TRADE SHOWS
Las Vegas Fashion Week Features Fresh Offerings in Apparel, Eco, Tech
By Kelli Freeman, Contributing Writer | March 6, 2025
The energy was upbeat and optimistic as buyers at Las Vegas Fashion Week (LVFW) looked for new ways to engage their customers. Attendees were greeted with a wide selection to choose from including a stream of events and educational programs.
L.A. Market Expands Hours, Offerings Due to SoCal Wildfires
L.A. Market Week stands as the West Coast’s premier fashion trade show, featuring apparel and accessories. L.A. Market is hosted across several prominent showroom buildings in the L.A. Fashion District. Each of these venues serves as a hub for fashion, including the California Market Center (CMC), The New Mart and the Cooper Design Space for established and emerging brands.
Buyers and Suppliers Get Down to Business at New York Fabric Show
During the New York Fabric Show, held Jan. 13–14 at the New Yorker Hotel, fabric and trim wholesalers met with designers, manufacturers and retailers to discuss fabric and trim sourcing.
Bharat Tex 2025 Showcases India’s Textile Capabilities in One of the Largest Global Trade Events
Bharat Tex 2025∫ India’s largest textile event, will showcase India’s extensive capabilities within the textile sector. The event offers stakeholders the opportunity to engage with and experience the cutting-edge innovations India contributes to the global stage, highlighting the country’s pivotal role in shaping the future of global textiles.
Texworld and Apparel Sourcing—From the Show Floor: Day 2
The crowd was robust on day two of Messe Frankfurt’s Jan. 22 editions of Texworld and Apparel Sourcing at Manhattan’s Javits Center. Attendees including retailers to startup brands and designers learned about new technologies, fashion trends, new sustainable resources and factories.
Texworld and Apparel Sourcing—From the Show Floor: Day 1
Visitors welcomed the central heating at Manhattan’s Javits Center on one of the coldest days of the year while enjoying Exhibitor Pitches and Textile Talks on the first day of Messe Frankfurt’s Winter 2025 Texworld and Apparel Sourcing editions of Jan. 21–23.
Bridal, Formal Expo FashionConLa Has Inaugural Event at New Mart
FashionConLA has announced its debut, set for Jan. 25, at The New Mart in downtown Los Angeles.
Bill Winsor, 78, Chairman Emeritus of Dallas Market Center
Dallas Market Center Chairman Emeritus and the mart’s former Chief Executive Officer Bill Winsor passed away Dec. 12 following a brief illness. Winsor had served as the center’s chairman emeritus since his appointment in 2015. His tenure as chief executive officer spanned from 1993-2015.
Engagement and Collaboration Lead the Circular Path at Textile Exchange
Global nonprofit Textile Exchange channeled its mission to develop planet-positive materials production into a meeting of experts in fashion, textiles and apparel with its Conference 2024, which focused on the theme “The Case for Change.” The Pasadena, Calif., event took place at the Pasadena Convention Center and via an interactive virtual channel online.
Première Vision Expands to Montréal for Spring 2025
Debuting April 22–23 in Québec’s vibrant metropolis, Premiere Vision will bring together key players from fashion, design and the broader creative industries with the support of the Montréal Fashion Cluster, Tourisme Montréal and Québec’s Ministry of Tourism.
Functional Fabric Fair Sees 30 Percent Increase At Fall Show
Functional Fabric Fair saw its largest turnout at its most recent edition held November 19-21 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon
Trade-Show Q&A: Keeping the Old While Courting New Trade-Show Attendees
California Apparel News asked trade-show experts: What is your most successful method of retaining existing attendees while also attracting new visitors?
October L.A. Market Provides Fresh Looks for Spring ’25
Attendance was steady with new and returning buyers from specialty to big-box stores at L.A. Market, held Oct. 7–10.
Textile Shows in L.A. Deliver Diverse Options for AW’25/’26 and Beyond
Buyers traveled to downtown Los Angeles Sept. 24–27 for the city’s Autumn/Winter 2025/2026 textile events. The New Mart, Cooper Design Space and California Market Center hosted shows to draw in designers, brands and supply-chain experts to explore options in sourcing.
Eco Options Are the ‘Cherry on Top’ at L.A. Texworld, Apparel Sourcing
The West Coast edition of Messe Frankfurt’s Texworld and Apparel Sourcing Los Angeles as well as Printsource at the California Market Center blended textile manufacturers and suppliers with a comprehensive roster of the shows’ Textile Talks.
Project Men’s Propels Upcoming Season’s Top Trends
Project Men’s, the intersection of sports, street and fashion, was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center Aug. 19–21 and showcased 510 brands including Adidas Skateboard, Nike SB, New Balance and FIFA.
