesday, while the sun was at its hottest, dozens of real women were inside a cool tent perusing rack after rack of Lycra-based swimsuits. The point was to see what works best for you, but a couple of lucky women were chosen to strut their bikini stuff – or stuffed bikini – tonight at the runway show being held at the Raleigh Hotel at 9:30 p.m. For all you model-chasers, this show will feature some “real women”; if you’re coming for the Barbie-type, you just might get the teller from your bank or your kids’ Sunday school teacher. --Raina McLeod

People, regardless of what the size-two, store front mannequin at Forever 21 tells you to wear, suspenders should always be avoided. There’s a reason why you can’t find “Blossom” in syndication, see for yourself:

The slight resemblance to a blow-up doll aside – it was 4 am – in a sea of plain, this girl had her glamour together. She obviously pays attention to relatively recent trends – wearing white, pointed heels, a long, gold chain, and a high-waisted dress with a hem just short enough to show off her legs. Yet, she makes the outfit her own with bold color choices and a hairstyle messy enough to give edge, but sweet enough to get free drinks.

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Whoah, Jem! That outfit is truly outrageous. Truly, truly, truly outrageous - from the chunky Jersey shore highlights to the bongo shorts, this outfit is anything but glamour and glitter, fashion and fame. I’m assuming the original intention for the ‘do was Gwen Stefani inspired, but with an apparent overdose of Aquanet, it looks like it fell off the wagon at some point and transformed into an Amy Winehouse type of mess. Although the hive is not nearly as dramatic as say, the Bride of Frankenstein’s, the outfit as a whole is about as dramatic - knocking on costume territory. In fact, she looks like someone from Minnesota whose only exposure to South Florida was the interior of a Miami Subs and hours of Miami Vice (Don Johnson, not Colin Farrell), who decided that for Halloween, they’d dress as someone from Miami.

I got to give her some credit, however, for rocking that pose and looking – despite the outfit – quite pretty…even if it’s in front of a trash can, a dust pan, and a broom.

Alright, that looks like a nice bike. But it looks like he’s wearing goggles. Also, I’m not sure why bikers insist on wearing bandanas. They don’t make you look cool. Actually, you just look stupid because you’re not wearing a helmet. Being safe is always in style.

Floral shirts have never been in, yet guys like this will always wear them. He’s got a crazy mustache going, too. His friend is playing it safe, and really, that’s a good thing. Risks are not always worth taking.

I like the red dress. It looks comfortable, and she pulls it off well. That pink & purple psychedelic dress her friend is wearing? Yeah, not so much. I just can’t get into those colors.

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Where do I even start? I can’t even imagine why a guy would wear booty shorts. I mean, that’s pretty much what those are, right? I have to give to the guy, though: he’s got some thunder thighs.

There is something strangely endearing about this picture. She’s looking rather stylish, and yet it looks effortless. They seem like a pretty cute couple. Thumbs up to both of them.

This dude is proudly sporting his University of Miami threads. He looks pretty upset, though. Maybe he’s still getting over last football season. It was hard for everyone, man.

It looks like these guys got dressed together, or at least planned out their outfits so that they would compliment each other. They also both managed to wear socks with sandals. I’m not sure if this has recently become acceptable, but I still don’t see the need for socks.

Tattoos often have the effect of making a dude look tougher than he really is. This guy probably realizes this, hence the wifebeater, but his style choices make him look anything but tough. Those shorts? Definitely not tough. And that belt buckle has got to go. His girl isn’t looking much better, though. Hot pink only works on Barbies and 8 year-old girls. Sorry, hun.

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