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Don’t miss Corona del Mar’s Christmas Walk and Festival on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can enjoy an array of holiday-themed festivities including displays by local merchants, complimentary foods, a “fireman’s BBQ,” live music performed by top high school bands, festively attired carolers and visits by Santa Claus. As a co-sponsor, Fletcher Jones Motorcars will display the season’s most popular Mercedes-Benz models including the C-Class sedan, GL-Class and R-Class sport utility vehicles and the high-performance SL-Class sports car.

Birth of maternity line

Expectant moms can now shop at babystyle at Fashion Island for fabulous maternity wear by Cadeau Maternity. It’s a perfect complement to babystyle’s merchandise. Cadeau Maternity offers elegant, fashion-forward maternity wear collections for moms-to-be who want a sense of style during their nine months of pregnancy.

Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Fashion Island in Newport Beach, www.babystyle.com; (949) 759-1129.

Saks doors swing open

Saks Fifth Avenue at South Coast Plaza celebrates its grand reopening with a fun-filled holiday shopping event Tuesday. Enjoy a champagne breakfast and espresso bar hosted by Giorgio Armani Cosmetics at 9:30 a.m. followed by a brief presentation on how to achieve the perfect canvas.

Guests will receive a Giorgio Armani goody bag and a Saks mystery gift card (there will be two $500 gift cards included in the mix). Guests can also enter to win a deluxe gift basket compliments of Giorgio Armani. Saks will also have a “shopping wish list” for dads at the reception desk for moms to fill out.

Most importantly, Saks gives a portion of the proceeds from the shopping event to worthy causes.

Saks Fifth Avenue is at South Coast Plaza, (714) 540-3233; www.saksfifthavenue.com.

Home decorations

Paris to the Moon hosts a Holiday Artist Market on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Choose among vintage-style items by talented artists and other treasures to decorate your home, at 1720 Santa Ana Ave. in Costa Mesa, (949) 642-0942; shopparistothemoon.com.

Linens up to 90% off

Find incredible savings on Waterford Linens Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at a private sale at 494 Costa Mesa St. in Costa Mesa. The deals are amazing — some up to 90% off wholesale! Select from a mix of production goods, samples and one-of-a-kind products, most in retail packaging.

Cash accepted only; (949) 631-8274.

Nothing but the best

Zschoche (pronounced shokee) on Balboa Island resembles a tres chic shop in Palm Springs, New York or San Francisco. Co-owners and husband-and-wife-team Michael and Allison Zschoche seek out hard-to-find, avant garde home furnishings (Allison’s influence) that work together well with traditional pieces (Michael’s touch).

The fashionable Newport Beach couple carries only furnishings and gifts that they would buy for their home. They’re proud of their unique selection, eschewing lines even from the Pacific Design Center.

They’re one of the best sources for vibrant and sophisticated O.C.-based Shine Home, a lighting and furniture company that is a throwback to an era of fun, elegant glamour featuring white lacquered-wood tables, table and floor lamps and fresh, geometric-angled upholstery pieces.

For a beautiful holiday or wedding gift, check out the exquisite hand-forged Laguiole en Aubrac cheese knives, carving sets and steak knives.

Toms Shoes is the cult-like shoe with a passion for charity. Purchase one pair of ultra lightweight Toms Shoes for $38 and the company donates a pair to a child in South Africa. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at 219 Marine Ave. in Newport Beach, (949) 673-2220; www.zschoche.com.

GREER WYLDER writes Best Buys each Friday. She’s the founder and president of greersoc.com, a free daily e-mail service that provides the latest in Orange County fashion, dining and trends.