EVENTS
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.
FASHION SHOOTS
TRENDS
NEWS
New York Fashion Week: California Collections
Tadashi Shoji showed his finesse with red-carpet glamour at the Los Angeles designer’s Fall ’14 runway show at Mercedes-Benz New York
Industry Voices: California Fashion Association: Measuring the True Scope of L.A.’s Creative Economy
The latest “Otis Report on the Creative Economy of the Los Angeles Region,” released Feb. 6 by Otis College of Art and Design, is certainly well intended. However, it shows an inaccurate picture of the California fashion industry and conflicts with other analyses and reports currently in release.
Changes at the the Fashion Bookstore at the CMC
Fashion Bookstore founders Bill and Linda Golant sold the business to longtime employees Yolanda Bragg and Rina Castro.
Obituary: Mary Burroughs
Mary Burroughs, director of special events at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles, died Jan. 13 after a long battle with cancer.
Catherine Martin to be honored by Rodeo Drive Walk of Style
Catherine Martin, a costume and production designer who gained note for working with Miuccia Prada on costumes for the 2013 film “The Great Gatsby,” will be inducted into the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style, it was announced on Feb. 5.
Lauren Moshi Marks 10 Years of Fashion
The Lauren Moshi brand of T-shirts was touched by a beginner’s luck that never faded.
T&A Showroom
Tim Padilla and Alfred Davis opened their T&A Showroom more than five years ago in the 824 Building, the wholesale building located just north of the intersection of Ninth and Los Angeles in the Los Angeles Fashion District.
Core Showroom
Nestled on the 10th floor of the Cooper Design Space, Core Showroom is stepping out on its own, moving to suite 1014 after sharing space in suite 1008 for a few years, said Jillian Kirk, Core’s owner.
Bob Ditchik and Associates/The H.E.M. showroom
The Jan. 13–16 run of Los Angeles Fashion Market will be the first market for Bob Ditchik and Howard Meyers in their space at The New Mart after the two spent decades—three for Ditchik and two for Meyers—in the California Market Center.
Vertigo Showroom
The Vertigo showroom has only been open in the Gerry Building for a few months, but the line has been around for decades.
Fashion Resources
Fashion Resources
New Lines at LA Fashion Market
New Lines
Cross Colours Bringing the Brand Back
Carl Jones will officially relaunch Cross Colours at the Jan. 7–8 run of the Agenda trade show in Long Beach, Calif.
Freenote: Denim-Driven Menswear With a Focus on Authenticity
Brothers Matt and Andrew Brodrick 's menswear brand is a tightly focused concept and a 100 percent made-in-America production.
