Los Angeles Fashion Week news and archive

LA Fashion Week kicks off in the center of Los Angeles

LA Fashion Week (LAFW) has returned after missing a season last spring, with a complete rooster of 28 designers. Running from October 18 to October 22, LAFW is hosting a series of runway shows at production studio NYA Studios. The ideal central hub for hosting varied format events, the shows, curated by the team at N4XT Experiences, include...

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Taipei and Los Angeles are next in the multiplicity of fashion weeks

While many see Paris as the culmination of the ‘big four’ fashion cycle, which began in New York early September, before moving to London and Milan and ending in Paris last week, other cities are just getting started. Taipei fashion week officially opened on Wednesday and will run until October 19th. Los Angeles has resurrected its fashion week...

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Theophilio and Sergio Hudson among LA Fashion Week participants

Ahead of the upcoming event, LA Fashion Week (LAFW) has released details of its SS24 schedule, including its lineup of participating brands and selection of official partners. Set to take over Hollywood between October 18 to 22 at NYA Studios, the fashion week will be adopting the theme ‘Empowering Designers, Empowering Dreams’, with visionary...

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Los Angeles the new emerging designer fashion hub?

Los Angeles Fashion Week has come and gone. The three-day spectacle of shows provided a platform for emerging designers. Stylists, like Perry Jones, debuted collections fit for their celebrity clientele. Eco-conscious designers, like Andrew James, reminded us that we need to work on saving the planet. While the significance of Los Angeles...

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Los Angeles Fashion Week to be driven by sustainability

Los Angeles Fashion Week has returned, kicking off tonight with a gala at the Petersen Automotive Museum. This year’s slate of designers and brands includes Andrew James, Perry Jones, Puey, MM Milano, Ron Tomson, Femgraphy, Humans, Bless By Bless, Jimmy Paul, and Demobaza. As Los Angeles works on emerging from the pandemic, LA Fashion Week is...

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Los Angeles Fashion Week canceled due to coronavirus

The coronavirus takes another toll on the fashion industry. As a way to prevent COVID-19 pandemic from spreading further, Los Angeles Fashion Week (LAFW) and the events associated with it have officially been postponed. According to California Apparel News, who first reported the news, the Art Hearts Fashion producers announced the postponement...

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LAFW SS20: Adolfo Sanchez

Though Adolfo Sanchez has been designing in Los Angeles since 2006, this October was his first collaboration presentation with Los Angeles Fashion Week after a three-year hiatus of not showcasing in Los Angeles. Sanchez’s Spring/Summer 2020 collection takes on a modern gothic approach, featuring models with red contact lenses and vampire-like...

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LAFW SS20: Farinaz Farzaneh

Farinaz Farzaneh made her Los Angeles Fashion Week debut at the Petersen Automotive Museum on Friday, Oct. 11. The designer presented a collection of dark and elegant evening wear. With a range of dresses, jumpsuits, and rompers, the designer focused on embellishments such as feathers, mesh detailing, and lace to add tough femininity to each...

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LAFW SS20: Tako Mekvabidze

Georgian designer Tako Mekvabidze—who typically presents her collections at Tbilisi Mercedes Benz Fashion Week—brought her Spring/Summer 2020 fashion week to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. For Mekvabidze’s latest collection, the designer created a colorful range of dresses, suits, separates, outerwear and more. The collection...

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LAFW SS20: The No. J

Based in Los Angeles, the No. J as a way into luxury women’s wear. For Los Angeles Fashion Week, the Californian label presented its Spring/Summer 2020 collection at the Petersen Automotive Museum that bridges the gap between edge and elegance. Chinese designer and actor Jane Wu leads the Los Angeles-based label, which is catered to the luxury...

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LAFW SS20: Bishme Cromartie

Bishme Cromartie joins the Spring/Summer 2019 season of Los Angeles Fashion Week with a collection of ready-to-wear pieces such as separates, dresses, and more titled, “Pluto’s Retrograde.” The collection futuristic touches of streetwear details such as bright, neon colors and contrast stitching, and utilitarian design. However, in its dresses,...

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LAFW SS20: Luooifstudio in pictures

Led by Lena Loffurzzi, who graduated from Central Saint Martins, London-based luxury brand Luooifstudio made its debut at L.A. Fashion Week with a 41-piece presentation at the Petersen Automotive Museum. The collections showcased playful dresses, tops, bottoms, and more. With both an haute couture and a ready-to-wear line, Luooifstudio’s...