TRADE SHOWS
Venue Changes and Growth at Las Vegas Fashion Week
By Kelli Freeman, Contributing Writer | March 6, 2026
The February edition of Las Vegas Fashion Week not only featured everything from denim trends to runway shows but also served up massages, martinis, bracelet giveaways, beauty treatments, networking and education. The expanded footprint had something for everyone at the Las Vegas Convention Center, The Expo at World Market Center and more..
Pool Gets New Head, Shifts Focus for 2008
Mindy Weiner, Pooltradeshow’s operations manager, has announced her resignation from the trade show, effective the end of this year. “It has been a good ride, a great ride,” sai...
Trade-Show Producer to Open Store With Rock Stars
Aaron Levant, the 24-year-old wunderkind who launched the Agenda trade show in 2003 as a venue for streetwear, has successfully built the event into a biannual production in San Dieg...
Palazzo Hotel to Open in Time for MAGIC
Visitors to the February 2008 edition of the MAGIC Marketplace and satellite shows in Las Vegas will have a chance to get a glimpse of the city’s latest hot...
Displays of Affection: Trade Show Booths Go Earth-Friendly
Trade shows are getting a little less wasteful thanks to Eco Systems Displays. The Grand Rapids, Mich.–based company has developed eco-friendly booths and displays made from recycled and sustainable re...
Golden Great
According to Erika Gessin, San Francisco is a rising fashion capital. Enrollment is up at the city’s design schools, major fashion-forward retailers like Barneys New York have come to town
California Dreamin'
That the Los Angeles Fashion Market has grown tremendously in recent years is indisputable—and it’s a good bet it will continue to rise in 2008. From fashion shows all over the city to the third annual ...
Shop & Dine: The ultimate guide to off-hours at market
LOS ANGELES...
Immediates Drive Sales at Spring '08 Market
The recent brush fires may have stymied buyer traffic at Los Angeles Fashion Market, held Oct. 26–30, but showroom representatives felt sales were fairly brisk for Spring ’08 apparel....
Lingerie Buyers Add to Shelves and Fill In Gaps
Last-minute orders for Spring 2008 drove sales at the Boutique Lingerie show, held Oct. 26–29 during Los Angeles Fashion Market....
The Mayor at Market
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spent four and a half hours in the Fashion District on Oct. 27 visiting the
Los Angeles' Lingerie Showrooms Open, Migrate, Relaunch
Lingerie buyers have new ground to cover during the Oct. 26–30 run of the Los Angeles Fashion Market. Sales representatives specializing in the sleepwear, loungewear and lingerie categories la...
Happy Birthday, Kingpins
The invite-only biannual textile and sourcing show Kingpins is finding a happy home in Los Angeles. Created by New York–based garment and fabric agent Olah Inc., Kingpins enjoyed its one-year anniver...
Pooltradeshow on the Move
After occupying a tent in a parking lot in Las Vegas, the Pooltradeshow is moving to firmer ground for next February’s MAGIC Marketplace....
Attendance Up at L.A. Textile Show Despite Crowded Calendar
Traffic was unexpectedly brisk at the Oct. 15–17 run of the Los Angeles International Textile Show at the California Market Center, where long lines at the registration counter contin...
