Sunday,
March 20, 10:30 a.m.
– 2:30 p.m. – Style
& Beauty Bash
Revel in a day of
pampering with
make-up and hair
makeovers by
professionals from
more than 15 salons.
Tickets:
$30 per service.
Appointments may be
made at
800-775-7256;
walk-ins are also
accepted.
Sunday,
March 20, 7 p.m. –
The Best of Saks
Fifth Avenue
The legendary
fashion retailer
presents the
opening-night runway
event, showcasing
the trends for
spring 2011.
Tickets
for the runway show:
$65 for reserved
seats, $50 general
admission, $25
students.
Monday,
March 21, 6 p.m. –
Wine, Chocolate &
Shoes with El Paseo
Runway Bar
An evening of
stylish fashions
presented by more
than 15 El Paseo
designers and stores
will be preceded by
a fun wine and
chocolate reception.
Fabulous shoes will
be paired with wine
and chocolate
carried on silver
trays by male models
courtesy of Saks
Fifth Avenue.
The evening benefits
the Girlfriend
Factor, a nonprofit
organization that
offers women
educational
opportunities.
Tickets:
$80 reserved seats,
$65 general
admission, $25
students.
Cuistot Restaurant
in Palm Desert will
host an after-party.
Tuesday,
March 22, 7 p.m. – A
Rockin' Roberge
Spectacular
El Paseo boutique
InSanity owner
Denise Roberge
presents a runway
show of edgy,
sophisticated
designs with an
after-party at her
popular restaurant,
Augusta, on El Paseo.
This event benefits
Coachella Valley
Autism Society and
Loving All Animals.
Tickets:
$100.
Wednesday,
March 23, 11 a.m. –
True Glitz:
Rendezvous, Rodeo &
Rhinestones
Enjoy a
retrospective of
Western fashions
through the decades,
ending in a dramatic
flourish with the
exquisite collection
of rhinestone
jackets created by
Nashville couturier
Manuel. Guests will
sip cocktails,
sample hors
d'oeuvres, and be
entertained by
pianist David Bourne
from the HBO series
Deadwood.
Proceeds benefit
United Way.
Tickets:
$65 reserved seats,
$50 general
admission, and $25
students.
Wednesday,
March 23, 10 a.m – 2
p.m. – Fashion Week
Spa Day
This event captures
the Fashion Week
spirit of health,
beauty and wellness,
providing the public
with free
professional advice
from the staff of
the desert's finest
spas and samples of
beauty products.
Held on the lawn of
The Gardens on El
Paseo, Fashion Week
Spa Day is free to
the public.
Wednesday,
March 23, 7 p.m. –
An Evening of
Project Runway Style
Project Runway
Season 8 designers
Michael Costello,
Mondo Guerra, and
Christopher Collins
present new,
original collections
in individual runway
shows. Another
highlight will be a
performance by
American Idol
finalist Kimberly
Locke.
Tickets:
$65 for reserved
seats, $50 general
admission, and $25
students.
The fun continues at
the Black Swan
after-party at The
Riviera Palm Springs
Resort.
Thursday,
March 24, 7 p.m. –
FIDM's Debut 2011
Top students and
emerging young
designers from the
prestigious Fashion
Institute of Design
and Merchandising in
Los Angeles present
their first couture
collections in their
own runway event,
Debut 2011. A
pre-show reception
will be hosted by
Fashion Group
International® of
Palm Springs and
Desert Communities.
Tickets:
$65 for reserved
seats, $50 general
admission, and $25
students.
The celebration
continues with an
after-party at the
Alicia Armstrong
Gallery, which
features the art of
Christina De Museé.
Friday,
March 25, 5 - 6 p.m.
– Furry Friends
Fashion Show
The lawn at The
Gardens on El Paseo
will roll out a red
carpet for the best
and most stylish
fashions for our
four-legged friends.
This event benefits
Guide Dogs of the
Desert
Tickets
are $12 per
two-legged person.
Friday, March 25, 7
p.m. – Trina Turk:
Palm Springs Eternal
Fashion designer
Trina Turk follows
the smashing New
York Fashion Week
debut of her
spring/summer
collection, Palm
Springs Eternal,
with a high-energy
runway show in the
Coachella Valley,
her part-time home
where she has gained
inspiration for her
elegantly casual
designs. Her designs
evoke poolside
glamour; her
signature bold,
colorful retro
designs have gained
a loyal national
following.
This event benefits
Desert Outreach
Foundation, host of
the preshow cocktail
reception.
Tickets:
$65 reserved seats,
$50 general
admission, and $25
students.
The after-party will
be held at The
Viceroy in Palm
Springs
Saturday,
March 26, 2-5 p.m. –
Bring Your Own
Camera
Professional models
will pose for all
amateur and
professional fashion
photographers who
Bring Your Own
Camera, hosted by
Melissa Morgan Fine
Art. Taylor Sherrill
Photography will
provide professional
lighting. The event,
presented by the
Palm Springs Art
Museum Photography
Collection Council,
will provide the
ideal setting for
learning tips from
celebrity/fashion
photographer Michael
Childers while also
enjoying
refreshments.
Tickets:
$20 PCC council
members, $25
nonmembers.
Contact Brooke
Devenney at
760-322-4818.
Saturday,
March 26, 7 p.m. –
Oliver Tolentino –
Designer of the Week
Designer of the Week
Oliver Tolentino
provides a dramatic
climax to a
fun-filled Fashion
Week El Paseo with a
glamorous runway
show of his elegant
red carpet and
bridal gowns.
Tickets:
$90 reserved seats,
$75 general
admission, and $25
students.
The after-party will
be held at The ACE
in Palm Springs
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