Nexus Moda Observes Earth Day With Eco-Fashion Leaders
Sustainability
Earth Day 2025 at the California Market Center had a fresh look with Nexus Moda, an event presented by Showroom 316, on April 22. The event blended fashion, art and technology—a concept from producer Cameron Harp and executive producers Marina Leight and Natashia Lunt.
Judy Stein Sets Swim-Event Trends as the Category Evolves
Swim/Surf
For more than 40 years SwimShow has been the must-visit destination for conducting serious swim-category business in the United States. As its founder, Judy Stein continues to set the bar high with each edition.
Planning Swim Strategy for Year-Round Success in a Season-Specific Category
Industry Focus: Swim
California Apparel News asked swim-industry insiders: What is the single most-important piece of advice you feel is crucial for your associates, colleagues and peers to plan a successful swim strategy for the remainder of the year?
Traceable and Transparent, Effective and Affordable, TextiMag Is the Only Product of Its Kind on the Global Fashion Market
Technology
If you’ve used an aluminum-free deodorant or taken a magnesium supplement, you may already be connected to ICL IP—Specialty Minerals.
Structure Without Stiffness: Bella+Canvas Expands Its Heavyweight Collection
Fashion
Premium blank apparel maker Bella+Canvas has expanded its Heavyweight Collection with eight new styles across three fabric weights—6 oz., 7.5 oz. and 10 oz.—offering even greater versatility for layering, customization and embroidery.
Baker Tilly and Moss Adams Announce Planned Merger
Finance
In a transformative move aimed at the middle market, Moss Adams and Baker Tilly have announced a planned combination, creating the sixth-largest advisory CPA firm in the U.S.
Dallas Market Center Announces New Initiative to Turn Off Tariffs
News Alert
Dallas Market Center has announced a new initiative in support of Main Street retailers called “Stand With Main Street. Turn Off Tariffs.”
Tricia Carey’s Next Steps in Circularity Advocacy Lead to FibreTrace
Sustainability
California Apparel News spoke with Carey regarding her work with FibreTrace in addition to the necessary steps forward that are crucial for creating change and making greater traceability progress in the apparel industry.
Cross Colours x Black Radiance Tout Clothier as ‘Lifestyle’ Brand
Fashion
Los Angeles–based heritage streetwear brand Cross Colours has carved out a new path thanks to its partnership with cosmetics brand Black Radiance
Creative Possibility: The Currency of the Future
News
After 25 years, Fashion Snoops—whose clients have included ASOS, LVMH, H&M, Under Armour and Reebok—has reiterated its proven prognostication powers by rebranding as Future Snoops.
Kevan Hall F/W ’25 Reimagines Archival Pieces Using Japanese Methods
Reimagined Pieces, Saving the Broken
While Kevan Hall’s Fall/Winter 2025 collection boasted fresh looks, it also highlighted refreshed approaches to archival garments inspired by the Japanese discipline of kintsugi.
March L.A. Market Blossoms With Resilience Following January Fires
Trade Show Report
Buyers and brands reported positive feedback regarding the March 10–13 Los Angeles Market Week at The New Mart, California Market Center, Cooper Design Space and Lady Liberty Building as visitors to the city’s fashion district placed orders for Fall 2025 styles and Immediates.
Fed Maintains Rates, Possibly Signaling Rocky Road Ahead
Industry Focus: Finance
California Apparel News asked financial leaders in the apparel business: What do the Federal Reserve’s unchanged interest rates signal for apparel businesses and do you see any relief in 2025?
Spring ’25 Functional Fabric Fair Connects Designers, Product Developers and Material Innovators
Sponsored Content
When one of the biggest names in outdoor apparel was granted a VIP meeting room at the last Functional Fabric Fair, it was able to meet with no less than 75 of its leading suppliers.
Textile Shows in L.A. Draw Attendees Interested in Quality, Education
Trade Show Report
Fashion professionals and emerging designers discovered new trends in textiles, notions, accessories, supply chain and production in downtown Los Angeles Feb. 25-27 during LA Textile at the California Market Center (CMC) and the Los Angeles Fabric Show at the New Mart.
The Fashion Industry Relies on Cutting-Edge Tech to Weather Cloudy Skies
Industry Focus: Technology
California Apparel News asked experts in fashion technology: What pressing fashion-industry issue are you most concerned with, and is there a specific technology solution that can help solve it?
Problem Solving at SOURCING at MAGIC
Trade Show Report
Sustainability continued to be the theme for the participating global exhibitors and attendees at SOURCING at MAGIC. SOURCING partnered with Hey Social Good to host a lounge and fashion-tech pitch space, and featured a sustainability gallery that highlighted verified sustainable exhibitors that included: Evteks, alec group, Lucky Textile Mills, Private, Bermasi Fashion and GBS Trend.
Project and MAGIC Men’s Elevates Streetwear and Men’s
Trade Show Report
Denim and skate culture dominated Project, as the show drew in buyers with a skate park, simulated golf and several activities that set the mood for attendees to connect with exhibitors.
