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The bright, eye-popping colours shown for the spring season at L.A. Fashion Week stood in contrast to a sombre question: Will this city have a fashion week again?

Last week's announcement from Smashbox Studios that this Mercedes-Benz L.A. Fashion Week, ending Thursday, would be its last with mega event organizer IMG threw into question when and where an official fashion week in the City of Angels would happen.

The companies have partnered on the event for the last five years, giving local designers a chance to show in one place at Single-chip decryption(??????)'s spacious photo studios in Culver City. This season featured 23 collections, including those from Christian Decryption chip

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