
07/29/2025
The Country Friends Art of Fashion, an annual celebration of fall and philanthropy, takes to the runway on September 11 at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe featuring selections from the fall-winter collections of South Coast Plaza’s leading luxury retailers including Bally, Balmain, Camilla, Eleventy, Max Mara, Monique Lhuillier, Oscar de la Renta, and Stella McCartney.
Award-winning broadcast journalist and community leader Sandra Maas is the event’s honorary chair, with longtime community volunteer Sophia Alsadek and Anna Laurel, award-winning news anchor and reporter at KFMB-TV/News 8, serving as co-chairs. Emcee is 13-time Emmy Award-winning anchor for ABC 10News Kimberly Hunt.
The event, from 10am to 4pm, begins with a champagne reception on The Inn’s lawn, a photo lounge, and an opportunity drawing featuring designer handbags, staycations, and spa treatments. Guests can shop at South Coast Plaza mini-boutiques including Bally, Balmain, Camilla, Max Mara, Oscar de la Renta, and Vitra Eyewear, with ten percent of sales benefiting The Country Friends. Centerpiece of the Art of Fashion is the runway show followed by a three-course luncheon with wine and a live auction. The event concludes with “Sip, Shop, and Support,” the opportunity to continue shopping while mingling with friends.
Click here to learn more: ranchandcoast.com/event/art-of-fashion-2025