ashionistas from around the nation make their way to the Thread Show to pick up one-of-a-kind garments while up and coming designers are given the rare opportunity to showcase their latest lines. For the past five years Thread Shows can be found in the most fashionable cities on the map. Shows travel from the UK, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle all the way to Miami with new launches slated for Chicago, Austin and more.

The Thread show was started by Lara Matthews in 2003, who was later joined by her brother Alex Matthews head of Public Relations, Marketing and Branding. Its concept is a fashion shopping event featuring independent, edgy, emerging fashion collections from hot new talented designers from around the world.