Liberty Fashion & Lifestyle Fairs entered the Los Angeles trade-show market with its new show, Liberty West, an event that was the product of Liberty’s joint effort with the LA Men’s Market.

As per Apparel News, the event was held from August 04–05 at the California Market Center and remained true to the core values of the Liberty brand.

For Hawaiian-apparel brand Avanti Shirts’ Director of Operations Vincent Hui, the absence of shows made him grateful for a return to trade events.

This sentiment was echoed by American Rag Cie. buyer Orlando Reneau, who is based in Los Angeles.

The event drew buyers from across the country, including James Smith, Owner, Nacirema, a men’s mid-level to high-end streetwear store that is on the verge of celebrating its 10-year anniversary and has two locations in the city. As a store owner who seeks to bring different looks to his clientele, aged 18–40, Smith was drawn to visiting a Los Angeles–based show to find pieces his customers could not find elsewhere.

The Silent Panda booth offered something different to the designer-streetwear and wearables buyer was ingrained in the San Francisco Bay Area brand owned by Samuel Taylor. As Taylor prepares for fashion weeks in New York City and Tokyo, the designer was introducing his new footwear design based on futuristic style notes blended with hiking, sneaker and ski-boot elements that will be released in October.