With the temperature hovering in the mid-sixties, one might have imagined a sea of sweaters and hoodies at this year’s Winter Party Festival Pool Party, but no— Think again. This was Miami Beach, rival to Rio for thinly-disguised nudity—and to gaze across the expanse of nearly-naked muscle men and circuit boys frolicking amidst a backdrop of cotton candy-colored frills and furbelows, and glittering carousel horses, was to see a Candyland nudist camp. Recognized by EDGE Publications as “Best Pool Party of 2009,” this year’s version of the award-winning pool party at the Surfcomber Hotel brought in the Perry Twins from Los Angeles, as well as local favorite Charlmix, to create an uplifting set of sexy grooves that kept more than 2,500 near-nudists shaking their tailfeathers all afternoon long. Lesson learned: these boys work all year to showcase their wares—weather, be damned!