Falling For Fashion at Style Week Orange County

Fashionistas and trendsetters can revel in all things fashion as Style Week Orange County returns to Fashion Island, Irvine Spectrum Center and The Market Place from Thursday, Sept. 10 through Saturday, Sept. 19 with fashion shows, in-store parties and trend presentations to celebrate the best in O.C. style.

All events, unless otherwise noted, are open to the public, with limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Here’s your Style Week Orange County itinerary through Saturday, Sept. 19:

Thursday, Sept.10 at 11:30 a.m. at Fashion Island
Bloomingdale’s-Neiman Marcus Courtyard
Neiman Marcus kicks off the weeklong series of stylish events at Fashion Island with its own runway show featuring fall’s hottest trends from its collection of coveted designer brands.
7 p.m.: Modern Luxury hosts its “Women of Style” party highlighting Orange County’s most fashionable women, with another presentation of the Neiman Marcus runway show.

Friday, Sept.11 at 7 p.m. at Fashion Island
Bloomingdale’s-Neiman Marcus Courtyard
The Fashion Island Contemporary Show will feature fall’s best looks from participating retailers such as Neiman Marcus CUSP, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, Anthropologie, Elie Tahari, Joie, Rebecca Taylor and Vince Camuto.

Saturday, Sept.12 at 9 a.m. at Fashion Island
Bloomingdale’s-Neiman Marcus Courtyard
Neiman Marcus presents Project Beauty, where each guest can receive an exclusive Neiman Marcus bag filled with deluxe beauty product samples along with beauty presentations on the season’s hottest products and learn tricks of the trade from makeup artists. Tickets cost $25 per person and can be purchased at any beauty or fragrance counter in Neiman Marcus.
12 p.m. Neiman Marcus celebrates future style setters with its Children’s Fashion Show.
7 p.m.: The evening kicks off with the Fashion Island Collection Show. Participating retailers include: Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, bebe, Elie Tahari, GARYS and Halston Heritage.
Fashion designer and TV personality Nick Verreos hosts the crowd-pleasing runway design competition. Presenting sponsor Celebrity Cruises has challenged graduate designers from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) to create innovative, on-board resort- wear that evokes “Modern Luxury.”

Friday, Sept.18 at 7 p.m. at Irvine Spectrum Center
Giant Wheel Court
To celebrate Irvine Spectrum Center’s 20th anniversary, the Surf and Action Sports Showcase salutes 20 years of style from OC’s iconic fashion brands carried at Tilly’s, Active Ride and more – with a unique runway presentation.

Saturday, Sept. 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at The Market Place
The Market Place showcases its top looks for fall when “Saturday Style” returns. Customers will be eligible to win a $1,000 shopping spree by visiting at least two out of five in-store parties with informal modeling and light refreshments at Charming Charlie’s, LOFT, Off Broadway, Stein Mart and White House Black Market.
7 p.m. at Irvine Spectrum Center
Giant Wheel Court
The Spectrum Collection Show will wrap up Style Week OC 2015 at Irvine Spectrum Center. Participating retailers in the runway show include: Nordstrom, Macy’s, bebe, Francesca’s Collections, Kaitlyn, Max Studio, Tommy Bahama, White House Black Market and Windsor.
Fashion designer and TV personality Nick Verreos returns again to host the crowd-pleasing runway design competition. Presenting sponsor Celebrity Cruises has challenged graduate designers from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) to create innovative, offshore resort-wear that evokes “Modern Luxury.”

For more information on Style Week Orange County, visit StyleWeekOC.com.