FASHION
LATTC’s Spring 2026 Gold Thimble Shifts ‘Fashion Into the Future’
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | June 25, 2026
The semiannual Gold Thimble student-designer fashion show took place at the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College downtown Los Angeles campus under the theme “Fashion Into the Future.”
Spring 2015
Los Angeles Fashion Week events run from Oct. 8 through Oct. 19 and—so far—there are about 60 runway shows, installations and parties planned.
Spring Forward
The Sept. 4–11 run of New York Fashion Week had a handful of California designers on the roster, including Skingraft, Clover Canyon, Mark and Estel and the students of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Miami Swim Week
The runway shows in Miami Beach are underway as swim designers showcase their latest collections on the runway and at the trade shows.
CCA Holds Annual Runway Show on New Addition to Its San Francisco Campus
Nearly 20 seniors in the California College of the Arts fashion design program presented their work on the runway on May 16 at the design college’s annual fashion show, held in a tented space on a newly acquired 2.5-acre parcel on the CCA San Francisco campus.
Honoring Missoni Family at Graduation Fashion Event
Members of the Missoni family—including Rosita Missoni, Angela Missoni and Margherita Maccapani Missoni—were the guests of honor at the Academy of Art University Graduation Fashion Show and Awards Ceremony, held May 8 in San Francisco.
Alice in Wonderland Meets Streetwear and Fabergé
For its 50th runway show, Woodbury University showcased the work of its fashion design and costume design students at the Burbank, Calif.–based design school’s May 8 runway gala at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles.
Annual Fundraiser for the Children’s Institute
A full house of well-dressed women—and a handful of equally well-dressed men—turned out at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills at The Colleagues’ 26th annual spring luncheon and fashion fundraiser for the Children’s Institute Inc. (CII).
Runway Show at Lazr
During the April 23–25 run of the Lazr footwear trade show at The New Mart, Fashion Business Inc. and Centric Software presented a runway show.
Edwardian Evolution
Los Angeles designer Sue Wong found inspiration in the Edwardian era and the Jazz Age for her Fall ‘14 collection, which she showed in her Mid-City studio.
Louis Verdad Hosts Fashion Event
Los Angeles designer Louis Verdad recently hosted a high-fashion tea to introduce his made-to-order collection of tailored dresses, jumpsuits, shorts and blouses.
FIDM Gala: Fashion, Costumes, Cadillacs and Chairing Styles
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising presented its annual Debut runway fashion show at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 22 to an audience that included industry insiders, FIDM alumni and faculty, as well as city notables and donors to the FIDM Scholarship Foundation.
Isabel Toledo x Lane Bryant
Plus-size retailer has partnered with designers Isabel and Ruben Toledo for a new collection, which debuted on March 23 at Seagram Building in New York.
Los Angeles Fashion Week: Fall 2014
Los Angeles Fashion Week is underway and our editors and photographers are out capturing the scene.
Lingerie on the Runway at CurveNY
CurveNY, the New York edition of the CurvExpo lingerie trade show, hosted a runway presentation on Feb. 24, during its recent Feb. 23–25 run at Javits Center North Pavilion in New York.
Nick Verreos and David Paul's Nikolaki Collection at FIDM
In anticipation of the March 2 Academy Awards red carpet, designers Nick Verreos and David Paul hosted a red-carpet runway presentation of their Nikolaki collection
