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Images: Swimsuit fashion week

Playful prints and vibrant hues — hot pink, acid green, cobalt blue — had their place on the catwalks at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, as well as geometric shapes and animal-inspired prints, colors and stripes. But bold-colored and printed pantsuits were one of the popular styles on the runway, along with slouchy pants in bright pink and black, and even a Spandex, bohemian-print legging.

Pants as beach cover-ups wow at swim fashion week

A model walks down the runway during the Mara Hoffman Swim show during Fashion Week Swim in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
A model walks down the runway during the Mara Hoffman Swim show during Fashion Week Swim in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
A model walks down the runway during the Mara Hoffman Swim show during Fashion Week Swim in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
A model walks down the runway during the Mara Hoffman Swim show during Fashion Week Swim in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
A model walks down the runway during the Mara Hoffman Swim show during Fashion Week Swim in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
A model walks down the runway during the Mara Hoffman Swim show during Fashion Week Swim in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Dolores Cortes swimwear collection is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Dolores Cortes swimwear collection is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Dolores Cortes swimwear collection is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Dolores Cortes swimwear collection is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Dolores Cortes swimwear collection is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Dolores Cortes swimwear collection is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Dolores Cortes swimwear collection is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Dolores Cortes swimwear collection is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
A model walks down the runway during the Mara Hoffman Swim show during Fashion Week Swim in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
Designer Leah Madden, center, and models are seen following the presentation of White Sands swimwear during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
White Sands swimwear is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
White Sands swimwear is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
White Sands swimwear is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
White Sands swimwear is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
White Sands swimwear is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
Poko Pano swimwear is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
Poko Pano swimwear is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
Poko Pano swimwear is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
Cia.Maritima swimwear is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
Cia.Maritima swimwear is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
Cia.Maritima swimwear is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Norma Kamali swimwear collection is modeled during a trunk show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Norma Kamali swimwear collection is modeled during a trunk show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Red Carter swimwear collection is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Red Carter swimwear collection is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Lisa Blue swimwear collection is modeled during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 show in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Red Carter swimwear collection is modeled during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Lisa Blue swimwear collection is modeled during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 show in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Lisa Blue swimwear collection is modeled during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 show in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Lisa Blue swimwear collection is modeled during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 show in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Lisa Blue swimwear collection is modeled during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 show in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Lisa Blue swimwear collection is modeled during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 show in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press
The Lisa Blue swimwear collection is modeled during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 show in Miami Beach, Fla. Associated Press