Celebrity Cruises Returns to the Runway as Presenting Sponsor of Eighth Annual Style Week Orange County

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Style Week Orange County returns to Fashion Island®, Irvine Spectrum Center® and The Market Place Sept. 10 through Sept. 19 with fashion shows, in-store parties and trend presentations to celebrate the best in O.C. style. For the second year, award-winning Celebrity Cruises will participate in Style Week Orange County via two runway design competitions on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. at Fashion Island and Saturday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. at Irvine Spectrum. Celebrity Cruises has challenged graduate students from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) to create innovative resort-wear that evokes "Modern Luxury."

Celebrity Cruises is known for demonstrating its "modern luxury" philosophy through bringing cool, contemporary design and warm spaces to consumer experiences both on land and at sea. The Fashion Island show will feature designs that reflect Celebrity Cruises' signature onboard offerings including its Lawn Club, Luminae Restaurant, pop up nightclub Liquid Lounge, Celebrity Shopping Galleria and Qsine Restaurant.

The Irvine Spectrum fashions will celebrate Celebrity Cruises Explorations, including Africa & Europe (Safari and Europe Cruise) "Into the Wild And Wondrous"; Amazon & South America (Amazon River Journey and South America Cruise) "Where Mystery Meets Modern"; Southern France, Sonata Greece & Turkey (River Cruise, Greece and Turkey) "A Lasting Impression"; and Rhine Medley, Scandinavia & Russia (Rhine River Cruise, Scandinavia and Russia Cruise) "In the Shadows of Castles and Kings."

Both runway design competitions will be hosted by fashion designer and TV personality Nick Verreos. Celebrity Cruises Team Manager for LA, Palm Springs and Orange County, Marilys Ward, will also be part of the judging panel.

According to Cynthia Rose, Celebrity Cruises' Regional Marketing Manager, "Celebrity Cruises is thrilled to be the presenting sponsor of Style Week Orange County for the second year. Our brand is perfectly aligned with the innovative art and design that these shows present, and the FIDM students seem truly inspired to have our onboard ‘Modern Luxury' spaces and enticing cruise destinations as their muse this year."

An exclusive Style Week Orange County preview event will be hosted by Celebrity Cruises and Fashion Island on August 20 at Fig & Olive. "An Evening of Design and Decadence" will preview the official Style Week Orange County fashion festivities, while guests enjoy the 2014 Celebrity Cruises Design Competition winning creations and view the debut episode of Lifetime's hit TV show, Project Runway - Season 14 featuring Celebrity Cruises. In the episode, special guest and Celebrity Cruises President and CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo will appear alongside co-host, mentor and Emmy Award-winner Tim Gunn. Viewers can watch the ambitious fashion design contestants compete in a special challenge on the journey to becoming the next prestigious winner of Project Runway.

"We are honored to share in these significant fashion milestones with the Orange County and SoCal communities, from the Project Runway viewing party to the runway design competitions encouraging bold, creative designs from FIDM students," says Ward. "Innovation and creativity are at the core of the Celebrity Cruises brand and each of these fashion events, and we are excited to be a part of the process that will ultimately uncover the country's next great fashion designers."

The eighth annual Style Week Orange County continues the tradition that Irvine Spectrum Center launched in 2008 to showcase local emerging designers, notable style makers and fashion brands in Orange County. Past events have featured appearances by acclaimed designer Rachel Roy, celebrity personality Mario Lopez and celebrity designer and Orange County native Lauren Conrad.

About Celebrity Cruises:

Celebrity Cruises' iconic "X" is the mark of modern luxury, with its cool, contemporary design and warm spaces; dining experiences where the design of the venues is as important as the cuisine; and the amazing service that only Celebrity can provide, all created to provide an unmatchable experience for vacationers' precious time. Celebrity Cruises' 10 ships offer modern luxury vacations visiting all seven continents. Celebrity also presents immersive cruise tour experiences in Alaska and Canada. Celebrity is one of six cruise brands operated by global cruise vacation company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL). For more information, dial 1-800-437-3111, visit Celebrity Cruises, or call your travel agent.

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