Apparel News Daily Reader
Celebrating six years of collaborations: Louis Vuitton and artist Murakami (Photo courtesy Fashionologie)
Fashion:
Louis Vuitton, Murakami Celebrate Six Years with "Superflat First Love" Anime Short (Fashionologie)
Wearing Hoodies Like Grown-Ups. Fashion reporter Teri Agins answers readers' questions (Wall Street Journal)
Manhattan Beach designer's fashion line benefits cancer victims (The Daily Breeze)
Are Designers, Editors Finally Ready to Give Up Their Towering Heels? (Fashionologie)
Preen Doesn't Mess With Success for Cruise 2010 (Fashionologie)
Fashion Diary: 'The September Issue' (Los Angeles Times All the Rage)
Maxfield sale: Save 40% to 50% 'for the next week or so' (Los Angeles Times All the Rage)
Look Who’s Shopping Goodwill (The New York Times)
Brünomania Hits the Small Screen (Racked)
"Dumpster Diver Chic" Takes Hold of LA Homes (Racked LA)
Mimosas Meet Markdowns at LoftSEVEN's Monthly Sample Sales (Racked LA)
Summer's Top Pop-Up Shops (Yahoo! Shopping via Forbes.com)
Out For A Jog (Kempt)
Quote Of The Day: Mike Albo Defends 'Hipster' Fashion (Coutorture)
A MoMA Retrospective of Tim Burton's Career (The New York Times)
How to Wear the Same Dress Every Day for a Year (Racked LA)
San Fran Sprouts New Shops (Refinery 29)
Some shoes are wicked. These are… wow. (Jak and Jil)
Wow. Now this is what we call a knit. (The Style Files)
Industry/Business:
Ordinance brings new life into downtown L.A.'s Main Street
(Los Angeles Times)
California leading growth in nation's green jobs economy, study finds. Even in the current economic downturn, investments in venture capital projects such as energy-efficiency programs and renewable energy are expected to continue expanding, fueled by billions of dollars in federal economic recovery grants, the research foundation predicted in its "Clean Energy Economy" report.
(Los Angeles Times)
Eddie Bauer expected to file for bankruptcy protection
(Los Angeles Times)
Neiman Plans Lower-Priced Strategy. Until the new strategy kicks in, the Dallas luxury-goods retailer known for its lavish holiday gifts catalog and designer apparel expects to offer promotional and other events to boost sales. (Wall Street Journal)
Profit at Retailer Inditex Is Hit by Currency Losses. Europe's largest fashion retailer by revenue ahead of Sweden's Hennes Mauritz AB blamed the decline on falling margins, which were hit by the rise of the euro against local currencies such as the British pound, the Mexican and Chilean pesos and the Polish zloty. (Wall Street Journal)
Re-launch of Two Hearts Maternity collection (Fibre2Fashion)
Luen Tahi to build $4.36m warehouse (Just-Style)
Business, Foreign Governments Raising Concern on “Buy American” Requirements (Sandler Travis Rosenberg)
Trade Deficit Edges Up Again on Falling Exports (Sandler Travis Rosenberg)
Cherokee Profit Down 18 Percent (Los Angeles Business Journal)
Got Any Change? At REBNY Retail Awards, Brokers Put Up Brave Front (The New York Observer)
Without rebate checks, May retail sales fall off last year's pace, according to NRF (National Retail Federation)
