The Rancho Murieta Women’s Club held its fall fashion show and luncheon, “Fashion Ports of Call,” at the Country Club Wednesday. Members of the club modeled clothes from area shops for an audience of about 200 women.

Judy Dolata, chair of the event, narrated the show along with Mary Brennan, who provided humorous examples of foreign signage where something was lost in translation. After their turn on stage, the 15 models — Louise Gumbinger among them — circulated among the tables to offer an up-close look at the clothes.

By the time everyone returned to the stage for the grand finale, the audience had learned red is the color of the year, and boots, long jackets and black pants are a must. “If you don’t have a pair of black pants in your suitcase, you’re not going anywhere,” cautioned Dolata.

Just so the guys don’t feel left out, I thought I’d share with you what I have been buying for myself and for my male clients so we can look oh so cool as the weather (finally) warms up.

1. The off white blazer. It’s the transformational piece of the summer. It has the formality of a dinner jacket, but it’s made of cotton and, ideally, it’s a bit cropped and tight to the body. Dress it down with jeans and wear it everywhere you want to look “oh so cool.” Think Ashton Kutcher on the cover of Details.

Buy the Gucci one he’s wearing if your budget allows. I bought the version from Philip Lim 3.1 (shown here) for $695 at Jake on Oak Street. It feels amazing on! Banana Republic makes a shawl collared version from their Heritage Collection for $375.

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I have been wearing Oilily Clothing for almost ten years now. It wasn’t a new discovery even then as I remember my mom buying an ultra colorful winter coat for my younger sister years and years ago. But the store was new in

Costa Mesa, CA when I rediscovered the brand. And I remember being immediately attracted to the playfulness of the colors, the patterns, the details in the design. Like the petticoat under the skirt, laced with ribbons and other tactile details and which main function - since this part of the garment is not visible - is simply to delight the wearer. Of course, upon closer inspection, you discover even more enchantments, like the tiny patterns in the buttons, the interesting pockets, the layering of ribbons and findings at the collar or at the sleeve or at the hem.

There was a store here in Las Vegas until about 18 months ago. It was in a beautiful but ill-fated location and did not surmount the landlord’s fickleness….

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