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Apparel News’ Deidre Crawford took in the Vegas trade shows this week to see what’s selling. Heritage brands, found objects, bright colors and exotic fashions were just a few of the popular trends she spotted.

From high heels to rock n’ roll bands and photo shoots, Fashion’s Night Out in LA was a fashionable affair.  

The Smashbox photo booth at Ron Herman at Fred Segal, photo by Diana Koenigsberg and courtesy of Smashbox Studios.

Carine Roitfeld in Rick Owens

In Carine Roitfeld’s “World” everyone is as polished and outstandingly beautiful as a Barney’s window display mannequin, literally. The ex-editrix of French Vogue, Roitfeld was the guest editor and stylist for the Fall 2011 Barney’s campaign and Wow. You must be This Fabulous to ride this ride.

Esquivel from David Hubert on Vimeo.

Designer George Esquivel knows how to make a good shoe. The fact that his shoes are all made by hand in L.A. makes them even better in our book. The Council of Fashion Designers of America and, um, Anna Wintour agree. In 2009, Esquivel was nominated for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award. Here's cool video about the making of a pair of Esquivel's shoes. And turn the volume up. It sounds as cool as it looks.

Fashion’s Night Out is almost here... You would have to be living in your own little fashion bubble to not be aware of the global shopping extravaganza. But we know that you know because you’re “in the know.” Sooooo, now the trick is knowing where to go and what time to be there. 

Vintage lovers, rejoice. A new curated vintage pop-up shopping event is set to debut during Fashion's Night Out in Los Angeles.

A Current Affair's opening-night preview party will take place on Sept. 10 and continue on Sept. 11 at the Cooper Design Space in downtown L.A. Created by Scout's Joey Grana and private vintage dealer Richard Wainwright, the vintage extravaganza is being hailed as SoCal's newest and most fashion-forward approach to the vintage market.

Photo courtesy the Google Blog

There always seems to have been a separation between the logical realm of technology and the Web and the romantic, creative nature of the fashion world, but with the proliferation of fashion online—from style blogs to social networks—it’s beginning to bridge the gap between geek and chic.

Google is taking the next step in tech-fashion with the debut of a designer line featuring pieces inspired by the search engine giant.

Teen Vogue’s concept retail store Haute Spot set up shop at the South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif.

The Haute Spot opened up this past weekend and kicked off the Labor Day holiday with a number of events, including a screening of “The September Issue” documentary and a model casting call sponsored by Urbain Management.