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..

Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusivity at Miami Swim Week

As always, Miami Swim Week has proven to be the industry’s hottest event of the year, able to bring together the most notable swimwear brands, buyers, retailers, influencers and fashion editors from across the globe for a full week of activations, runway presentations and leading trade shows for the swimwear market.

Hot and Haute: Fashion Temperatures Soar at Miami Swim Week

The Miami heat rose to 100 as the hottest influencers, global retailers and brands gathered in South Beach at the chicest venues beginning with Catwalks & Cocktails on July 13 and running through July 21.

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.