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..
Hotter Than Haute
Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, and, of course, Las Vegas—from sea to shining sea, the major market centers offer buyers great restaurants to talk shop, and inspi...
DMC Considers Weekday Markets
The Dallas Market Center is considering shifting future market schedules away from the current weekend format to a weekday schedule, DMC officials said....
Californian Brings Premium Fashions to Hawaii
Contemporary streetwear will head to the land of Aloha shirts when Los Angeles–based showroom owner Jason Bates produces the Coconuts & Bananas trade show for premium denim and streetwear....
Spring's Feminine Styles Keep L.A. Market Strong
With high gasoline prices falling last week, retailers seemed to feel optimistic enough to give a vote of confidence to Spring 2006 fashions and last-minute shopping for the upcoming Holiday season. ...
Despite Rain and Shows, Dedicated Buyers Come Out for L.A. Int'l Textile
This season, the Los Angeles International Textile Show was sandwiched between two market weeks, opened during dramatic thunderstorms and ran concurrently with the runway shows of Lo...
Business Healthy at L.A. Majors Market
The Los Angeles Majors Market concluded with reports of good attendance and brisk schedules....
Tech Draws Solid Start for Material World NY
NEW YORK—Apparel designers and manufacturers warmed up to technology and technical fabrics during Material World New York, which ran Sept. 28–30 at the Jacob K. Javit...
Spring Cleans Up at Coterie, D&A and The Train
NEW YORK—The Big Apple was bustling as buyers, manufacturers and sales reps convened for the trade shows that followed New York Fashion Week. There was excitement over the n...
Good Weather Makes for Good Numbers at Surf Expo
ORLANDO, Fla.—Exhibitors and attendees enjoyed clear skies and increased attendance at Surf Expo, held Sept. 16–18 at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center, a marked contrast from last year...
AAFA to Host Special Sizes Forum at Material World N.Y.
The American Apparel & Footwear Assn. (AAFA), in collaboration with the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Center for Professional Studies (FIT) and the National ...
ASR Reports Most Successful Show in Years
Surf is riding high again; the proof is in the trade show....
MAGIC Breaks the 100,000 Mark
LAS VEGAS—Consumers are playing dress up....
'Bra Wars' Provide Backdrop for Lyon, Mode City
LYON, France—European Union and Chinese officials reached terms of an agreement to end the so-called “bra wars” on the closing day of lingerie trade show Lyon, Mode City, held S...
Satellite Shows Taken Out of Orbit
LAS VEGAS—Just when you thought MAGIC Marketplace could not get any larger, it has....
Survey Finds Second Day at MAGIC Most Productive
The sheer sprawl of the MAGIC Marketplace, with its nearly 1 million square feet of show space and its more than 100,000 attendees, makes it seemingly hard to quantify....
