Monday, September 30
Vintage Fashion Expo Arrives to Downtown Los Angeles
Vintage Fashion Expo moving from Santa Monica to the Los Angeles Convention Center.
West Hollywood Shop, Kin, Opens In Bel Air
Kin Takes A Bow
The Kin Los Angeles boutique opened a second location, this one near the exclusive Bel Air neighborhood.
Saturday, September 28
Rick Owens Shows How It’s Done
Runway Shows
At a time when people are talking about the lack of diversity on fashion runways, designer Rick Owens upended all ideas of what a runway show should look like with his Spring 14 show at Paris Fashion Week.
Friday, September 27
Dita and her Pinup Girls
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Dita Von Teese Dropped by Faire Frou Frou & The Welcome Committee were Pinup Girls
Thursday, September 26
Fiber & Fabric Resources
Resource Guide
Asher Fabric Concepts, Buhler Quality Yarns Corp., Colorway, Inc., DG Expo, JM International
Fiber & Fabric Textile Trends: Trend Scouting
LA TEXTILE SHOW:
The Los Angeles International Textile Show kicks off its three-day run on Sept. 30 at the California Market Center.
Kevan Hall’s New Diffusion Line, QVC Appearances and Fiji Fashion Week
International Expansion
Kevan Hall’s New Diffusion Line
Beverly Hills Retail Real Estate: Retailer Etro Moving to Two Rodeo, Wang Leaving Melrose
Retail
After almost a decade of selling high-end suiting and casual clothes for men and women at 461 N. Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Italian fashion house Etro will move its boutique down the street to 9501 Wilshire Blvd.
Gap, Grove Debut Best New Menswear Designers
Retail
Musician Jake Simpson played 1970s pop-funk hits and Umami Burger sliders were served at a Sept. 24 party at the Gap store at Los Angeles retail center The Grove.
World Trade Numbers Take a Hit
Manufacturing
The World Trade Organization has downgraded its forecast for trade growth in 2013 and 2014, due primarily to the ongoing recession in Europe.
Invista Buys Advansa’s Specialty Poly Business
Textiles
Wichita, Kan.–based fiber maker Invista, producer of Lycra, purchased the specialty polyester business from its licensee, European polyester fiber producer Advansa.
Gildan Looking to Open Two U.S. Spinning Facilities
Textiles
Montreal-based Gildan Activewear Inc. will be investing at least $200 million in 2014 and 2015 to build two new yarn-spinning facilities in the United States.
Dueling Designer & The Muse Events for L.A. Fashion Week
LA Fashion Week
Los Angeles Fashion Week prides itself on diversity, but when it starts in October, two separate events will be named Designer and the Muse.
Showroom Buildings Stagger Opening Dates for October Market
Trade Show
The California Market Center recently announced plans to open its Los Angeles Fashion Market Spring ’14 on Oct. 13. The event will run through Oct. 16.
California’s Apparel and Textile Employment Decline
Manufacturing
Jobs in apparel and textile manufacturing in California and Los Angeles County shrank slightly during the month of August compared with last year, according to state employment figures.
Men’s Showrooms to Bow at New Trade Event
Trade Show
Men’s fashion, showrooms, Ping-Pong. It all will be part of the debut Los Angeles Men’s Market Initiative.
Nordstrom Opens at Americana at Brand
Retail
Nordstrom Inc. opened a full-line store at the Americana at Brand in Glendale, Calif., after being located across the street at the Glendale Galleria.
Dita Von Teese Brings Back the Overwire at Faire Frou Frou
Dita Von Teese
Call it the return of the overwire in lingerie
West Third Street Keeps Independent Flavor
Boutique Street
Kate Spade Saturday, the younger concept collection from New York brand Kate Spade, just recently opened a store on Los Angeles’ West Third Street.
West Hollywood Retailer Sues City Over Fur Ban
Lawsuit
Mayfair House, a multi-line apparel, accessories, home-décor and gift retailer in West Hollywood, Calif., has filed a lawsuit against the city of West Hollywood over its recently enacted ban on the sale of apparel made with fur.
