Envision ‘It’ The Art Institute of California San Diego presented the fourth annual “It” Fashion Show featuring students’ designs at the Hyatt Regency-Mission Bay on May 25. Jaye Brown, academic department director of Fashion Programs welcomed the group. Grants in the amount of $1,000 were given to City of Hope, Jeans4Justice and the Educational Foundation. Themed “GeoVue-Envision It,” the event blended geometry and geography, with each student using inspiration from the Cubist art movement. The audience saw inspirations from Picasso and other artists reflected in the fashions, and an esteemed panel of judges awarded the scholarships to Shantel Acosta (MarComm Award for pre-show marketing), Kerstin Winter (Trend Setter Award for the most marketable designs), Karlene Keller (Innovator in Design Award), Elina Sheripova (Atelier Award for the best construction and most technical designs) and Luciana Baladerrama (“It” Design Award for the best in show). The Art Institute of California-San Diego is a fashion design, media, and culinary arts school providing associate and bachelor degrees. For more information visit, www.artinstitutes.edu/san-diego. The Golden Age of Hollywood The Angels of Aseltine hosted Second Hand Rose, a luncheon and fashion show, at the Town & Country Resort on June 8. As the event began with boutique shopping featuring gently used designer clothing, a shopping frenzy ensued for the designer clothes sold at a fraction of the original cost. Many of the shoppers had waited all year for the event. Actress Kimberlin Brown — best known for playing Sheila on the “Young and the Restless” — kicked off the luncheon, themed The Golden Age of Hollywood, as mistress of ceremonies. Guests were encouraged to dress according to the theme, and tables were beautifully decorated with items one might find at the movies. The fashion show featured clothing from the used-clothing boutique, and Bonnie Wainwright sang Barbra Streisand’s “Second Hand Rose” while Chrissy Burns entertained with Marilyn Monroe’s “I Wanna Be Loved By You.” More shopping continued after the show, wrapping up another exciting year. The Aseltine School has been educating children with emotional and learning disabilities since 1968. For more information, visit www.aseltine.org. Music, art and fashion La Jolla’s Star Fashion Boutique presented the designs of Ricco Antonio at the Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach on June 11. Commencing with the music of the Laguna Flutes, the music, art, and fashion show featured the artwork of celebrity artist Pilar Wayne, widow of John Wayne. Proceeds for the event went to the Pacific Symphony to support music education programs. With a huge runway measuring 112 feet in length, the models — clients of Antonio, including president of the symphony Dorcas Preston — had their work cut out for them as they modeled garments custom designed for them. Daywear to eveningwear was showcased, with Designer Millinery hats and jewelry by L-Petri Designs accenting the creations. Antonio’s designs can be found in Beverly Hills and at Star Fashion Boutique in La Jolla at 1110 Torrey Pines Road #D. Upcoming events • La Jolla Fashion Film Festival, July 26-28, Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., 20 short films from 8 to 10 p.m. each night, www.ljfff.com. • The One and Only Truly Fabulous Hat Contest, July 18, Opening Day at the Races for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Plaza de Mexico. • Hats & Headdresses, Sept. 9, Mingei International Museum, hats from cultures and countries around the world with a lecture on the history of hats by Diana Cavagnaro on Aug. 1 at 6 p.m., (619) 239-0003. • Celebrating Couture 2012, Aug. 7, Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, presented by The Globe Guilders & Neiman Marcus and featuring Monique Lhuillier’s Fall 2012 Collection, for tickets call Carol Hanson at (619) 229-2090. — Diana Cavagnaro is a nationally recognized hat designer and milliner, and has been operating a fashion business in San Diego for 30 years. She has been teaching in the fashion department at San Diego Mesa College for 20 years. Diana is an active member of the Gaslamp Quarter Association, The American Sewing Guild, the San Diego Costume Council and the Fashion Group International.