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FASHION

O Pioneer! Asia Hall’s Neon Cowboys Transforms Western Wear Using LED Details

By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | January 9, 2025

With her Neon Cowboys brand, Asia Hall is leading the pack in fashion-tech innovation, showing how lights can be integrated into daily life for personalization or celebration.

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Los Angeles Swim Week Energizes Market With Runway Shows

Los Angeles Swim Week Energizes Market With Runway Shows

Michael Costello x Revolve runway looks with festive, colorful resortwear and swimwear perfectly closed out Los Angeles Swim Week. Through a partnership with Fashion Tech Works at The New Mart and Art Hearts Fashion, 20 designers in all took to the catwalk.

Yella Activewear Encourages Movement Through Luxurious Fabrics

Yella Activewear Encourages Movement Through Luxurious Fabrics

Making activewear in a luxurious hand is Daniella Mizrahi’s mission, and the founder of Yella Activewear continues to raise the bar on the standards for her Los Angeles–based brand.

Fashion Graduates From ASU, FIDM Showcased Their Talents at Spring Shows

Fashion Graduates From ASU, FIDM Showcased Their Talents at Spring Shows

The recent integration of Arizona State University and the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising makes the institutions like two garments in the same ensemble—and in more ways than one...

WGSN and Coloro Unlock Their Keys to Color

WGSN and Coloro Unlock Their Keys to Color

Whether it be moving from dark to light or dusk to dawn, the 2025 Colour of the Year gives designers, such as Dior, the freedom to express their own visions of this period of immense change.

ASU-FIDM Integration Blends Innovation With Deep Fashion Roots

ASU-FIDM Integration Blends Innovation With Deep Fashion Roots

Two powerhouse institutions of higher learning—Arizona State University in Phoenix and the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles—have joined forces...

Made-in-L.A. Made For All Embraces Ethics and Diversity

Made-in-L.A. Made For All Embraces Ethics and Diversity

There’s no shortage of leisurewear in the marketplace, which means the consumer gets to play an elevated game. Instead of grabbing any old generic brand for everyday basics, the savvy shopper can choose a small company with a story that resonates.

Designer Desert Looks and Cool Coastal Denim Heat Up Summer Style

Designer Desert Looks and Cool Coastal Denim Heat Up Summer Style

Revolve Group returned to the desert April 15–16 with the sixth edition of its Revolve Festival in Thermal, Calif., as the fashion retailer celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Art Hearts Fashion Honors L.A. Fashion’s Roots and Supports Its Future

Art Hearts Fashion Honors L.A. Fashion’s Roots and Supports Its Future

During its March 16–19 run at The Majestic Downtown, Art Hearts Fashion welcomed fresh design voices to the Los Angeles Fashion Week runway while honoring veteran designers.

PacSun, NYC’s Met Museum Collaborate on New Collection

PacSun, NYC’s Met Museum Collaborate on New Collection

“Life is short and art is long,” runs an old saying. Put in clothing terms, we might say that fashion is ever-changing but art is eternal...

The Iconic Levi’s 501 Jean Celebrates Its Sesquicentennial

The Iconic Levi’s 501 Jean Celebrates Its Sesquicentennial

The iconic five-pocket blue jean invented by Levi Strauss turns the big one-five-oh...

Upscale and accessible luxury at WWIN

Upscale and accessible luxury at WWIN

Unique and chic met Feb. 13–16 at the Caesars Forum for the Womenswear In Nevada show.

FIDM Museum Showcases Film Costuming as Ruth E. Carter Makes History

FIDM Museum Showcases Film Costuming as Ruth E. Carter Makes History

On March 4, the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising’s FIDM Museum hosted its annual preview of the “Art of Costume Design in Film”...

RESA and JoJo Collaborate on a Feminine and Flattering Collection

RESA and JoJo Collaborate on a Feminine and Flattering Collection

TV host and former bachelorette JoJo Fletcher collaborated with RESA on a Spring collection inspired by her favorite silhouettes, styles, floral prints and personal memories.

Art Hearts Fashion Celebrates a Decade at NYFW With a Roster of Global Designers

Art Hearts Fashion Celebrates a Decade at NYFW With a Roster of Global Designers

Art Hearts Fashion began its 10-year anniversary of producing shows during New York Fashion Week with a Feb. 9–12 run at the Angel Orensanz Foundation Center on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

Redefining the Boundaries for FW24/25 Menswear

Redefining the Boundaries for FW24/25 Menswear

In a time of crisis, how can we positively promote slow values adapted to changing consumption patterns?