Designers gear up for fashion week and fashion goes new age Lineup announced for FWSD — La Jolla’s Roppongi Restaurant & Sushi Bar hosted an April 15 event to announce the designer lineup for this year’s Fashion Week San Diego, a five-day event that helps emerging designers launch their careers. Taking place from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6 at the Broadway Pier, the event will showcase the art and beauty behind fashion on day one, followed by three nights of runway shows. The trunk show — a huge success last year — will be brought back again on the last day, when guests will have the opportunity to meet the designers and buy their designs. For information or tickets visit: www.fashionweeksd.com.

Cyber Couture — The 22nd annual Vista Hill Fashion Show, presented by the Vista Hill Foundation and Virginia Napierskie, took place on April 18. Held at the Marriott Marquis & Marina, the event featured Carol LeBeau, former news anchor of KGTV Channel 10, as mistress of ceremonies. LeBeau talked about her personal experience with mental health and her incredible story offers hope for others in similar situations.

The fashion show, coordinated by Gretchen Bergman of Gretchen Productions, was themed “Cyber Couture” and featured new-age hair and makeup by Bellus Academy. The runway offered futuristic styles, black-light sets, cellophane designs and plenty of sequins and rhinestones.

Proceeds from the event benefit Vista Hill Foundation, providing help for mental health and social services. For more information, visit www.vistahill.org.

Upcoming events —

May 2 — Leap into Fashion, W Hotel, 7-10 p.m., two fashion shows by Fashion Forward, boutique shopping, www.leapintofashionsd.org

May 10 — Golden Scissors fashion show, Sheraton Hotel & Marina, 5:30 p.m. reception and silent auction, 7:30 p.m. fashion show and awards, (619) 388-2205

May 16 — Hats Off to San Diego: “Light Up the World Through Giving,” Del Mar Country Club, 10:30 a.m. reception and silent auction, 12:30 p.m. Betty Mabee hat parade, (858) 750-2104

May 21 — Neiman Marcus/Globe Guilders Celebrating Couture Fashion Show, luncheon and fashion show featuring designer Naeem Khan, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, proceeds benefit The Old Globe Theatre, globeguilders.ejoinme.org/?tabid=438790

May 24 – Lizz Russell Cocktails & Couture Collection, The Westgate Hotel Versailles Ballroom, 6:30 p.m., proceeds benefit The GBS/CIDP International Foundation, westgatehotel.tix.com

May 30 — Fifth annual “IT” Fashion Show, designs from students at The Art Institute of California, San Diego, USS Midway, 6:30-9 p.m., theitfashionshow.com