Tori Praver, backstage at Funkshion Fashion Week.

Tori Praver, backstage at Funkshion Fashion Week.

Tori Praver: My Collection Was Ready

Yes, Tori Praver Swimwear has been gracing poolsides and beaches since 2009. Her ongoing collaboration with Target also made her prominent. But Tori decided to produce her first runway show on July 19 at Funkshion Fashion Week in Miami Beach.

"I've been working a lot of years," she said before her debut runway show. "My collection was ready...This is the best that it's ever been."

And what increased the depth of the line to make it runway ready? There was an expanded ready-to-wear category and children's swim. Tori said that her collection was inspired by deserts, South America and succulent plants.