TRADE SHOWS
Licensing Expo Drives Brands, Retail and Big Business
By Kelli Freeman, Contributing Writer | June 25, 2026
Strategic, lucrative partnerships and fandom were top priorities at the 2026 Licensing Expo, held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas May 19–21.
L.A. Market Better Than Expected for Many
Faced with an uncertain economy and an increasingly anxious consumer, many vendors and retailers revised their expectations for the Los Angeles Fashion Market Spring 2009, typically one of the calend...
Third Run for European Rendez-Vous
Los Angeles designers and fabric buyers dropped in to check out the latest collections from several European fabric mills at the European Textile Rendez-Vous, which was held Oct. 14–1...
GlobalTex Names New Business-Development Exec
The new GlobalTex textile show, debuting in Los Angeles in April, has appointed David Pennes as its vice president of new business development....
Retailers Hunt for Bargains, an Edge at Majors Market
The bad news just kept coming. ...
L.A. Fashion Week/Market Calendar
NOTE: Most Fashion Week events are invitation-only. Please contact the fashion-show producers prior to the day of the show. Also, please confirm all times and locations before the event, as t...
Getting Down to Business at New York Trade Shows
Buyers got down to business at the recent Fashion Coterie, Designers and Agents, The Train and Platform 2 trade shows in New York....
Global Swim Trends at Mode City
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Mode City Relocates to Paris
PARIS—While the economy continues to struggle at home, American brands such as the Los Angeles–based lingerie and swim line Undrest are seizing the opportunity to crank the till in markets abr...
European Textile Show Expands for Third L.A. Run
The European Textile Rendez-Vous will return Oct. 14–15 with an expanded roster of mills for its third run in Los Angeles. This edition will take place at The Standard Hotel Downtown in downtown Los An...
Kingpins Expands Resources in L.A.
Kingpins, the New York–based denim sourcing showproduced by Olah Inc., returned to Los Angeles Sept. 10–11 with an expanded exhibitor roster....
Buyers Dodge Storms and a Tough Economy at Surf Expo
The effects of Hurricane Ike and a slowing economy put a damper on buyer traffic during the Sept. 12–14 run of the Surf Expo trade show, held at the Orange County Convention Center in...
Organic Fiber Conference Moves to Portugal
Berkeley, Calif.–based Organic Exchange will host its sixth Global Conference and Marketplace Oct. 14–17 in Porto, Portugal....
ThreadMe: Destination Oasis in a Crowded Market
Thanks to a jam-packed trade show schedule, it can be overwhelming for every sector in the apparel industry to keep up. ThreadMe www.thread...
ASR Surfs Steady
Although traffic was light, business seemed to be a steady ride at the Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo, despite the continuing turbulent economic headwinds battering many retailers, said e...
New Format for New Ecollection Show
The MAGIC Marketplace bowed its new Ecollection show, devoted to all things fashionably green, during the trade show’s Aug. 25–27 run....
