New Fashion Event to Blend Trade and Consumer
Fashion Destination Group, a new Orange County, Calif.–based fashion-event organization, will host an all-day event on June 9 in Dana Point, Calif., that will feature runway shows, seminars and other entertainment.
St. John Knits’ Kelly Gray will speak at the event and showcase her contemporary collection, Royal Underground.
Runway shows include Neiman Marcus, Macy’s, Ivanka Trump, Vince Camuto, BCBG, Material Girl, Jessica Simpson and Beach Bunny Swimwear, as well as Marisa Kenson, a self-named line by Fashion Destination Group’s founder.
Among the brands participating in the exhibitors lounge are Stella & Dot, Kashia Reinert, Glass Handbag, Patti V. and Liberate Apparel.
Wells Fargo, Moss Adams and Sprint are among the event’s sponsors, as is Genlux magazine, which is serving as media sponsor. FDG will kick off with industry seminars at 11 a.m. and run until midnight at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort.
Kenson, known for her Marisa K. line, founded FDG to showcase and support fashion entrepreneurship. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Working Wardrobes.
For information and tickets, visit www.fashiondestinationgroup.com.—Alison A. Nieder
