Friday, July 26
Attendance and Mood Up at Miami Swim Show
MIAMI, Fla.—Sunny weather and innovative swim collections lured many of the country’s leading apparel players to the Swimwear Association of Florida’s Cruise 2003 Swimwear Sho...
Menswear Designer Williams to Stage First L.A. Show
Los Angeles-based menswear designer Wendell Wade Williams is making the leap from custom apparel to wholesale and will host his first solo fashion show on Aug. 15 at the Ral...
New Looks and New Deals at Miami Swim Show
Despite the humid climate outside, newness was in the air inside the Miami International Merchandise Mart during the July 20–24 run of the Swimwear Association of Florida...
MCMC Adds ShanghaiMart to Roster
Dallas-based Market Center Management Co. (MCMC), which operates the California Market Center (CMC) and the Dallas Market Center, recently announced a 10-...
Gift Shows Spark Signs of Optimism
The crashing stock market may not offer much hope of a healthy economic future for apparel industry resources, but the recent gift and home industry markets in Los Angeles—which are markets the apparel industr...
DuPont Shifts
DuPont Textiles & Interiors is shifting its executive staff in an effort to boost product development. Juan Aguiriano has been promoted to global innovation vice president from his position as glo...
More Malls
Arlington, Va.-based retail real estate developer the Mills Corp. announced plans to purchase the Forest Fair Mall in Cincinnati. The new mall includes about 1.5 million square feet of leasable space and is currently...
Bobbin World Sets New Date
VNU Expositions, operator of the Bobbin technology expos, has announced that it will hold its Bobbin World Expo at the Miami Beach Convention Center in th...
Hot Kiss Names New Merchandiser
Hot Kiss is growing. In its latest move, the Los Angeles- based junior label has named Todd Cardenas as its sportswear merchandiser....
Dollar Discount
The U.S. dollar has fallen 11.5 percent against the euro and 11.7 percent against the yen since the beginning of the year....
AAFA to Launch Tech Show in 2004
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), which is involved in litigation with Bobbin technology show producer VNU Exposition...
Vietnam Vote
The National Retail Federation is urging the U.S. House of Representatives to approve a measure that would extend Normal Trade Relation status to Vietnam, saying that since the reduction of duties on ...
Gullish Named New Tukatech V.P.
Former Gerber Technology executive Malcolm Gullish has joined Los Angeles-based CAD/CAM supplier Tukatech Inc.as vice president. Gullish will be serving the company in sales, educati...
California Economy Recovering at Midyear
California’s economy is in the midst of a fragile recovery at midyear—recovering thanks to narrowing job losses and fragile thanks to a volatile stock market, according to Jac...
Bella Boutique
Sun Valley, Calif.-based Bella Dahl hosted a soiree—dubbed the “Prime Time Boutique”— for costume designers and stylists on July 18 at the chic Le Dome restaurant on Sunset Plaza...
California Apparel Employment Creeps Up in June, Domestic Apparel Prices Fall
California’s unemployment rate held steady from May to June at 6.4 percent, reflecting positive signs of economic recovery, according to a report released by the Employment Development Department (EDD)...
Port Talks Suspended; Battle Lines Drawn
Negotiations between International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) leaders and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have been suspended, an...
Flagship Skechers
Manhattan Beach-based footwear company Skechers USA has opened a 3,700-square-foot flagship store in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. The store will carry shoes for men, women and children under the ...
American (Apparel) Family
Blank-T-shirt maker American Apparel was featured on a PBS documentary, “Realidades,” which profiles Latino community and culture in Los Angeles. The documentary aired on July 24 as a co...
Roxy Hits the Web
Huntington Beach, Calif.-based Quiksilver Inc. recently launched a stand-alone Web site for its Roxy girls division following its purchase of the...
Juicy Cashmere a Hit at Pickett Fences
Shoppers can’t seem to wait for the Fall season as they scoop up Juicy cashmere warm-up suits at Pickett Fences on Larchmont Boulevard in Los Angeles, a street filled with cafes and independent retailers. The suits...
Planet LuLu Goes Online
Los Angeles-based Planet LuLu, known for its underground sample sales that now include $100–$300 Monique Lhuillier wedding gowns, has expanded its universe to include the Web....
ASAP to Hold Matchmaking Sessions During MAGIC
ASAP, the apparel industry sourcing show that will be staged Aug. 25–28 at the Las Vegas Hilton, coinciding with the MAGIC International trade show, will be hosting one-on-one networ...
Friday, July 5
Job Drain
Los Angeles is the largest manufacturing center in the country but that position is slipping as the region continues to lose jobs. That’s the latest news from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.,...
Beverly Center Scouts for Filming Gigs
The Beverly Center mall in Los Angles, home to Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Traffic and Hugo Hugo Boss, has recently partnered with the Reel to Reel Loca...
Intermoda Prepares for Fall/Winter Show
The Intermoda Fall/Winter 2003 trade show is set to bow July 16–19 at the Expo Guadalajara center in Guadalajara, Mexico....
Talks Continue to Avert Port Strike
Negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are in a holding pattern, with dialogue continuing and no dockworkers...
Trina Turk Launches Menswear
Los Angeles designer Trina Turk recently expanded her apparel offerings to include menswear, with a launch of a new line exclusive to her Palm Springs, Calif., boutique. According to Turk, th...
Fashion District BID Tries On a New Look
The Los Angeles Fashion District Business Improvement District (BID) has unveiled new uniforms for its Clean & Safe Team and a new logo for the district....
Judge Sides With Bucklesource in Trade Dress Infringement Suit
Two Southern California fashion accessory companies won a court victory over City of Industry, Calif.-based Leegin Creative Leather Products Inc. when a Los Angeles Federal Court judge ruled ...
Apparel Industry Mulls Hollywood/ Valley Secession
The issue of whether or not to break apart the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood from Los Angeles has yet to fully engulf the attention of the apparel industry, but the political tug-of-war to come ma...
ISAM on the Move
ISAM (the International Swimwear/Activewear Market) has a new address: 4001 W. Alameda Ave., Suite 109, Burbank, CA 91505. The phone number, (818) 566-4044, remains the same....
Manufacturing Defense
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has announced its support of the Berry Amendment, a piece of legislation that would require the U.S. military to buy American-made apparel create...
Buyback Plan
TJX Cos., owner of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and A.J. Wright stores, announced its second $1 billion stock buyback. The last buyback program, announced in early 2000, resulted in the repurchase of 75.2 ...
Soccer Sellout
Los Angeles fans of the South Korean national soccer team who wanted replicas of the team’s Nike-designed jersey were out of luck. The Wall Street Journal reported that shipments of the red je...
Tyco's CIT IPO Falls Short of Plan
CIT Group net $4.6 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) on July 1, although that figure was half of what troubled parent company Tyco International paid when it purchased the...
Pacheco Steps Up to Bat for Modac
Los Angeles Councilman Nick Pacheco, who represents part of the Fashion District in his 14th District, is appealing to the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) for partial funding of th...
Aero & Co. Makes a Move
Less than three years after opening their landmark boutique in the anti-establishment Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, Aero & Co. owners Cynthia Vincent and Alisa Loftin plan to relocate...