Wednesday, September 25
Get Your Textiles On
Trends and Trade Shows
The Los Angeles International Textile Show starts on Sept. 30 at the California Market Center with more than 250 textile resources, including fabric, trim, trend services and technology providers.
LA Showroom Buildings Stagger Opening Dates for October Market
LA Market
The California Market Center and the Gerry Building will open Los Angeles Fashion Market Spring ’14 on Sunday, Oct. 13. The New Mart, Cooper Design Space and Lady Liberty will open on Monday, Oct. 14. The market's temporary shows have also opted for different opening days.
Men’s Showrooms to Bow New Trade Event at Los Angeles Market
Menswear
A group of Los Angeles–headquartered men’s fashion showrooms partnered to put together a new, independent trade event, the Los Angeles Men’s Market Initiative, which will debut during Los Angeles Fashion Market.
Tuesday, September 24
Nordstrom Opens at Americana at Brand
So Cal Retail
Nordstrom Inc. opened a full-line store at the Americana at Brand in Glendale, Calif.
LA Architecture Firm Creates Sochi Shopping Center in Russia
The Jerde Partnership creates a lifestyle entertainment and shopping center in Sochi, Russia.
Monday, September 23
The Big Party at LA Mart's New Creative Space
Lights, Music, Do Art!
Showroom Building, LA Mart, Opens New Creative Space, Maker City LA
Friday, September 20
Happy 25th Velvet de Luxe
Birthday for a Wolford Star
Wolford’s Velvet de Luxe Tights Celebrates 25th
South Coast Plaza In The City of Lights
SCP’s Parisian Photo Shoot
South Coast Plaza Celebrates 2013 by Shooting its Fall 2013 Portfolio in Paris
Couture It Like Barbie
Contemporary & Collectible
BCBGMaxAzria has introduced the Hervé Léger by Max Azria Barbie--complete with bandage dresses and accessories in Barbie- and life-size versions.
Thursday, September 19
LA International Textile Show Resource Guide
Resource Guide
Antex Knitting Mills/div. of Matchmaster Dyeing & Finishing Inc., Britannia Mills Ltd., Buhler Quality Yarns Corp.,
Fashion, Music and Festivities—for a Good Cause
Macy’s Glamorama
Macy's fashion and music fund-raiser at the Orpheum Theatre
Billabong Changes CEO, Refinancing Plans
Swim / Surf
Beleaguered surf giant Billabong International Ltd. shifted gears in its bailout.
Local Ports See Mixed Cargo-Container Volumes in August
Import / Export
It was a tale of two ports when the tally for cargo-container volumes came in last month.
Deckers Outdoor Names New President for Teva
Manufacturing
Deckers Outdoor—the California company known for its shoe brands Ugg Australia, Teva, Sanuk, Tsubo, Ahnu, Mozo and Hoka One One—has appointed Jeffrey Bua as the new Teva brand president.
Holiday Sales Will Be Up and Shopper Traffic Down This Year
Retail
Retailers will have to work harder for their money this holiday season.
Unionmade to Open at The Grove
GROVE BOUND: Unionmade
San Francisco’s Unionmade will open a location at The Grove.
Bringing the Sexy Back: Bebe Outlines Turnaround Strategy
Retail
Contemporary mall retailer Bebe Stores Inc., headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, hired a new slate of executives earlier this year to orchestrate a turnaround. The first order of business is bringing back the sex appeal.
Macy’s Plaza: Big Changes Detailed
MACY'S NEW LOOK
The Ratkovich Co. will invest $160 million to renovate Macy’s Plaza
LA Textile Show Preview Textile Trends
Textile Trend
Asher Fabric Concepts, Ciabatti s.r.l., Cinergy Textiles Inc., Colorway by Nasrin, Designer Fabric Warehouse, Home Fashion Fabrics, Nipkow & Kobelt Inc.
Supima's Man of the Year
Honors
Werner Bieri, left, former chief executive officer of Buhler Quality Yarns, was named Supima “Man of the Year” at the organization’s 59th annual meeting in Coalinga, Calif.
