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With Holiday Sales Up, Now Retailers Must Strategize for 2021

Initial reports from the 2020 holiday season were recently released, and retail sales experienced growth during a year fraught with ...

FINANCE

Businesses Chart Next Steps After Congress Approves Stimulus Bill

After months of wrangling, Congress passed a $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief stimulus bill Monday, which will include $600 checks sent ...


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WATERWEAR

Emerald Holdings, Inc.’s acquisition of e-commerce and digital merchandising-solutions company PlumRiver will extend the business-to-business platform builder’s events reach for its extensive show portfolio, which includes Surf Expo, whose January 2020 edition is shown above featuring Pukka, Inc. | Photo courtesy of Emerald Holdings, Inc.

The Preface Show-in-a-Box includes textile samples, workshop supplies and gifting to afford a more-tactile experience for designers and brands in the fabric, yarn and sourcing virtual-events category. | Photo courtesy of Preface Show

RUNWAY

California and Global Brands Shine as Paraiso Unveils Hybrid On-site/Virtual Swim Event CALIFORNIA AND GLOBAL BRANDS SHINE AS PARAISO UNVEILS HYBRID ON-SITE/VIRTUAL SWIM EVENT

Keeping Fashion in the Family at Kenneth Nicholson’s NYFW Presentation KEEPING FASHION IN THE FAMILY AT KENNETH NICHOLSON’S NYFW PRESENTATION

LATTC’s Gold Thimble Show Inspired by ‘Game of Thrones’ LATTC’S GOLD THIMBLE SHOW INSPIRED BY ‘GAME OF THRONES’

A Wave of Fantasy at FCI Student Show A WAVE OF FANTASY AT FCI STUDENT SHOW

Art Hearts Fashion Sets the City Beat During Los Angeles Fashion Week ART HEARTS FASHION SETS THE CITY BEAT DURING LOS ANGELES FASHION WEEK

LA Fashion Week SS2020 Showcases International and L.A. Designers LA FASHION WEEK SS2020 SHOWCASES INTERNATIONAL AND L.A. DESIGNERS

The Bold and the Beautiful Shine Brightly During Art Hearts Fashion’s NYFW Shows THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL SHINE BRIGHTLY DURING ART HEARTS FASHION’S NYFW SHOWS

Ahead of Next Month’s LA Fashion Week, Moss Adams Announces 2019 MAFI Recipient AHEAD OF NEXT MONTH’S LA FASHION WEEK, MOSS ADAMS ANNOUNCES 2019 MAFI RECIPIENT

Art Hearts Fashion Welcomes Emerging Designers and Established Brands to Miami Swim Week ART HEARTS FASHION WELCOMES EMERGING DESIGNERS AND ESTABLISHED BRANDS TO MIAMI SWIM WEEK

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SWIM-SURF

Swiminista Ready to Roll Out New Collection for Post-COVID-19 World

Andréa Bernholtz, founder of the Calabasas, Calif., Swiminista brand of women’s swimwear, forecasted a post-pandemic boom as she prepared to ...

MANUFACTURING

Fashion Medical Scrubs Label FIGS Hires CFO from Domino’s Pizza

FIGS, a fashion medical-scrubs label headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., gained notice for selling stylish medical uniforms to healthcare professionals ...

MANUFACTURING

Platinum Equity Takes Controlling Stake in Mad Engine

It was announced on Jan. 4 that Platinum Equity, a Los Angeles–headquartered investment firm, acquired a controlling stake in Mad ...

SWIM-SURF

Swim Line Zonarch Jumps Waves to Make Debut

For years, Geneviève Andre de la Porte dreamed of bringing a sustainable, direct-to-consumer swimwear brand to market. She was originally ...

LEGAL

As New Workplace Rules Go Into Effect, SB 62 Is Introduced

As the year ends, the California legislature started on a new round of bills for the 2021–2022 session, which includes ...

TECHNOLOGY

Fashion-Tech Startup StyleScan Aims to Disrupt Fashion Photography

After two years in development, the Los Angeles–headquartered fashion-technology startup StyleScan will officially emerge from stealth mode and make a ...

FASHION TRENDS

Catch a Trendy Wave CATCH A TRENDY WAVE
Moschino Does the Monster Mash for Its Men’s and Women’s Collections MOSCHINO DOES THE MONSTER MASH FOR ITS MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COLLECTIONS
Trina Turk Visits the Vine for Her Fall 2019 Collection TRINA TURK VISITS THE VINE FOR HER FALL 2019 COLLECTION
Monique Lhuillier Unveils Pre-Fall for Her Ready-to-Wear Collection MONIQUE LHUILLIER UNVEILS PRE-FALL FOR HER READY-TO-WEAR COLLECTION
Lace and Fringe Infuse the Spring/Summer ’19 Collection by Kevan Hall LACE AND FRINGE INFUSE THE SPRING/SUMMER ’19 COLLECTION BY KEVAN HALL
Swim Trends - Tropical Punch SWIM TRENDS - TROPICAL PUNCH
Swim Trends - High-Neck Tanks SWIM TRENDS - HIGH-NECK TANKS
Snapbacks SNAPBACKS
The Bomb THE BOMB
Street Glam STREET GLAM
Snake Prints SNAKE PRINTS
Joggers JOGGERS
Jersey Girl JERSEY GIRL

TEXTILE TRENDS

Actively Engaged ACTIVELY ENGAGED
Lace Looks LACE LOOKS
Tartan Roots TARTAN ROOTS
Hazy Visions HAZY VISIONS
Fine Florals FINE FLORALS
Lovely and Lacy LOVELY AND LACY
Notable Knits NOTABLE KNITS
Bars and Bands BARS AND BANDS
The Art of Denim THE ART OF DENIM
Cover Me, Please COVER ME, PLEASE

CALENDAR events & trade shows

January
19 Virtual Retail's BIG Show, NRF's Annual Convention Online,
19 Expo Riva Schuh Home Edition Online,
18 Travelers Show Baltimore Baltimore,
18 Preface Experience Kit East Coast Online,
18 Gift & Home Winter Market LA Mart Los Angeles,

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