Summer 2023’s trade-show calendar is in full swing, and in the middle of the schedule were the July events of New York Textile Week. This year’s roster included the New York editions of The Fabric Shows, Functional Fabric Fair, Kingpins, Preface, Premier Vision, and Texworld and Apparel Sourcing. The events were hosted throughout the week of July 17–21 at different sites around Manhattan. From performance fabrics or luxurious textiles to denim and responsibly manufactured notions and fabrics, New York Textile Week epitomized the old adage of, “If you can’t find it here, you can’t find it anywhere.”
While each show…
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LAFW Powered by Art Hearts Fashion Celebrates Culture and Community
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Dorothy Crouch, contributing writer | Thursday, November 9, 2023
Los Angeles Fashion Week Powered by Art Hearts Fashion returned to The Majestic Downtown in Los Angeles for its Oct. 19–22 runs.
Art Hearts Fashion’s roster of California designers included Argyle Grant, DeanZignGiannina Azar, Coral Castillo, Cross ColorsKentaro Kameyama, Michael Costello, Mister TripleNatalia Fedner, Love for UpcyclingWalter Mendez, Alexis Monsanto and Tell the Truth.
Heritage Los Angeles streetwear brand Cross Colors presented its latest collection during the final show, while the brand used this platform to also celebrate the 50th anniversary…
Check out photos of Tiger Woods’ new apparel brand, Sun Day Red
Tiger Woods announced his new apparel brand, Sun Day Red, on Monday night in Los Angeles.
The brand, which was created in partnership with TaylorMade, launches May 1 and promises to “bring a new and elevated standard for performance wear and luxury lifestyle fashion,” says a company release.
Initial pieces will feature “never-seen-before patterns, fabrication, and technical detailing” and include not only versatile performance wear but also luxury logo tees, fleecewear and hats. Future plans are for women’s and children’s lines, as well as footwear.
“I have learned so much over the years and have a lifetime of experience adjusting…
LA Fashion Weekend Aligns With LA’s October Market Week
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Dorothy Crouch, contributing writer | Thursday, October 26, 2023
Endless Road Entertainment hosted a soft relaunch of its LA Fashion Weekend Oct. 11 at the 12,000-square-foot I|O Rooftop space at The Godfrey Hotel in Hollywood, Calif. The event blended a Spring/Summer 2024 fashion runway with opportunities to shop brands in a party atmosphere to promote networking and a beauty bar to give attendees a glamorous experience.
California-based brands included Lovlei, Malibu Road, Peelers and Ragdolls. Trends included short dresses paired with shorts shown in bright-pink-and-citrus-hued floral prints. Streetwear inspiration featured prominently on the runway…
St. Joseph’s University students create “5ALPHA,” an athleisure apparel company with a mission
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A St. Joseph’s University student is proving it’s never too early to start achieving your dreams.
From college to athletics and building a network with a mission, at just 21 years old Carina Chieffalo already has a very full plate.
“Somebody once told me, you can do everything you want in a day as long as you plan,” she said.
A junior, double-major student at St. Joe’s University, Division I lacrosse athlete, and ROTC scholar, Chieffalo is also the founder of 5ALPHA, an online athleisure apparel company with a mission.
“We have our original shirt, the one…
October LA Market Week Delivers on Celebrity, Energy, Buyers
The vibe was positive as buyers converged on the LA fashion district for Los Angeles Market Week, held Oct. 9–12. By all accounts, the largest and busiest market of the year was well attended as buyers shopped for Spring ’24.
The energy was decidedly upbeat with an abundance of amenities and opportunities for attendees to enjoy, mingle and shop traditional, top-tier contemporary and on-trend luxury collections.
There was a buzz on every floor at The New Martwhich also hosted Designers and Agents; at the Cooper Design Spacewhich hosted Brand Assembly; and at the California Market Centerwhich hosted the fifth annual…
Sustainable Apparel Coalition Rebrands as Cascale
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition is rebranding as Cascale, distancing the organization from a greenwashing scandal focused on its Higg sustainability tools and indicating ambitions to expand beyond fashion.
The organisation, which counts as one of the industry’s most powerful and influential sustainability focused trade groups, has been working to move beyond criticism that its data on the environmental impact of materials is not robust enough to back up consumer-facing marketing claims. Its rebrand comes a little under a year after Higg Inc., a for-profit sustainability analytics platform originally spun out of the SAC, changed its name to Worldly.
But the…
Tiger Woods’ Sunday attire now an apparel line, Sun Day Red
Los Angeles — Tiger Woods’ Sunday red is no longer just a shirt. It’s a brand.
Woods is starting a new year with a new look, announcing Monday evening an extended partnership with TaylorMade Golf to launch a lifestyle brand that will be called Sun Day Red.
Tiger Woods speaks at a news conference ahead of the Genesis Open golf tournament, on Feb. 12, 2024, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, sporting the logo of his new Sun Day Red brand.
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The changes followed Woods and Nike end a 27-year relationshipwhich dated to when Woods turned…