Designers gear up for fashion week and fashion goes new age<\/b> Lineup announced for FWSD<\/b> \u2014 La Jolla\u2019s Roppongi Restaurant & Sushi Bar hosted an April 15 event to announce the designer lineup for this year\u2019s Fashion Week San Diego, a five-day event that helps emerging designers launch their careers. Taking place from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6 at the Broadway Pier, the event will showcase the art and beauty behind fashion on day one, followed by three nights of runway shows. The trunk show \u2014 a huge success last year \u2014 will be brought back again on the last day, when guests will have the opportunity to meet the designers and buy their designs. For information or tickets visit: www.fashionweeksd.com. Cyber Couture \u2014 The 22nd annual Vista Hill Fashion Show, presented by the Vista Hill Foundation and Virginia Napierskie, took place on April 18. Held at the Marriott Marquis & Marina, the event featured Carol LeBeau, former news anchor of KGTV Channel 10, as mistress of ceremonies. LeBeau talked about her personal experience with mental health and her incredible story offers hope for others in similar situations. The fashion show, coordinated by Gretchen Bergman of Gretchen Productions, was themed “Cyber Couture” and featured new-age hair and makeup by Bellus Academy. The runway offered futuristic styles, black-light sets, cellophane designs and plenty of sequins and rhinestones. Proceeds from the event benefit Vista Hill Foundation, providing help for mental health and social services. For more information, visit www.vistahill.org. Upcoming events \u2014 May 2 \u2014 Leap into Fashion, W Hotel, 7-10 p.m., two fashion shows by Fashion Forward, boutique shopping, www.leapintofashionsd.org May 10 \u2014 Golden Scissors fashion show, Sheraton Hotel & Marina, 5:30 p.m. reception and silent auction, 7:30 p.m. fashion show and awards, (619) 388-2205 May 16 \u2014 Hats Off to San Diego: “Light Up the World Through Giving,” Del Mar Country Club, 10:30 a.m. reception and silent auction, 12:30 p.m. Betty Mabee hat parade, (858) 750-2104 May 21 \u2014 Neiman Marcus\/Globe Guilders Celebrating Couture Fashion Show, luncheon and fashion show featuring designer Naeem Khan, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, proceeds benefit The Old Globe Theatre, globeguilders.ejoinme.org\/?tabid=438790 May 24 \u2013 Lizz Russell Cocktails & Couture Collection, The Westgate Hotel Versailles Ballroom, 6:30 p.m., proceeds benefit The GBS\/CIDP International Foundation, westgatehotel.tix.com May 30 \u2014 Fifth annual “IT” Fashion Show, designs from students at The Art Institute of California, San Diego, USS Midway, 6:30-9 p.m., theitfashionshow.com<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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