Taiwan’s Technical Textiles, Fashion Fabrics on Display at the CMC
Textiles
Fabrics made from recycled polyester, crushed oyster shell and nano-tech particles were among the offerings in the Fashion Theater at the California Market Center in Los Angeles during a two-day business matchmaking session organized by the Taiwan Textile Federation.
StyleShoots Aims to Simplify the Process of Online Product Display
Technology
Visitors to the recent Liberty Fairs trade show in Las Vegas had a chance to demo a new system designed to make e-commerce easier.
Vertical Textile and Apparel Maker Grupo Karim’s Selects NGC for PLM and SCM
Technology
Vertical textile and apparel maker Grupo Karim’s has tapped NGC Software’s product lifecycle management (PLM) and supply chain management (SCM) solutions to help the company manage its operations in the U.S., Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Pakistan.
Wednesday, September 18
Hello Kitty: Jet Cat
Taking Branding to New Hights
Hello Kitty is now emblazoned across the side of an EVA Air jet, which landed today at Los Angeles International Airport after an overseas flight from Taiwan.
Tuesday, September 17
Monday, September 16
Kitson Tags Fashion Island
It's Not Vandalism!
Hey, it's a porta potty with graffiti. No, It's a dressing room at Kitson!
Friday, September 13
Extra’s Renee Bargh Hosting Fashion Week Event
All Aboard!
Extra's Renee Bargh to Host the All Aboard...LA Fashion Platform Event
Thursday, September 12
Finance Resource guide
Resource Guide
CIT Commercial Services, Goodman Factors, Hana Financial, Inc., Rosenthal & Rosenthal
Trends: Vegas Wrap—Spring ’14
Vegas Wrap—Spring ’14
Las Vegas was the place to find some coolest looks
New LA Apparel Show Debuts at CMC
Trade Show
More than 100 booths filled with all sorts of clothing filled the vast 13th-floor penthouse at the California Market Center, marking the very first Los Angeles Apparel Show.
Imports Heat Up for Holidays
Import / Export
According to a recent National Retail Federation report, merchandise imports at the country’s major ports will be up 5.1 percent in September and 9 percent in October compared with last year.
Strategies for Saving on Customs Duties
Import / Export
Customs considers pockets below the waist or any type of tightening at the bottom to be “non-blouse” features. Adding pockets to a blouse can allow an importer to take advantage of the lower duty rate. Adding elastic, a drawstring, rib knitting or other tightening element to the bottom of a blouse will similarly lower the duty rate on a blouse.
Edit, a New, Upscale Women’s Show, to Bow in New York in February
Trade Show
Business Journals Fashion Group—the organizers of MRket, Moda, Stitch and Accessories The Show—will launch a new women’s trade show in February in New York.
Surf Expo Introduces New Lifestyle Section, New Consumer-Focused Partnership
Trade Show Report
Buyers attending the recent Surf Expo, held Sept. 6–8 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., had a wide selection of surf and swim merchandise to shop.
MAFI Award to Be Presented at FBI’s All Aboard Fashion Week Fund-raiser
Fashion Fund-Raiser
The Moss Adams Fashion Innovator (MAFI) award will be presented to a Los Angeles designer during a runway show and fashion fund-raiser hosted by Fashion Business Inc. during Los Angeles Fashion Week.
Planet Blue Launches New Site, Same-Day Delivery
Fashion
Planet Blue is taking e-commerce to the next level. The Los Angeles–area multi-store retailer relaunched its website and now offers same-day shipping in select areas of Southern California. Soon, it will begin offering free international shipping to 100 countries.
Apparel News Group Purchased by Industry Veteran Terry Martinez
News
MnM Publishing announced that it has sold its Apparel News Group, including its flagship 68-year-old fashion-industry newsweekly, the California Apparel News, to Terry L. Martinez and her company, TLM Publishing Inc. Martinez, formerly the publication’s director of sales and marketing, has taken the reins as CEO and publisher.
LA Designer to Headline Palm Springs Fashion Weekend
First Palm Springs Fashion Weekend will be long on glamour.
Bethann Hardison’s Model Behavior
Fashion Revolutionist
Bethann Hardison is on a mission to bring diversity to fashion's runways.
First Retail Fur Ban in Nation Goes Into Effect in West Hollywood
Retail
On Sept. 21, West Hollywood, Calif., will become the only city in America where selling clothing made with fur is a crime.
