Ashton Michael: The Edge of Pink
Ashton Michael doesn’t want to be typecast as an “urban goth” designer. So when the Los Angeles–based designer was designing his Spring 2016 collection he challenged himself to work with “two things I detest: cargo pockets and pink.”
Maggie Barry at Style Fashion Week
Maggie Barry has designed costumes for almost every rock star from the 1980s on. But when her M8 Urban label took the stage at Style Fashion Week on Oct. 15, the emphasis was her take on streetwear.
FBI All Aboard: Fashion, Awards and a Big Check
It was a hot night in downtown LA when Fashion Business Inc. hosted its fifth-annual All Aboard Runway Show at Union Station.
Outerknown Reveals At Wittmore
Below an art installation of salvaged surfboard fins, Kelly Slater’s Outerknown label produced its first U.S. retail event Oct. 15 at the Wittmore boutique in downtown Los Angeles’ Arts District.
Backstage with Adolfo Sanchez at Style Fashion Week
Los Angeles designer Adolfo Sanchez produced a runway show at Style Fashion Week on Oct. 15. We photographed Molly Eskam wearing one of his creations.
Select Returns to CMC’s Fashion Theater
The California Market Center once again hosted the Select show, featuring contemporary apparel, accessories and jewelry resources in the CMC’s Fashion Theater.
Otis Fashion Design School Saying Goodbye to Downtown LA
After some 20 years of holding classes at the California Market Center, the fashion design department of the Otis College of Art and Design is leaving the large showroom building in the heart of the LA Fashion District and moving to Otis’ main campus near the Los Angeles International Airport
LAMM: Seeks Alternative in New Space
Now in its fifth season, the Los Angeles Men’s Market moved to a new event location in the California Market Center called Space 10B.
Brand Assembly Branches Out
This season, Brand Assembly expanded to 112 brands.
Expanded Offerings at Designers and Agents
Buyers crowded the aisles at the Oct. 12–14 run of Designers and Agents at The New Mart, which saw an expanded mix of returning and new exhibitors.
Coeur Bows in New Location
This season, lifestyle trade show Coeur moved to the Alexandria Ballrooms for its Oct. 12–14 run.
Shape Enters Third Season
Athletic wear, yoga wear and swimwear were front and center at the third Shape show, organized by the California Market Center on the building’s 13th floor.
Fashion Industries Guild Goes to the Movies
For its annual fund-raiser for the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Fashion Industries Guild changed things up a bit.
Ron Garber to Merchant Factors
Ron Garber, who most recently was the executive vice president and regional manager of First Capital Co., has been named an exclusive consultant with the Los Angeles office of Merchant Factors Corp.
