Mark your calendars now, as you will not want to miss the glitz and glamour of the largest fashion show on the West Coast. The 12th annual Fashion Week El Paseo™ 2017, takes place in The Harsch Investment Properties Tent at The Gardens on El Paseo in Palm Desert, CA. This premier fashion event presents runway shows featuring a star-studded line-up of top designers from across the country, including exciting trunk shows, and more.
2017 Schedule of Events
Saturday, March 18
RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT PRESENTS
Opening Night featuring Christopher Bates, Adam Lippes and Mikael D
7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
8:30 p.m. Fashion Show
“Opening Night” featuring Milan's award winning men's fashion designer Christopher Bates, America’s luxury women’s sportswear designer Adam Lippes and International red carpet designer Mikael D.
Sunday, March 19
Trunk Show with Opening Night designers Christopher Bates, Adam Lippes and Mikael D
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Trunk Show: Free to attend
Location: Fashion Week El Paseo’s Pop Up Fashion Store, 2nd level of The Gardens on El Paseo
Visit the opening night designers’ pop up store for a personal consultation with all three of the designers as they present their collections for you to peruse and purchase.
THE RESORT AT PELICAN HILL PRESENTS
Le Chien Masquerade Party featuring couture canine fashions by Orostani Couture
Benefiting the Humane Society of the Desert
5:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
6:00 p.m. Fashion Show and Live Auction
Cocktails, a silent auction, music, a trunk show, and entertainment precede a canine fashion show in this annual benefit for the Humane Society of the Desert. Puppies and hounds accompany fashion models on the runway and the show's finale includes a live auction with outstanding and valuable items. If you are a dog lover, you will not want to miss this event!
Monday, March 20
FROSCH JOURNEYS FOR YOUR CAUSE PRESENTS
From El Paseo To Everywhere – a Fashionable Flight!
Benefiting the Girlfriend Factor
7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
8:30 p.m. Fashion Show
The Girlfriend factor, a local nonprofit organization providing education grants to women, invites you to attend their annual little black dress cocktail reception. A full fashion show will follow with looks curated from 10 stores on El Paseo featuring fashions that will be appropriate to wear from from "El Paseo to Everywhere!" Participating stores include BB.one, Bikram Yoga, Candice Held, Democracy, Eileen Fisher, El Paseo Jewelers, Grayse, Nina McLemore, Out of Your Closet, Souliers, and Uno de 50.
Tuesday, March 21
Meet and Greet with Michael Costello and the Stars of Project Runway
10:30 a.m.
Meet and greet with Michael Costello and your favorite Project Runway Designers as they share their stories, secrets and ambitions during a close up "round-table" discussion.
Free to attend, open to the general public, press and media
Location: Fashion Week El Paseo The Agency Lounge
CAMBRIA PRESENTS
Michael Costello and the Stars of Project Runway
7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
8:30 p.m. Fashion Show
Michael Costello and his fellow Project Runway stars Jesus and Antonio Estrada, Char Glover, Chris March, and Christopher Palu will showcase their Spring/Summer 2017 collections. Each of the designers will present a collection created specifically for Fashion Week El Paseo in a show that will illustrate their growth as designers since their appearances on Project Runway.
After-party for ticket holders: Wilma & Frieda, The Gardens on El Paseo, 73575 El Paseo Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260.
Wednesday, March 22
Trunk Show with the Stars of Project Runway
10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Trunk Show: Free to attend
Location: Fashion Week El Paseo The Agency Lounge
A face to face with the Project Runway designers as they present collections for you to purchase during this extraordinary trunk show.
JOHN AND VICTORIA HILL PRESENTS
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Benefiting the Junior League of Palm Springs Desert Communities
7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
8:30 p.m. Fashion Show
FIDM presents a fashion show of design graduates in a premier presentation of varied, stylish collections. Each designer will present exciting looks that showcase their design skills, aesthetics and talents, from men's wedding fashions, to glamorous red carpet gowns, men's sportswear, and more.
After-party for ticket holders: The Venue Sushi Bar & Sake Lounge, 73111, #103, El Paseo Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260.
Thursday, March 23
A Luncheon and Meet and Greet with Designer Rosetta Getty
Benefiting Fashion Scholarship Fund
$225 per person
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
You are invited to attend an afternoon of delicious food and couture fashion with world-renowned style icon and designer Rosetta Getty. Guests will also enjoy informal modeling and a chance to speak with Rosetta Getty.
Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage
68900 Frank Sinatra Dr., Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
For tickets, please email info@ymafsf.org or call 212-278-0008.
For more information, please visit ymafsf.org. Seating is limited.
FASHION SCHOLARSHIP FUND PRESENTS
Rosetta Getty
Benefiting Palm Valley School
7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
8:30 p.m. Fashion Show
World-renowned style icon and designer Rosetta Getty presents her eponymous collection of luxe looks with elegant and easy clothes that go from day to evening.
After-party for ticket holders: Wally’s Desert Turtle, 71775 CA-111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270.
Friday, March 24
Trunk Show with Rosetta Getty
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Trunk Show: Free to attend
Location: Fashion Week El Paseo Ferguson Demonstration Tent #1, 2nd level of The Gardens on El Paseo
Visit the Rosetta Getty pop up store for a personal consultation with the designer as she presents her latest collections for you to purchase.
The Best of Saks Fifth Avenue
7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
8:30 p.m. Fashion Show
A runway show of men’s and women’s fashions celebrating the best of Saks Fifth Avenue’s designer’s collections from the United States and Europe, with a special finale by Italian designer, Etro.
After-party for ticket holders: Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert, 72567 CA-111, Palm Desert, CA 92260.
Saturday, March 25
The Best of Saks Fifth Avenue Trunk Show
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Trunk Show: Free to attend.
Location: Saks Fifth Avenue, 2nd Level
Visit Saks Fifth Avenue in The Gardens on El Paseo to peruse and shop the runway collections.
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY PRESENTS
Fashion Week Finale Presents CD Greene
7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception
8:30 p.m. Fashion Show
New York designer CD Greene presents our Finale Fashion Show. Greene's exclusive and edgy looks are created with architectural precision for the confident and powerful woman. His one-of-a-kind fashions promise a dazzling and breathtaking fashion show.
Sunday, March 26
MADELINE REDSTONE PRESENTS
CD Greene’s Trunk Show Collection
12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Trunk Show: Free to attend.
Location: Fashion Week El Paseo’s Pop-Up Fashion Store, 2nd level of The Gardens on El Paseo
Visit the finale night designer’s pop-up store for a personal consultation as he presents his collection for you to purchase.