A style-studded gala will be presented by The Fashion Group International (FGI) on March 26 at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter San Diego. The evening will include an awards ceremony and dinner followed by a fashion show with top designers, produced by Gretchen Productions. FGI announced that celebrity designer Sue Wong will highlight the evening with Style 2010 … Night of Stars. The house of Sue Wong specializes in opulent evening wear that is meticulously hand-beaded and embroidered. “I strive for that alchemy, where the romance of the clothing transforms a woman into a goddess — an emissary of beauty,” Wong said. A goddess is what every woman feels like when wearing one of her signature styles. Robert Rodrigues and local celebrity designers including Gordana “Goga” Gehlhausen (“Project Runway 6”) and Jesus Estrada (“Project Runway 7”) will show additional designs. The Fashion Group will present awards to professionals who have demonstrated leadership and philanthropic endeavors. The awardees are: Sue Wong, fashion industry; Susan Lazear, education; Burl Stiff, media; Virginia Napierskie, community outreach; Maria Barry, interior design; and Gordana Gehlhausen, rising star. Burl Stiff, who has been an institution in our community for more than 30 years, also has a love of fashion and will show three creations that he has designed at the show. Julie Fought and myself are event chairs along with Honorary Chair Joyce Glazer and Honorary Celebrity Chair Tadashi Shoji. Several fashion schools will have student representations at the event. Gladys Villacorta, a student from Mesa College ,was announced winner of the Style Illustration Contest. Proceeds from the event will go toward the fashion student scholarships as well as the Monarch School. For more information, call (619) 239-4287.