TRADE SHOWS
L.A. Market Draws Buyers Seeking Special Holiday Pieces and SS ’26 Inspiration
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | December 1, 2025
Los Angeles Market Week led buyers and brands to downtown Los Angeles, where The New Mart, California Market Center, Cooper Design Space and Lady Liberty Building welcomed attendees Oct. 6–9 to discover last-minute holiday items and look forward to Spring/Summer 2026.
FMNC Captures Exhibitors, Buyers at June Show
“June was just a fabulous show!” said Mary T. Taft, executive director of Fashion Market Northern California. “Buyers were very pleased with the merchandise and product availability, and exhibitors were pleased with the traffic.”
June Apparel & Accessories Market: Largest Show Since 2004 Welcomed Buyers From Coast to Coast
Held June 14–17, buyers from all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico attended the Apparel & Accessories trade event in Dallas, which featured expanded space to accommodate new brands.
Showrooms and Buyers Feel Revitalized Energy at June L.A. Market
Los Angeles Market Week welcomed buyers to explore the latest trends for Fall and Holiday 2022 June 12–16 at The New Mart, Cooper Design Space and California Market Center.
Swim Collective Rides the Waves of New Trends
Swim Collective, produced by Emerald, took place June 14–15 at the Paséa Hotel & Spa in Huntington Beach, Calif., where guests had the opportunity to see the newest swimwear designs from the vantage point of a beachfront resort.
June Atlanta Apparel Promotes Solid Order Writing and Growing Brand Relationships
Atlanta Apparel’s June market—the last opportunity for buyers and brands to finalize orders for Autumn/Winter 2022 and source Immediates—reported solid attendance and order writing June 8–11 at AmericasMart Atlanta.
Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas Showcase Latest Innovations for Textile Industry
The co-located Texprocess Americas and Techtextil North America shows took place May 17–19 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, returning for the first time since 2018.
MAGIC Nashville Goes Live With Brands, Buyers and a Festival Vibe
The debut MAGIC Nashville show took place May 16–17 at Music City Hall in Nashville, Tenn., exhibiting over 300 local and national brands, with 21 percent of them women-owned and 24 percent self-reporting as sustainable.
With trade shows returning to in-person, what additional amenities are you offering to exhibitors and attendees, and what developments over the last two years are you maintaining?
Over the past two years, a novel phrase entered the language: “the new normal.” And while it typically describes things that are subpar compared to bad times, there’s no reason “the new normal” can’t mean “better than ever.”
Shop & Dine
After spending all day looking at the fashions of the future, you might just find yourself wanting to wind down with cocktails and dinner in an atmosphere redolent of the familiar—as in things that are tried-and-true, nostalgic, classic and never go out of style. In short, you need a shot of vintage glamour served up with a funky chaser.
FashionGo Debuts In-Person Trade Event With FashionGo Week Palm Springs
B2B wholesale marketplace FashionGo debuted FashionGo Week Palm Springs at the Palm Springs Convention Center May 3–5, the first in-person trade event for the company.
Atlanta Apparel Continues to Break Records With Customer Service
Showing inimitable Southern hospitality, Atlanta Apparel, held April 11–15 concurrent with VOW Bridal and Formal at AmericasMart Atlanta.
Functional Fabric Fair Portland Brings New Features to Latest Edition
The spring edition of Functional Fabric Fair Portland—powered by Performance Days took place April 4–5 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore.
Amsterdam Denim Days Follows on the Heels of Kingpins
Following the Kingpins trade show’s return to physical events in Amsterdam April 20–21, Amsterdam Denim Days returned April 22–23 at De Hallen and Denim City.
Kingpins Holds First In-Person Event Since 2019
Denim trade show Kingpins returned to Amsterdam April 20–21 for its first in-person show in over two years at SugarCity, a former sugar factory located on the outskirts of Amsterdam.
Texworld NYC, Apparel Sourcing NYC and Home Textiles Sourcing Return to In-Person Shows
The co-located Texworld New York City, Apparel Sourcing New York City and Home Textiles Sourcing shows are returning to the Javits Center July 19–21. The largest sourcing event on the East Coast returns after a rising number of COVID cases during the winter caused show organizer Messe Frankfurt to cancel the in-person segment of the shows and shift to virtual shows.
