LAGUNA BEACH, CA--(Marketwire - July 26, 2010) - One of the hottest events last summer was the Festival Runway Fashion Show (sponsored in part by Arbonne) and it's back this summer by popular demand on Saturday, July 31st from 1 - 4pm. The event, a take off of TV's hit show Project Runway, will feature talented Festival artists' eco-friendly fashion designs, a DJ spinning tunes as the models strut down the runway and three top judges. Come see a fashion show where creativity and ecology collide.
Festival artists as a group or as individuals have been given the challenge of creating an outfit out of at least 80% recycled materials. They will face a panel of celebrity judges whose sense of fashion and style rivals that of Heidi Klum and Michael Kors! Bringing a bit of LA to Laguna are celebrity judges actress Joely Fisher and artist Andre Miripolsky. Laguna's voting voice will be heard through arts commissioner, fashion executive and artist Suzi Chavel.
This is a competition for bragging rights! Last year's winning team of Barbara Hendricks and Luciano Bortone wouldn't reveal much about this year's entry, but they know the pressure is on to repeat a win! "We have been collecting materials all year long. Now it's time to 'make it work' as Tim Gunn would say," laughed Barbara Hendricks. Along with Hendricks and Bortone, competing for the top prize are artists Dagmar Chaplin, Bradley Elsberry, Rick Graves, Mike Tauber, team David Milton and Janet Lewis, and team Adam Neeley and Troels Larsen.
Just as elusive and mysterious as Hendricks was about her entry, 2009 second place winner Bradley Elsberry had this to say: "This year I am having even more fun collecting my materials and using this 'manna from heaven' that just falls down from the sky around here. I don't mean from birds. Just come see what we have been up to. I know the show will be full of amazing creativity and rare, dare I say, beauty."
At stake for the artists are ultimate bragging rights, and also $1,000, $500, and $250 in cash prizes. Will the artists be up to the challenge to create a successful outfit? Are they ready to face the critiques of judges as they showcase their creations? Come and find out and vote for your favorite for the "People's Choice Award." Plus, anyone who votes for the "People's Choice Award" will get a delicious cupcake from Charmed Cupcakes.
Festival Runway Fashion Schedule:
1:30 pm - Runway Fashion Show
2 - 3 pm - Artists present their ensemble in the center green for judges' and patrons evaluation. Artists have 2 minutes to describe their creation and judges have 3 minutes to ask artists questions, take notes and score the fashion.
3:30 pm - Repeat of Runway Fashion Show and Announcement of Winners!
Festival admission prices are $7 for general admission and $4 for seniors and students. All general admission tickets to The Festival of Arts - California's Premier Fine Art Show are season passes giving unlimited admission to the Festival of Arts all summer long. Patrons are encouraged to visit the Festival again and again to enjoy all the art, activities and events offered. Laguna Beach residents and Military personnel with ID receive free admission, as do children under the age of 12. Tickets for Pageant of the Masters are $15-$100 (depending on seat location and night of the week). Pageant of the Masters ticket holders can present their stub at The Festival of Arts front gate for free admission all summer long. The Festival of Arts - California's Premier Fine Art Show runs from July 5th through August 31st (closed August 28th at 2pm for a fundraising event).
The Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters are sponsored in part by Acura, Fidelity Investments, KOST Radio 103.5, the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, the Orange County Register and COX Communications. The Festival of Arts is a non-profit organization that produces The Festival of Arts - California's Premier Fine Art Show and the Pageant of the Masters. For general information, call 949-494-1145 or visit the website at www.LagunaFestivalofArts.org. The event is located at 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, California. Proceeds support the arts and art education in and about Laguna Beach.
Editor's Note: Fashion show judges' biographies are available upon request.
Contact Information:
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Sharbie Higuchi
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
949-464-4282
