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.
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....
ENK to Launch Denim-Only Show in New York
New York–based ENK Trade Events International, producer of the Fashion Coterie and Brighte contemporary shows in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, will debut a denim-only ...
New Apparel Materials Show to Debut in Boston
The first NE Apparel and Footwear Materials Show will bow Sept. 14–15 at the Bayside Expo Center in Boston. The show will feature natural and synthetic leathers, fabrics, prints, acce...
Quiet August Market Draws Heavy Hitters
With gasoline prices closing in on $3 a gallon and MAGIC International looming, exhibitors participating in the Aug. 12–16 run of Los Angeles Fashion Market did not expect a wave of b...
Material World N.Y. Sets Seminar Schedule
A who’s who of textile, trade and technology executives will be presenting seminars and forums during the first Material World New York expo, set for Sept. 28–30 at the Jacob Javits Co...
Industry, Customs Officials to Speak at ASAP
Representatives from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) and the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) will be amo...
Prelude Print Show Debuts at CMC
Prelude, a new textile print show, bowed Aug. 8–9 at the California Market Center in Los Angeles with exhibitors featuring original textile prints and patterns from local and internat...
Sunny Outlook for Lingerie Americas
NEW YORK—The atmosphere at the seventh biannual Lingerie Americas trade show seemed even livelier than it had been in early March 2005, the last time the event exhibited in New York...
ASAP Planning New Buyers' Trip to South Asia
The producers of the ASAP Global Sourcing Show in Las Vegas are planning a buyers’ trip to Pakistan and Bangladesh for Nov. 8–17. Participants will visit factories in Karachi and Lahore in Paki...
New Products, Color Propel Interest at WCE
Menswear buyers tuned into more tailored looks for suits and continued investing in color and retro themes for sportswear at the July 31–Aug. 2 run of the Westcoast Exclusive, held at the W H...
