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GUESS JEANS Opens Los Angeles Homecoming Flagship
By Alexandra Romero, Contributing Writer | February 12, 2026
GUESS JEANS opened its Los Angeles Homecoming Store at Melrose Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard Jan. 31, signaling a return to the brand’s California roots and the next phase of its global retail strategy.
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Directives West Focuses on Major Trends for Spring/Summer 2019
California style was front and center for Spring/Summer 2019 trends, with designers from around the world looking to the Golden State for inspiration for their breezy styles this upcoming season.
Academy of Art University Students Shake It Up During NYFW
The fashion students from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco hit the runway during New York Fashion Week, showing their avant-garde and creative collections for both Spring and Fall 2019 at Pier59 Studios, located on the Chelsea Piers in Manhattan.
Los Angeles Designers Show at Art Hearts Fashion During New York Fashion Week
A handful of Los Angeles designers stepped onto the runway during Art Hearts Fashion’s five days of runway shows held at the Angel Orensanz Foundation building, originally built in 1849 as a neo-Gothic Jewish synagogue on the Lower East Side.
Los Angeles Designers on the Runway at Style Fashion Week in New York
Los Angeles designers were front and center during New York Fashion Week when they showed at Style Fashion Week, a fashion and art–oriented event founded by Veronica Welch-Kerzner, whose first runway shows were held in downtown Los Angeles.
Tadashi Shoji Shoots for the Moon at NYFW
The stars and the heavens above were the inspiration for Tadashi Shoji’s Spring/Summer 2019 collection, seen on the runway on Sept. 6 during New York Fashion Week.
Trina Turk Reaches for Harmony in Her Resort 2019 Collection
Harmony and color were front and center in the Resort collection created by Trina Turk, known for her styles that are always colorful.
Moss Adams Resurrects Its MAFI Award
After a two-year hiatus, the Moss Adams Fashion Innovator award will return with the coveted honor being presented on Oct. 6 at the opening night of LA Fashion Week at the Petersen Automotive Museum.
Fashion Week Organizers Keep Los Angeles on the Fashion Map
Fashion Week is always a hectic time in Los Angeles, especially with all of the different forces around town organizing runway shows in disparate locations.
Active Trends for Fall Take On a Rugged Look
Active influences take on a high-function turn for next Fall. Utility details and shelter-like proportions offer support in uncertain times, while pops of color and exuberant attitude show optimism.
Style Fashion Week Is Growing Into a Global Fashion Portfolio
After launching more than eight years ago at the Vibiana event center in downtown Los Angeles, Style Fashion Week has become a global brand of luxury fashion shows that includes productions in New York, Palm Springs, Miami and Dubai, with more cities on the way for 2019.
A Label of Love at Erik Rosete’s Art Hearts Fashion
The concept of organizing Art Hearts Fashion began, in some ways, as a fluke for Erik Rosete, who for many years had been a manager at IMG, the agency behind numerous fashion-show events around the world.
Ruby Ribbon Expands Its Collection Bringing Greater Comfort to Its Clientele
Launched in 2012, Burlingame, Calif.–based Ruby Ribbon has expanded over the years from manufacturing foundation pieces to last year introducing swimwear.
LA Fashion Week Lands a Permanent Home to Expand Its Events
When Arthur Chipman decided to organize his first LA Fashion Week, he set out to find a venue that would be artistic but also reflect Los Angeles’s heritage.
LAFW Takes Petersen Museum with Escada & Porsche Design
After a few years of producing runway events around the city, LA Fashion Week now has a permanent home at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
Marciano Collection Goes for Chic Look
Sophistication was in the air for the Marciano brand, which recently launched its Fall 2018 campaign.
