| Found in downtown Los Angeles, the Fashion District | | | | edge designs that lead the entire fashion-conscious |
| functions as the hub for the thriving West Coast | | | | world |
| apparel industry. The area spans approximately ninety | | | | Obviously, the Los Angeles Fashion District is an |
| blocks. Erstwhile shoppers, retailers, wholesale | | | | essential location for apparel aficionados. It holds 5 |
| distributors, apparel designers, stylists, students and | | | | market weeks a year in special locations within The |
| area residents all congregate there. Everyone from | | | | Intersection. Other events include textile apparel |
| wholesale buyers taking a look at the latest designer | | | | meetings in the California Market Center, along with |
| collections, or a would-be shopper looking for a bargain, | | | | trade shows, boasting more than a thousand |
| it's the place to be. You can find factory seconds and | | | | wholesalers and various apparel markets. |
| clothing items for the whole family, along with such | | | | Retailers are also of importance in the District. Most |
| items as flowers and textiles. | | | | are independent, so no brand name or national chain |
| The Fashion District is a business improvement district, | | | | stores are present. However, one can still locate deep |
| which is funded by more than seven hundred property | | | | discounts for famous apparel brand names. Many of |
| owners resident in the area. This arrangement is | | | | the establishments sell on a wholesale and retail basis. |
| designed to make the locale a clean, friendly and safe | | | | The District also has the biggest collection of textiles in |
| place to work, shop and conduct business. | | | | the U.S., with almost two hundred wholesale and retail |
| Fully eighty percent of the district is composed of | | | | textile stores selling fabric for apparel, crafts and home |
| wholesale-related business and is the center of the | | | | decor. Visitors can find almost every type of fabric, |
| Los Angeles apparel industry. Retailers, wholesalers | | | | from exotic silks to Norwegian upholstery. |
| and buyers gather together, bringing an electric | | | | Fashion designers, buyers and crafters can take |
| presence that helps make the Los Angeles apparel | | | | advantage of the myriad resources of the Los |
| scene so lively. Here you can find the newest cutting | | | | Angeles Fashion District. |