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Retailer Erin Mewes, owner of Ethical Clothing in Petaluma, Calif., browsing through a clothing line at FMNC

Quality Skills Center in Higuera Blanca, Mexico, trains apparel workers through a paid apprenticeship program, then hires the workers to produce apparel made from traditional Guatemalan- and Mexican-made textiles.

From Karen Kane’s Spring/Summer collection

RUNWAY

Sue Wong's Fall 2014 Collection SUE WONG'S FALL 2014 COLLECTION

Ath-Leisure, Folk-Inspiration and Grunge on Horizon for Fall’14 ATH-LEISURE, FOLK-INSPIRATION AND GRUNGE ON HORIZON FOR FALL’14

FIDM Debut Runway Show and Gala FIDM DEBUT RUNWAY SHOW AND GALA

LA Fashion Week Fall 14: House of Devali LA FASHION WEEK FALL 14: HOUSE OF DEVALI

LA Fashion Week Fall 14: Datari Austin LA FASHION WEEK FALL 14: DATARI AUSTIN

LA Fashion Week Fall 14: Puey Quinones LA FASHION WEEK FALL 14: PUEY QUINONES

LA Fashion Week Fall 14: Camille LA FASHION WEEK FALL 14: CAMILLE

LA Fashion Week Fall 14: Zhang JingJing LA FASHION WEEK FALL 14: ZHANG JINGJING

LA Fashion Week Fall 14: David Tupaz LA FASHION WEEK FALL 14: DAVID TUPAZ

LA Fashion Week Fall 14: Marialia LA FASHION WEEK FALL 14: MARIALIA

LA Fashion Week Fall 14: Rochelle Carino LA FASHION WEEK FALL 14: ROCHELLE CARINO

LA Fashion Week Fall 14: Maor Luz LA FASHION WEEK FALL 14: MAOR LUZ

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TRADE SHOWS

Lazr Trade Show Opens Pop-Up Shop and HQ in Downtown L.A.

Footwear trade show Lazr has a new home and a permanent pop-up shop in the Los Angeles Fashion District.

TECHNOLOGY

Avery Dennison Expands RFID Offerings

Avery Dennison Retail Branding and Information Solutions has unveiled a new line of RFID (radio frequency identification) products to help ...

MANUFACTURING

Levi’s Taps Walmart Exec to Conquer Omni-Channel

The San Francisco–based apparel giant announced it has appointed Marc Rosen as the company’s new executive vice president and president ...

IMPORT & EXPORT

Apparel Imports Slow from China and Grow from Vietnam

As wages rise for apparel factory workers in China, less and less clothing is being imported from that country into ...

TECHNOLOGY

Eton Introduces Android-Based Production Solution With Quick Implementation

Alpharetta, Ga.–based Eton Systems will release a new mobile application designed to help apparel manufacturers collect real-time production information to ...

TECHNOLOGY

New Chef Fashion Adds Tukatech Cutter

NewChef Fashions Inc. has added a Tukatech Tukacut cutting machine to keep up with demand for domestic production of uniforms ...

FASHION TRENDS

Distressed Denim DISTRESSED DENIM
Festival Chic FESTIVAL CHIC
Tropical Luxe TROPICAL LUXE
Snapbacks SNAPBACKS
The Bomb THE BOMB
Street Glam STREET GLAM
Snake Prints SNAKE PRINTS
Joggers JOGGERS
Jersey Girl JERSEY GIRL
Sporty Spice SPORTY SPICE
Color-Block Denim COLOR-BLOCK DENIM
Peek-A-Boo PEEK-A-BOO
90's Grunge 90'S GRUNGE
Coachella Style COACHELLA STYLE
Military MILITARY
Old Hollywood OLD HOLLYWOOD
Red Carpet Glamour RED CARPET GLAMOUR
Luxe Leather LUXE LEATHER

TEXTILE TRENDS

New Day Glow NEW DAY GLOW
Stripes STRIPES
Pretty Plum PRETTY PLUM
Ochre OCHRE
Animal Kingdom ANIMAL KINGDOM
The Real Teal THE REAL TEAL
Black on Black BLACK ON BLACK
Gold Standard GOLD STANDARD
Go Indigo GO INDIGO
Well Red WELL RED
Sunrise, Sunset SUNRISE, SUNSET
Black & White BLACK & WHITE
Texture TEXTURE
B&W B&W
Full Bloom FULL BLOOM
Blue Mood BLUE MOOD
Global Influence GLOBAL INFLUENCE
Denim Developments From the Kingpins Show DENIM DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE KINGPINS SHOW

CALENDAR events & trade shows

April
22-24 Indiana Women's Apparel Club Carmel, Ind.
22-23 New England Apparel Club Portland, Maine
23-24 Lazr Los Angeles
23 Fashion Business Inc.'s fashion show Los Angeles
24 Jewelry, Fashion & Accessories Show Rosemont, Ill.

PARTIES

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JAPANLA

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EVENTS

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CITY OF HOPE

IMPORT & EXPORT

Hudson Jeans Shifting Production from U.S. to Mexico

The Los Angeles premium-jeans maker was recently acquired for $98 million by Joe’s Jeans, another LA-based denim-pant maker.

RETAIL

Gap Inc. Reveals Plans for Omni-Channel and Asia Expansion

In the next three years, Gap Inc. hopes its sales in China will reach $1 billion as it expands the ...

FINANCE

How This Year’s Economy Will Affect Apparel Sales

After a harsh winter put a chill on the national economy, warmer weather is putting a spring back into consumer ...

SPECIAL SECTIONS

    • Decorated
    • Fiber & Fabric
    • LA Textiles
    • NY Textile Preview
    • Sourcing and Fabric
    • Supply Chain
    • Made in America
    • Trade Shows
    • Waterwear

VIDEOS

Directives West: The look for Spring ‘14 will be sunny, girly, eclectic and edgy.