CINEMA & STYLE AT FASHION ISLAND

StyleWeekOC partners with the Newport Beach Film Festival for a second year at Fashion Island from Oct. 15–23. Cinephiles and fashionistas celebrate movie and fashion magic with glamour-inspired screenings, red carpets and beauty activations.

Highlights of StyleWeekOC’s 14th edition include the opening-night Taste of Style gala; a Neiman Marcus runway show benefiting CASA OC; the keynote with “Emily in Paris” star Ashley Park presented by Women’s Wear Daily; a Q&A with “Stranger Things” star Noah Schnapp; an author talk with Penn Badgley and his “Podcrushed” cohosts; and the West Coast premieres of the films “Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams” and “Akris — Fashion With a Heritage.”

Tickets and schedule at styleweekoc.com

The 26th annual Newport Beach Film Festival attracts nearly 60,000 attendees for daily screenings, seminars, nightly galas and receptions. Screenings take place at venues that include The Lot Fashion Island and Regal Edwards Big Newport.

The renowned event is among the largest luxury lifestyle film festivals in the U.S. Three hundred films selected from 3,000 submissions vie for top honors in 30 categories, split among audience and jury awards and others for outstanding achievement in filmmaking.

Tickets and schedule at newportbeachfilmfest.com;
tickets are also available at the door for most screenings.

THE MEN’S CORNER OF FASHION ISLAND

You can find more than half a dozen menswear magnets steps from each other in and around Fashion Island’s Nordstrom Court. Two of the boutiques, Todd Snyder and Orlebar Brown, are new.

Todd Snyder reimagines wardrobe essentials with luxurious materials. Its niche fibers include linen in Irish and Italian variants and cashmere blends. The aesthetically inspiring store also carries candles and perfumes by D.S. & Durga, vintage jewelry and, coming soon, vintage timepieces. New arrivals include the Relaxed Sea Soft Irish Linen Popover Shirt and Relaxed Japanese Selvedge Chino Pants.

“We’re here to holiday better,” says John Quandt, manager at Orlebar Brown. The British resortwear brand, part of the Chanel fashion house, reinvents vacation style for men at boutiques worldwide. Its classic tailored Bulldog shorts remain the best “shorts you can swim in” — and transition seamlessly to lunch or drinks. Other draws: shirts, knitwear, outerwear, trousers, footwear and sunglasses.

The corner also boasts New Zealand-based Rodd & Gunn and a brick-and-mortar location of online custom-only retailer Bonobos. Though still predominately menswear driven, the TravisMathew and Buck Mason boutiques now offer womenswear as well. Nearby GARYS, the center’s original men’s retailer, has been at Fashion Island since 1978.

LEADERS OF TOMORROW

The goal of the Newport Beach Foundation’s Distinguished Citizen Program is to “engage and ignite” the next generation of leaders.

About one-third of program applicants are selected for participation. Of 350 graduates to date, more than 50 now serve the city through a board, commission or committee.

According to scholarship recipient Annie Somers, the program “equipped me to be a further informed and involved citizen and ultimately enthused me to continue serving in my community. I was introduced to an incredible host of leaders who work tirelessly to make Newport as beautiful, safe and flourishing as it is.”

Participants in the program’s 13th class, taking place in October, will engage with city leaders: the city manager, chief of police and fire chief; the directors of John Wayne Airport and Visit Newport Beach; elected officials, including the mayor and council members; and leaders from the business community, including Fashion Island GM Gerard Widder.