Country Friends fashion show benefits charities

The Country Friends’ and South Coast Plaza’s 56th annual Art of Fashion Runway Show takes place Sept. 22 at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. Proceeds from The Art of Fashion benefit 28 charities, including Rady Children’s Heart Institute, Helen Woodward Animal Center, Promises2Kids and the Burn Institute. Pictured are guests at a Sponsors’ Party held Sept. 15 at Mille Fleurs with fashions from Sak’s Fifth Avenue. Visit www.thecountryfriends.org. Photos: Jon Clark