1. Rodeo Drive Walk of Style
#2 Fashion & Retail Event
Cosponsored by the City of Beverly Hills and the Rodeo Drive Committee, the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style awards honors big fashion names on the shopping street. This year the event will honor famed fashion editor, Diana Vreeland. Next: September 10, 2012
Cosponsored by the City of Beverly Hills and the Rodeo Drive Committee, the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style awards honors big fashion names on the shopping street. This year the event will honor famed fashion editor, Diana Vreeland. Next: September 10, 2012
Photo: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages
2. Macy's Glamorama
#3 Fashion & Retail Event
Macy’s Glamorama includes live music, celebrity appearances, and an after-party. This year’s event will have a Beatles theme at the Orpheum Theatre followed by an after-party at the California Market Center. Next: September 7, 2012
Macy’s Glamorama includes live music, celebrity appearances, and an after-party. This year’s event will have a Beatles theme at the Orpheum Theatre followed by an after-party at the California Market Center. Next: September 7, 2012
Photo: Rebecca Sapp/WireImage
3. Otis College of Art and Design Scholarship Benefit and Fashion Show
#4 Fashion & Retail Event (new to the list)
Otis College of Art and Design celebrated its 30th annual scholarship benefit and fashion show in 2012, with 800 guests and more than 70 models in 175-plus fashion and costume looks from the Otis College fashion department. It bills itself as L.A.’s largest annual runway show. Next: May 4, 2013
Otis College of Art and Design celebrated its 30th annual scholarship benefit and fashion show in 2012, with 800 guests and more than 70 models in 175-plus fashion and costume looks from the Otis College fashion department. It bills itself as L.A.’s largest annual runway show. Next: May 4, 2013
Photo: Lee Salem Photography
4. F.I.D.M.’s L.A. Debut Runway Show & Gala
#5 Fashion & Retail Event
F.I.D.M.’s L.A. Debut Runway Show and Gala, a Saturday-night scholarship fund-raising event, draws about 1,000 attendees, and several runs of the show the same weekend draw more than 10,000 in all. Next: March 2013
F.I.D.M.’s L.A. Debut Runway Show and Gala, a Saturday-night scholarship fund-raising event, draws about 1,000 attendees, and several runs of the show the same weekend draw more than 10,000 in all. Next: March 2013
Photo: Brandon Clark/abimages
5. Colleagues Benefit Luncheon
#6 Fashion & Retail Event
This year Colleagues charity luncheon benefiting the Children's Institute Inc. drew 800 guests to the Beverly Wilshire, and honored Sherry Lansing. The annual fashion show came from Oscar de la Renta, and a live auction included a stay at his retreat at Tortuga Bay in the Dominican Republic. Next: April 2013
This year Colleagues charity luncheon benefiting the Children's Institute Inc. drew 800 guests to the Beverly Wilshire, and honored Sherry Lansing. The annual fashion show came from Oscar de la Renta, and a live auction included a stay at his retreat at Tortuga Bay in the Dominican Republic. Next: April 2013
Photo: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages
6. Country Friends' Art of Fashion
#8 Fashion & Retail Event
The Country Friends' Art of Fashion runway show is held in partnership with South Coast Plaza at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. The 57th event includes wine tasting, a luncheon, and boutique shopping, with proceeds funding the more than two dozen charities the Country Friends supports. Next: September 20, 2012
The Country Friends' Art of Fashion runway show is held in partnership with South Coast Plaza at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. The 57th event includes wine tasting, a luncheon, and boutique shopping, with proceeds funding the more than two dozen charities the Country Friends supports. Next: September 20, 2012
Photo: Courtesy of Country Friends' Art of Fashion
7. Launch
#9 Fashion & Retail Event (new to the list)
Launch, a new fashion trade show focusing on all things Southern California lifestyle, took to Santa Monica this summer—possibly a start at carving out a significant space for itself in a marketplace vacated by the former Class trade show. Next: July 2013
Launch, a new fashion trade show focusing on all things Southern California lifestyle, took to Santa Monica this summer—possibly a start at carving out a significant space for itself in a marketplace vacated by the former Class trade show. Next: July 2013
Photo: Courtesy of Launch
