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The Webster Opens In Miami.(Webster Clothes Inc.)

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| July 27, 2009 | Kleinman, Rebecca | COPYRIGHT 1999 Fairchild Publications, Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Rebecca Kleinman

The Webster Opens in Miami

MIAMI BEACH

Despite construction delays, torrential rains and a recession, nothing was going to stop the Webster boutique from opening on June 1.

Owners Milan Vukmirovic, Laure Heriard-Dubreuil and Frederic Dechnik, represented in the retro logo's trio of flamingos, welcomed 700 guests to the three-story store's party, with jewelry designer Solange Azagury-Partridge as guest of honor. Such a showing wasn't expected for the season or the times, but the three-year project had snowballed.

"It started in 2006 when I visited Miami and fell in love with its history and Art Deco architecture," said Vukmirovic, who scooped up the Webster, a former Art Deco hotel on …

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