Thursday, December 15
Top Stories of 2022
Year-end Review
From technology to trade shows, finance to fashion, the top stories of 2022 included the industry experts and innovations paving the way into 2023.
The Womenswear Trends That Defined 2022
Womenswear: 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, it’s valuable to take a step back and reflect on the major trends that emerged in womenswear. While there was certainly no shortage of inspiration this year, perhaps most interesting was how trends surfaced and flowed with ease between social-media channels, luxury designers and cultural elements.
Gold Thimble Fashion Show at LATTC Celebrates ‘Madonna’s Reign’
Madonna’s Reign
The Queen of Pop Madonna was the inspiration for student designers showcasing their original collections at the semiannual Gold Thimble Fashion Show at the Fashion Center of Los Angeles Trade-Technical College Dec. 9.
Ideation Conference Focuses on Sustainability, Turnaround, Less Waste
Technology
Fashion executives, technology leaders and innovators gathered at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles Dec. 8 for the Ideation on the Road 2022 conference.
NAIER Facilitates Giving for Overstocks and Excess Inventory
Finance
’Tis the season for generosity and goodwill, and the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources is a pioneering organization that would be thankful for your excess inventory donations.
Lycra Publishes Goals to Be Reached by 2030
Fiber & Fabric
Lycra has taken a giant leap into the stratosphere of environmentalism with the recent unveiling of its first-ever Planet Agenda Report, which outlines the company’s strategies to become a more sustainable organization by the year 2030.
Wednesday, December 7
Functional Fabric Fair Reveals the Shape of Things to Come in the Outdoor Sustainable Space
Trade Shows
Nature presents us with ever-changing environments—from frosty snow to arid desert, humid jungle to storm-tossed sea—requiring clothing that can wick moisture and cool you down in one situation and retain heat in another.
Thursday, December 1
Heidi Merrick’s Collections Are All About Quintessential California Minimalism
Quintessential Design
Heidi Merrick’s collections are all about quintessential California minimalism. The designer grew up in a surf town and still enjoys surfing, but early years spent in New York, London and Paris fueled her love of fashion equal to her love of the sea.
Record-Setting Black Friday Sales Give Hope for a Strong Holiday Shopping Season
Shopping Season
Despite speculation about higher price tags and supply-chain issues, consumers broke sales records online and in-person Black Friday weekend. Southern California malls were crowded, and shoppers were enthusiastic on this official kick-off to the holiday shopping season.
Pulp Friction: To craft a more circular supply chain, Renewcell grinds old apparel into new
Pulp Friction
What is the future of fashion? No, not the next style but the actual process of making and selling it. Increasingly it’s looking like a new paradigm based less on the fast and disposable and more on the durable and recyclable.
Inflation, the Supply Chain and What It Means for Manufacturing
Finance
The three biggest challenges facing the industrial sector today are labor, supply chain and uncertainty of where we are and where we are going, according to panelists at a Nov. 10 webinar hosted by the New York–based U.S. national accounting and advisory firm Marcum LLP.
Corey La Barrie’s Legacy Lives On Through New Collection
New Resources
Everything that’s ever been created first existed as an idea. If it failed to materialize, or didn’t go as planned, then determined people simply shrug their shoulders and move on to implement the next idea.
