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The City of Angels will officially host its first-ever Fashion’s Night Out on Sept. 10, 2010.

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On April 29, Los Angeles County Museum of Art held an exclusive breakfast and tour to showcase its most recent acquisition of European Fashions. A small group of guests was treated to a rare sneak peek of the upcoming exhibition, titled “Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700–1915.”

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Lady Gaga performing at MOCA's 30th anniversary gala

The Museum of Contemporary Art celebrated its 30th anniversary on Nov. 21 with a gala titled “NEW.”

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esigners Kevan Hall and Lloyd Klein and actress Tracie Bingham. (Both Mr. Hall and Mr. Klein were previous Designers of the Week at Fashion Week El Paseo.)

As everybody found their seats, a slow dimming of the lights went to complete darkness and out came the first look. First model was wearing a flawlessly pleated dress in black and stilettos with satin strap details around her ankles. The model walked down the runway as spotlights, one-by-one, lit her way. The lighting down the runway worked as if it were the ramp of the J.C. spaceship and it was highlighting the path of its beautiful creatures for us to admire.

Juan Carlos has a gift. A gift in manipulation of fabrics that keep the pieces looking effortless but in no way simplistic. Example: The jacket and pant assemble done in silver that upon the models turn at the end of the catwalk exposed a shoulder-pleading detail that would make Frank Gehry jealous. Think Walt Disney Concert Hall on your back. Its pure glamour for the 21st century women. Other "musts" were the hand-pleated dresses and coats in light shades of blue, ivory and ash. The pleating looked like seashells, perhaps something that Venus could wear for her reincarnation. His last look exited, and as the model slowly walked back mid-runway, the lights flickered off one-by-one.

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PALM DESERT, CALIF.April 3 featured a first for Fashion Week El Paseo. Gardena, Calif.based Howe became the first mens collection to show under the El Paseo tent.  Titled The Rise of the Indie Executive, Creative Director Jade Howe gave us the anecdote to dull business attire.

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PALM DESERT, CALIF.The first fashion show I attended was FIDMs Debut 2009a reprise of the design colleges annual graduation show. As a FIDM alum, I had the opportunity to view the designers collections once before at the schools museum in Los Angeles. Now, I saw their collection pieces in motion.

Highlights included:

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Editors note: When I heard that my friend, designer and Project Runway alum Raymundo Baltazar was planning to attend Fashion Week El Paseo, I asked him to give ApparelNews.net the scoop on the week, the designersJuan Carlos Obando and Jade Howe!and the scene in the desert. Heres his report.

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