Thursday, October 27
Lady Liberty: Making its return
Trade Shows
Welcome back, Lady Liberty, to L.A. Market Week, which ran Oct. 10–13 at this historic building in the heart of the Fashion District.
California Market Center: Everybody was talking ...
Trade Shows
Everybody was talking about what people will be wearing in spring ’23 during L.A. Market at the California Market Center Oct. 8–12.
Designers and Agents, The New Mart: the language of fashion
Trade Shows
Brands expressed their stories beyond the clothes at The New Mart during L.A. Market. The fashion community had a lot to say about Spring ’23 Oct. 10–13 in both the showrooms as well as at the Designers and Agents trade show, where retailers discovered the inspiration that led to the season’s looks.
Brand Assembly, Cooper Design Space: Fashion’s resilience
Trade Shows
Historically, crisis fosters extraordinary creativity, and Spring ’23 brought an abundance of new ideas at the Cooper Design Space Oct. 10–13, with the season’s new optimism felt throughout.
Vegan Fashion Week Extends a Caring Hand to Ukrainian Designers
Vegan Fashion Week
Vegan Fashion Week returned to Los Angeles Oct. 10–12 on a mission to promote sustainability and peace through a partnership with Ukrainian Fashion Week, which has been seeking much-needed support from the industry.
New L.A. Lifestyle Line Looks to Greener Future
Manufacturing
Fashion and society exist in symbiotic relationship and change in tandem. Losano, a new sustainable luxury-apparel brand, has entered the market focused on a conscious consumer who puts “people and planet above all else.”
IMC Takes Home Executive Gold 100 Awards
Trade Shows
Autumn is when the leaves turn gold, and it’s also when International Market Centers harvests medals. IMC has received eight Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Awards, recognizing Atlanta Apparel, Atlanta Market and Las Vegas Market among the 100 largest trade shows of 2021.
Art Hearts Celebrates Los Angeles Fashion Week Alongside L.A. Market
Abstract & Elegant
Art Hearts Fashion featured over 30 brands from around the world with runway shows held Oct. 13–16 at the historic Majestic Theater in downtown Los Angeles. A kaleidoscope of looks ranging from the abstract to the elegant drew a wide range of celebrities, influencers, style setters and entertainers.
Atlanta Apparel Delivers With Variety and Vibrance
Trade Shows
Attendees from 41 states, three U.S. territories and six international countries traveled to Atlanta Apparel,held Oct. 11–15, at the AmericasMart. More than 27 percent of the buyers were new to the market, and a high percentage of visitors hailed from the Southeast.
Changing the Industry Through Technology Innovations, Communication
Technology
Printing United Expo, which was held Oct. 19–21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, is one of the largest and most diverse marketplaces for printing technology and is an incubator for new directions.
The Corrosive Impact of Counterfeits Trafficked Across Platforms
Industry Voices
Today, criminal networks and nefarious operators have flooded online platforms with counterfeit products, duping unsuspecting consumers, destroying brands’ reputations, and jeopardizing the health and safety of consumers and workers alike.
Strategizing the Holiday Season and What Lies Beyond
Technology
With the holiday shopping season upon us, what data will you be tracking to inform your products and services for 2023?
L.A Market Welcomes Buyers With a Brand-New Passion for Fashion
L.A Market Week
The place to be for fashion creatives, L.A. has once again become the “it” city. California cool was on point at Los Angeles Market Week, held Oct. 8–13, bringing the excitement back that everyone was missing.
Thursday, October 20
LAFW Reimagined Delivers With Crowd-Pleasing Fashions, Glitz, Glamour
Reimagined Fashion
Los Angeles Fashion Week, a N4XT Experience,delivered as promised on a fresh, new and reimagined LAFW with events taking place at uniquely cool locations across Los Angeles that included dazzling runway shows from celebrated designers over four days, Oct. 6–9, atthe Lighthouse ArtSpace Los Angeles.
Sexy, Sensual and Slinky for Spring ’23
Fashion Trends
Get ready for naked summer, 2023 edition. As fashion weeks concluded, it’s clear that we are all in for an uplifting, body-positive season that puts the female form in the spotlight.
Evolve and Flourish Marks Positive Change at LA Textile
Evolve and Flourish
Over 2,500 attendees experienced the evolution of fabric, design, innovation and sourcing at the LA Textile show, held Sept. 28–30 at the California Market Center. Domestic buyers included Reformation, Revolve, Disney, Skechers, FIGS and Karen Kane.
Legacy Companies HSBC and Levi’s Team Up for a Sustainable Future
Finance
Both Levi’s and HSBC have histories that go back 150 years, but that hasn’t stopped either from being pioneers in building a sustainable future.
GUESS Releases Limited-Edition Timepieces for Get In Touch Foundation
Accessories
What time is it? Time for GUESS Watches to celebrate its continued support for educational breast-health initiatives during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Wednesday, October 12
Moss Adams Chooses Revice Denim for 2022 MAFI
The MAFI Goes To…
Hundreds of L.A.’s hottest and coolest fashionistas flocked to Hollywood for an evening of style Oct. 8, where emerging designers, influencers, media and industry elite gathered at The Lighthouse ArtSpace for the Moss Adams Fashion Innovator award.
Thursday, October 6
Refreshed, Renewed and Refocused
Trade Shows
Coterie New York returned to the Javits Center in New York Sept. 18–20 with a show expanded both in data numbers as well as vision.
Bold Colors, Vibrant Patterns and Trending Textures
Trade Shows
MAGIC New York, which was held Sept. 18–20 at the Javits Center,proved it is still worthy of its name, conjuring up traffic increases of 23 percent over February and 38 percent over last September.
