EVENTS
55th NAACP Image Awards Highlights Black Artistic Excellence
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | April 11, 2024
Ahead of the 55th NAACP Image Awards, the civil-rights organization hosted the complementary NAACP Image Awards Fashion Show, also in its 55th year. Black Design Collective co-founder and veteran fashion designer Kevan Hall was the show’s executive producer, and Ainsley Connell was co-producer.
Black & White Ball Honors Two Outstanding Individuals at Fund-Raising
Some 450 guests gathered June 1 at the recently opened InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel for a fund-raising event benefiting the respiratory hospital National Jewish Health in Denver.
CFF Recognizes Fresh Design Talent During Scholarship Luncheon
The California Fashion Foundation held its 2019 Scholarship Luncheon at the California Market Center to hand out awards to a number of California fashion students. As the philanthropic arm of the California Fashion Association, CFF has been honoring student designers for 16 years.
Black Design Collective Passes the Torch to a New Face in Fashion
The Black Design Collective held its inaugural scholarship celebration at the downtown L.A. campus of the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, where the red carpet at the FIDM Museum was filled with celebrities and public figures,.
A Festive Spirit Takes off at the 71st Annual Holiday Party by the California Fashion Foundation
The activity meter on the top floor of the Cooper Design Space went into overdrive as 200 children danced to holiday music, fought with sword balloons, tossed fake snow everywhere and received bulging bags filled with a boatload of gifts.
Fred Segal Unveils Fred Segal Hearts Ralph Lauren
Fred Segal in West Hollywood, Calif., is getting a double shot of Ralph Lauren.
Costume Designer Alexandra Byrne Honored During FIDM Museum Reception
Ahead of its “Art of Motion Picture Costume Design” exhibition next February, the FIDM Museum at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising honored costume designer Alexandra Byrne for her work on the film “Mary Queen of Scots,” to be released Dec. 7.
California Fashion Students Honored at Awards Luncheon
Marking its 15th year honoring California-based student designers, the California Fashion Foundation—the California Fashion Association’s philanthropic organization—recently hosted its annual scholarship-awards luncheon.
Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring 2019 Calendar
Los Angeles Fashion Week begins on Oct. 6 and runs through Oct. 14
MAFI Award Will Be Presented to Designer Elie Madi at LA Fashion Week
Accounting and consulting firm Moss Adams LLP will be presenting the 2018 Moss Adams Fashion Innovator Award, also known as the MAFI Award, to Elie Madi.
California Market Center Outlines Events for October
The California Market Center has a number of textile, apparel and footwear trade shows and events taking place in October for the Spring/Summer 2019 season.
Activewear Moves to the Head of the Class Through Herbalife and FIDM Partnership
This week, the apparel industry found an unlikely partner as Herbalife Nutrition—distributor of nutrition, weight-management and fitness products—unveiled an activewear competition it is sponsoring with the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles.
FIDM Unveils the Art of Television Costume Design Ahead of Emmy’s 70th Anniversary
The art of TV costume design was the focus of a new exhibition that opened at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles. Many of the costumes are up for Emmy awards.
New Swimwear Styles for Resort 2018/2019 on the Runway at Art Hearts Fashion
As part of Miami Swim Week, Art Hearts Fashion filled the runway for five days with swimwear and resort looks for Cruise 2019.
FIDM Introduces Next-Gen Designers to 'The Dos and Don'ts' in a Design Career
During its annual intensive-study program for high-school students, the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising’s “3 Days of Fashion” provided opportunities for hands-on lessons, including a workshop for each participant to decorate tote bags provided to formerly homeless individuals who are now residents of the Skid Row Housing Trust.
National Jewish Health Holds Annual Fund-raiser in Pasadena
National Jewish Health is a medical institution founded in Denver in 1899 by Frances Wisebart Jacobs, the “Mother of Charities,” as an institution for the needy.
