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..
Curve Cancels Its New York Lingerie Event
As a number of important apparel trade events cancel their on-site summer and fall editions, Eurovet Americas’ Curve lingerie brand announced the cancellation of its September 2020 show.
Offprice Show Cancels Upcoming Las Vegas Edition
Prominent trade event the Offprice Show announced that it is joining other marquee shows such as Informa Markets Fashion and Liberty Fairs, by cancelling in-person editions in Las Vegas that were originally scheduled to take place this summer.
IMC To Keep Permanent Showrooms Open, But Suspends Temporary Trade Show
Following a series of cancellations for prominent in-person trade shows such as the Informa Markets Fashion events in Las Vegas and SwimShow in Miami, International Market Centers announced it was canceling temporary trade show features for its events scheduled in August for Atlanta and Las Vegas, but would keep its permanent showrooms in those cities open.
CMC Uploaded to Be Introduced for August Market
During the June run of L.A. Fashion Market, Moriah Robinson, the events director for the Los Angeles–based California Market Center, announced that the CMC would introduce a larger digital presence.
SwimShow Cancels October On-site Edition
The Swimwear Association of Florida revealed that its previous plans to host an October edition of SwimShow in Miami have been canceled.
September Edition of IFJAG Canceled
The International Fashion Jewelry & Accessory Group announced the cancellation of its upcoming Las Vegas show, amid a shrinking on-site trade-show calendar for the second half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Informa Markets Fashion Announces Cancellation of September Las Vegas Events
Following its recent announcement of the cancellation of its September shows in New York City, due to COVID-19 concerns, Informa Markets Fashion announced July 10 that it would cancel the Sept. 30-Oct. 2 run of its Las Vegas MAGIC event and related brands.
Virtual Functional Fabric Fair Series to Launch With Mindful Trade-Show Mission
The Functional Fabric Fair Powered by Performance Days is preparing to launch its virtual offering as digital trade events gain momentum due to COVID-19 cancellations of physical shows.
As More Trade Shows Go Online, Fashion Companies Also Seek Digital Alternatives
While a few in-person trade events such as L.A. Market Week have reopened, many other high-profile happenings have announced that their summer 2020 events have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation has left many trade-show producers and vendors going virtual.
Liberty Fairs Cancels August and September 2020 Shows
The Liberty Fairs contemporary trade shows scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in August and New York City in September have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement made July 8 to the high-end shows’ vendors and buyers.
Serious Buyers Head to L.A. Market, Order Comfort and Easy Clothing
With trade-show calendars stunted and events canceled during the second quarter of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, apparel-business owners had time to strategize before L.A. Market Week, which ran June 14–18 in the Los Angeles Fashion District.
SwimShow to Launch Digital Edition
After announcing in May that its July edition of the annual SwimShow would not take place in Miami, due to the threat from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Swimwear Association of Florida has announced the swim-surf event brand would go digital.
Sourcing at MAGIC and Footwear Sourcing to Launch Digital Trade Event
With the trade-show model shifting, Informa Markets Fashion announced on June 22 the launch of a new concept in sourcing-and-supply chain trade events to complement its existing onsite show Sourcing at MAGIC.
The Digital Material Show to Launch in July
Following the cancellation of its NW Materials Show and NE Materials Show, American Events Inc. has partnered with Première Vision Sport and Material Exchange to develop The Digital Material Show.
Summer 2020 Swim Collective and Active Collective Events Canceled
In an email sent during the afternoon of June 15, Emerald Expositions' Collective Shows group announced that the Southern California and New York summer editions of its Swim Collective and Active Collective events had been canceled.
