Downtown Campbell Hosts Fashion Event for All Ages

Springtime means flowers and color and the return of First Fridays in Campbell but this year, something else is returning to the downtown.

Revamped and full of surprises for everyone, the Downtown Campbell Business Association, along with Villa Ragusa is hosting "Color Me Spring: Fashion Event."

The event, which takes place on Thursday, April 25, 6:00 p.m. at Villa Ragusa is the latest reincarnation of a group fashion event that was last held in 2008. Bombshell Boutique was one of the downtown businesses that participated both of the previous events.

( See photos of the previous shows here: Fashion Frenzy Fall Fashion Show & Silent Auction (2007) and the Fashion Frenzy Fall Fashion Show 2008 )

"They were usually done in the cold weather but this year it is taking place during the spring time so we can show off lively colors," says Head Organizer and Bombshell Boutique Owner Brooke Ramirez. "The colors are really vibrant and a little vibrancy in everyone's life is a good thing."

Bombshell Boutique is one of eight downtown Campbell retailers participating in this year's event, which will include a meet and greet with retailers, a chance to shop, taste food from local restaurants and eateries and watch a fashion show--complete with children's clothes, boutique finds, jewelry and accessories and of course, bathing suits.

"We want to bring more exposure to the boutiques in downtown Campbell, to retail shopping," she says of the event's purpose.

The event will also include live salsa and merengue dancing by Fred Astaire Dance Studio as well as music by The Bang Girl Group Revue.

"This year's event is a little different, way more welcoming," Ramirez says. "You have parents that can find great clothes for their kids, people my age group finding affordable fashion, and if the guys get bored, there will be girls in swimsuits."

Simply Smashing! owner Deb Rohzen is no stranger to Campbell's fashion scene. She, like Ramirez was also involved in the previous two events and hopes that visitors come to check out the eclectic mix that downtown merchants have to offer.

"It's an interactive fashion event," Rohzen says. "You're part of the show just by showing up."

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the fashion show starts at 7:00 p.m. Visitors can get their complimentary beverage--alcoholic or non--meet vendors, meet some of the people that are selling that night and sample some delectable treats from one of the many participating eateries, including:

• Sushi Confidential
• El Guapos
• Frost Cupcake Factory
• Liquid Bread Gastropub
• Blue Line Pizza
• Sonoma Chicken Coop
• Buca di Beppo
• Patxi's
• Regale Winery
• Snake & Butterfly

Participating downtown Campbell boutiques will include:

• Stripes Children's Boutique
• Tiny Tots Baby Boutique
• The Jewel Box
• Bombshell Boutique
• Couture Tan
• In Style Shoes
• Simply Smashing
• 23 Skidoo

The schedule for the night is as follows:

• Stripes
• Tiny Tots
• Intermission
• Bombshell
• The Jewel Box
• Coutur Tan
• Intermission
• Simply Smashing
• In Style Shoes & Zee Handbags
• 23 Skidoo

Raffle tickets, $1 each or six for $5. All participating shops have raffle prizes (close to 50 prizes!). Some of these include two $50 gift certificates to Sushi Confidential and a private shopping spree at Bombshell Boutique.

Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Via Services, a local non-profit organization helping those with disabilities. 

Tickets are now available online or at one of the following downtown Campbell locations:

• Simply Smashing
• Bombshell Boutique
• 23 Skidoo
• Villa Ragusa
• Frost Cupcake 

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