“All you need is love, and diamonds, and those heels, and that dress.” Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City
Fashion Divas, and you know who you are, are counting down the days to March 17, the start of Fashion Week El Paseo, the largest consumer fashion show on the West Coast. Just like your favorite designers, divas tend to be forward thinkers, always looking to the promise that the future, and a new look can bring. And, when looking for the season’s newest and most visionary fashion designs, there is no better place to do it than right here at The Gardens on El Paseo in Palm Desert.
Whirlwind of Exciting and Eclectic Events
For one electrifying week, Top Designers, like Ralph Rucci, Carolina Herrera, Michael Costello, Alice + Olivia, Trinia Turk, and Ali Rahimi for Mon Atelier, and many more, show off their inspired and often, imaginative fashions to audiences of all inclinations and ages.
Dresses, denim, slacks, shoes, handbags, and dazzling accessories….with so many exciting events and designers to view it’s no wonder why the energy and excitement runs high. Runway shows with their blazing lights, flashes of brilliant color and sound, stunning models, exquisite designs and fabrics, are hypnotic. Every new fashion making its way onto the runway, is greeted by the audience with the same anticipation as if unwrapping a precious gift for the first time.
With 16 Top Runway,Trunk and In-Store Events there’s so much to choose from. Below is just a small sampling of the week’s events.
- California Dreamin’, featuring Trina Turk, mr. Turk, Michael Costello, Ali Rahimi for Mon Atelier.
- Trunk Show with California Dreamin’ Designers.
- Le Chien presents Le Dogue en Vogue, a runway show of precious pups and models; cocktails, auction, music at this annual Humane Society benefit.
- Michael Costello from Project Runway has three fun events scheduled.
A Bit of Fashion Week History
Fashion Week as you may have guessed, actually started around 1858 in Paris. It was there for the first time, that a clothing designer had live models present his fashions to audiences prior to a season. Fashion Week made its way to the United States in 1903, in New York City.
Today, the most prominent fashion weeks are held around the world with the “Big Four” being in New York, London, Milan, and Paris. Given that, many cities across the United States stage fashion weeks, but in the west, only one stands supreme as the largest, and that is Fashion Week El Paseo.
2018’s Hot Fashion Trends
Women’s Wear Daily is indisputably, the ‘fashion bible’ of the industry. According to recent articles we can look forward to fun and playful styles in 2018. Get ready for these bold new trends.
- Saturated Color: Neutral is out and with Spring comes ensembles in bright, saturated hues either monochromatically or colorblocked.
- Haute Denim: Spring shows have designers pairing fancy jeans—handpainted, embroidered, even “bejeweled” for evening wear or to a gala.
- Mixed Prints: Bold playful patterns rule. Overcharged florals set against polka dots decorate dresses, skirts, shirts, and even shoes.
