Celebrity designers at Fashion Week San Diego; Fur Ball at SD Humane Society
SAN DIEGO It was black tie and wagging tails this month at the Humane Society s th annual Fur Ball Gala at the San Diego campus Guests arrived at the spectacular event with their dogs dressed in their finest outfits Various even matched their pets This year the mistress of ceremonies was Dagmar Midcap who opened the evening by introducing president and San Diego Humane Society chief executive officer Gary Weitzman who thanked everyone for attending and supporting the cause A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Dr Judith T Munoz for dedication and provision Jessica Manning was honored for making a transformative difference for animals Anthon Elias with Molly Photo by Diana Cavagnaro Special to La Jolla Village News Michelle and Jeff Graham with Cody Photo by Diana Cavagnaro Special to La Jolla Village News Danny and Ashley Taylor with Kiwi and Azula Photo by Diana Cavagnaro Special to La Jolla Village News Mario and Karla Kraus with Skippy Kuchen Goldie and BunBun Photo by Diana Cavagnaro Special to La Jolla Village News Auctioneer Mark Drilling led the auctioneer which featured items such as Private Chef at Your Home and Pamplemousse Grill Dinner for Jeffrey Strauss of Pamplemousse Grill prepared the delicious vegetarian menu for the event The Gala concluded with lively music by Haute Chile for a fun evening of dancing The Humane Society expects to care for at least animals in the coming year They provide safe shelter lifesaving health care rescues from cruelty and neglect and more The gala raised an impressive million to advocacy pets and wildlife in need Be sure to mark your calendar for the next Fur Ball on Saturday Oct More information can be revealed here Fashion Week San Diego Fashion Week San Diego presented their th annual show on Oct and at UCSD Park Sector in downtown San Diego Saturday night featured an international lineup including the celebrity designer Lizz Russell and Hollywood s celebrity designer Kiki Wang Entertainment was performed by Divo Diva Gwen Bates owner and director of FWSD highlighted the organization s year-long programs such as learning youth leadership and area outreach FWSD is the first and only bi-national fashion week in the world and for the past years has been the only fashion week to show inside Sotheby s New York Kids by Kiwi Want Photo courtesy of Fashion Photo SD Celebrity designer Kiwi Wang Photo courtesy of Fashion Photo SD Design by Kiwi Wang Photo courtesy of Fashion Photo SD Sunday featured the official Trunk Show where guests were able to mingle with the designers and purchased collections straight from the runway The afternoon wrapped up with the Designer Awards ceremony FWSD has already launched early- bird tickets for its events Stay tuned at fashionweeksd com Upcoming events Wednesday Oct Shop Sip night at Giola s Room located at Fifth Ave starting at p m For tickets visit http bit ly dS er Saturday Nov Design San Diego fashion event Pop Up and Runway Show at J St at p m Tickets at http bit ly Ky aQ Friday Dec Winter Wonderland Fashion Show Luncheon hosted by The Arc of San Diego at the US Grant Hotel at a m For tickets arc-sd com winterwonderland Diana Cavagnaro is an internationally renowned Couture Milliner based in the Southern California area Learn more about our hat designer mentor and podcaster at dianacavagnaro com
