MANUFACTURING | SAN MATEO, Calif.—Inside the cavernous San Mateo County Event Center, which has been the home of Fashion Market Northern California since 2008, there was a certain hum in the air.

A constant buzz of conversation came from buyers who hunched over order sheets, pen in hand, as salespeople enthusiastically pulled out apparel from their clothing lines and pointed out new colors and silhouettes designed for the Spring/Summer season.

“It has been a very good show,” said Rosanne Tritica of Los Angeles’ Betty Bottom Showroom, a California more»

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