ANNUAL STYLE WEEK ORANGE COUNTY KICKS OFF WITH CELEBRITY FAVORITE LRG

Irvine, CA--The premier style event in Orange County will kick off Sept. 24 with the first-ever fashion show for Irvine-based LRG (Lifted Research Group). Special guests on Opening Night will include Ryan Getzlaf, Bobby Ryan and Joffrey Lupul of Anaheim Ducks; Trevor Ariza of the Houston Rockets and formerly with the LA Lakers; Big Black from MTV; and the entire LRG Skate Team, including Chico Brenes, Rodrigo TX and Jack Curtin.

WHAT: Orange County’s hottest brands and emerging designers will take center stage at the second annual Style Week Orange County™, from September 24 – 26, at Irvine Spectrum Center®. Nearly 10,000 trend-savvy visitors are expected to attend the runway fashion shows, designer appearances and in-store events. Tickets for seating at each fashion show are $10 per person, and all proceeds will benefit HomeAid Orange County.   styleweekoc.com

The shows will include Designer Showcase Presented by Ezekiel & Active Ride, which will feature the Needle & Thread Competition with graduated Debut Students from FIDM, a competition similar to Project Runway where the winner will receive a $4,000 scholarship and have their designs created and sold in Ezekiel’s  Collection.

A second fashion show that night, Branded: Saluting Emerging Designers Michele Genevieve & Oday Shakar, will feature Oday Shakar, whose gowns have been worn to the ESPY Awards and auctioned off at the Pink Tie Ball, and Michele Genevieve of Hollywood Million Denim, a brand favored by numerous celebrity stylists, and worn by the Real Housewives of Orange County.

Following a Nordstrom fashion show, the finale of Style Week Orange County will be Metropark Presented by MEK Denim. Celebrity model Albert Reed will model and later greet fans at a post-show party at Metropark.

WHERE: Irvine Spectrum Center, 71 Fortune Drive, Irvine
(I-5 at Alton Parkway or I-405 at Irvine Center Drive)
(949) 753-5180 or ShopIrvineSpectrumCenter.com