Wednesday, September 11
Female Fashion Brand Roxy Receives Some Criticism
Fashion
Three-time world champion pro-surfer Cori Schumacher is expected to deliver more than 20,000 signatures from her Change.org campaign
Tuesday, September 10
Fashion Designer Lloyd Klein Puts His Imprint on Eyewear
Lloyd Klein and eyewear company Ivory + Mason partner up.
Apparel News Group Purchased by Industry Veteran
MnM Publishing has announced that it has sold its Apparel News Group, including its flagship 68-year-old fashion industry newsweekly, the California Apparel News, to Terry L. Martinez and her company, TLM Publishing Inc.
Monday, September 9
Hermès Reopens on Rodeo
Not Your Grandmother’s Hermès
Paris-Based Heritage Brand Hermès Opens Exquisite Flagship On Rodeo Drive.
First-ever Los Angeles Apparel Show Opens at CMC
Local designers and manufacturers band together for their first show in the penthouse of the California Market Center
Retail Imports Heat Up for the Holidays
Freight & Logistics
The Holiday season means more business for the nation’s port in the next few months.
Friday, September 6
Designer and the Muse's Comeback
High End Design, Up Close
High End Design In Intimate Setting, said new management for Designer and the Muse
World Cup Couture for Your Feet
All About Brazil
Brazilian footwear designer Fernando Pires has introduced a shoe inspired by the Brazilian flag to celebrate the upcoming World Cup in Brazil.
These’ll Put a Spring in Your Step!
Sneaker Tech
Adidas' Spring Blade shoes are designed to “propel you forward with every step.”
Thursday, September 5
True Religion Names New Creative Director
Manufacturing
Now that denim maker True Religion has been sold to an investment management firm, there is still some executive shuffling going on.
iMerchandise: An App to Organize the Buying Process
Technology
iMerchandise is a new mobile application that acts like a virtual assistant for buyers. David Secul, the creator of the company, said he developed the platform to assist his wife, Angela Gengaro-Secul, owner and buyer of New Jersey boutique Tula.
August Sales Mixed, Steeper Discounts on Horizon, Says ICSC
Retail
U.S. chain-store sales posted a 3.7 percent increase for August over the previous year, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers.
Pantone Cites LA Designers in Spring 2014 Color Forecast
Fpr Spring 2014, Pantone says colors will range from vivid hues to pastel tones that complement each other.
Orphic’s Rock ’n’ Roll Confidential Opens on Sunset
ROCK COUTURE
Designer Max Noce has opened a new boutique Sunset blvd
Thrifting for the Masses
Online Retailer
With a resurgence of vintage clothing, there is a high demand for vintage retail shops to offer unique throwbacks.
Gap Looking to Expand ‘Reserve in Store’ Omni-channel Program
Technology
Gap Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Glenn K. Murphy reported being pleased with “Reserve in Store,” the sprawling San Francisco–based retail giant’s recent test of its omni-channel retail program, and he is considering expanding the test to more locations.
Former USC Football Player Runs With Fashion
Designer's Profile
When Ahmed Mokhtar was a football player at University of Southern California, the running back couldn’t find am affordable, comfortable and stylish hooded sweatshirt to wear off the field.
Gratus: Beverly Hills Store Is Like a ‘Best Friend’s Closet’
Retail
When opening a store, the most experienced retailers will fight for the real estate on the busiest corner. Not Meredith Kaplan.
Gerry Building Sold to Apparel-Company Owner
Gerry Building Sold
A principal showroom buildings in the Los Angeles Fashion District
Southern California Retailers Benefit From Chinese Tourism Boom
Retail
Despite signs that the Chinese economy slowed down this summer, Chinese tourism in California is skyrocketing, and retailers are making efforts to make sure the tourists’ sightseeing includes spending a lot of money at the mall.
Tuesday, September 3
Uniqlo For All--Except LA
Retail Openings
Uniqlo, the Japanese fast-fashion retailer and purveyor of puffer coats in every color, has announced an ambitious lineup of 10 US store openings this fall. None are in LA.
