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The 5th Annual Fashion Week El Paseo Celebrates 'Fashion, Food & Wine'

To celebrate its 5th anniversary, Fashion Week El Paseo has taken the fun to a new level pairing everyone's favorite passions --the best in fashion design while enjoying impeccably prepared food with ultra-premium champagnes, as well as some of the world's top varietals and vintages. For a complete list of in-store events visit www.fashionweekelpaseo.com.

Some program highlights:

Saturday, March 20 - March 22: The Shops on El Paseo Trunk Show - Retailers at the desert's premier shopping destination will participate.

Sunday, March 21: El Paseo Fashion's Day Out - Music, wine, hors d'oeuvres , demonstrations and much more.

Monday, March 22: Runway Bar El Paseo Fashion Show featuring designs from 15 top El Paseo stores.

Tuesday, March 23: ASID Project Runway features ASID-member interior designers with celebrity judges Cheryl Tiegs and Kathy Ireland.

Wednesday, March 24: Fashion designers from around the world converge on El Paseo for an evening of international fashion adventure.

Thursday, March 25: Top graduating students of the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) present their collections in the West Coast design juggernaut Debut 2010.

Friday, March 26: Men's Night will showcase the men's line of Jamie Paul Holahan, the featured men's designer of the week.

Saturday, March 27:

    --  Fine Dining and Premium Wine Tasting featuring 10 celebrity chef
        demonstrations, 35 of the top fine dining restaurants from throughout
        Southern California, and more than 40 premium wine and champagne
        purveyors.
    --  Designer of the Week Fashion Show - the highlight and signature event of
        Fashion Week will feature couture designer Colleen Quen.

Sunday, March 28: Live Fire Grilling and Wine and Microbrewery Tasting with the Food Network's Build a Better Burger Contest featuring 10 celebrity chef demonstrations.

SOURCE Fashion Week El Paseo