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Washington's Top Fashion & Beauty Events 2010

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Photo: Moshe Zusman

1. Washington Humane Society Fashion for Paws Runway Show
Local celebrities and society types took to the runway at the Italian Embassy for the fourth annual people-and-pets fashion show. The lively event for 1,2000 people raised $372,531 for the Washington Humane Society.

2. Nordstrom’s Designer Fall Preview
Nordstrom hosted its annual designer preview at its Tysons Corner location on June 17. The event welcomed more than 350 V.I.P. guests, including Vogue European editor-at-large Hamish Bowles, who got an up-close look at new styles from Jason Wu, Missoni, Versace, and many other top designers.

3. D.C. Fashion Week
Now in its 12th year, this biannual fashion event brings together local and international designers for two weeks of runway shows and networking events. Designers showcased their fall/winter collections September 20 to 26 at a variety of locations throughout Washington.