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Thursday, January 8

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LATTC Honors Giorgio Armani at Fall 2025 Gold Thimble Fashion Show

Honoring Armani

The Fall 2025 edition of Los Angeles Trade-Technical College’s Gold Thimble Fashion Show took place at its downtown Los Angeles campus with student designers creating pieces under the theme “Titan of Fashion: Giorgio Armani.” The venerated Italian designer passed away Sept. 4, 2025, at the age of 91.

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Art Hearts Fashion Wows Shanghai Audience With Debut Showcase

Asian Fusion

In keeping with its global expansion plans, Art Hearts Fashion debuted its Shanghai edition before closing out 2025. “Our debut in Shanghai represents the next step in connecting the world’s most innovative designers with audiences who appreciate boundary-pushing art, culture and fashion,” said Erik Rosete, founder and president.

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Bowers Museum Celebrates India’s Textile Revolution With a Continuing Bash

Textile Revolution

"Global Threads: India’s Textile Revolution” is the current exhibition at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, Calif., bringing to life the dazzling story of Indian chintz, painted and printed cotton textiles that revolutionized the way the world dressed and drove the development of the modern industry.

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Maintaining Best Financial Practices From 2025 to Ensure a Successful 2026

Industry Focus: Finance

California Apparel News asked financial leaders in the apparel business: Amid continued economic uncertainty, which initiatives used in 2025 by your clients resulted in the greatest success and will continue for Q1 of 2026?

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Remaining Committed to Denim Progress and Success in 2026

Industry Focus: Denim

California Apparel News asked denim-industry experts: What sustainable, transparency, philanthropic, financial, manufacturing, technology or social commitments are you strictly adhering to during 2026 and in what other areas of the denim business will you be more flexible?

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