Wellman Adjusts Poly Price
Fort Mills, S.C.–based fiber maker Wellman Inc. will adjust the price of its Fortrel polyester staple fiber to August levels (plus an additional $0.03 per pound) to reflect the “renewed stabilit...
Manufacturer Sues Saks on Chargebacks
A bankrupt apparel maker has sued Saks Inc. in federal court, seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars for alleged unauthorized chargebacks and breach of contract....
San Francisco's Pixie Girls
SAN FRANCISCO—Saunter into Pixie Boutique in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood and you’ll find an assortment of fashionable clothing and accessories for women. The pink-hued shop is feminine but ...
2005 Retrospective: Textile Jobs Hold Steady While Apparel Manufacturing Work Continues Decline
In California, the number of apparel manufacturing employees, including those working in apparel knitting mills and cut-and-sew factories, fell by 3.1 percent to 80,200 in October 2005 from 82,800 the previous year.
Timing is Everything for Designers Looking to Produce Offshore
Desa Fasiska would produce her 3-year-old designer label Desanka in China—if she could....
2005 Retrospective: China's Gains in Apparel Imports Comes at a Cost for Other Countries
China was the king of the hill as the principal supplier of textiles and apparel to the United States in 2005. It now makes about one in four garments sold in this country. China exported $22 billion ...
High-Tech Sewing at Vecchiarelli Store
The annual customer appreciation day sale at Vecchiarelli Bros. sewing supplies store is not for the faint-of-heart. This year’s event took place on Dec. 10, and by late afternoon, more than 3...
Nygard Acquires Times Square Property
Canadian manufacturer Nygard has acquired a six-story office building in New York’s Times Square, where the company plans to locate its world headquarters. The property is located at 1435 Broa...
True Religion Opens Store, Considers Opening Retail Chain
When Jeff Lubell searched for names for his premium denim brand in 2002, he decided on True Religion because virtually everyone wears jeans, no matter their background, and can find ...
Paul Smith Lands on Melrose
British designer seeks to make L.A. love the suit ...
Trunk Gets Behind the Music
Santa Monica, Calif.–based contemporary rock ’n’ roll T-shirt maker Trunk Ltd. has partnered with VH1’s Save the Music Foundation, which helps restore music programs in public schools in the United States...
Moshika: Femininity With an Edge
To Los Angeles–based designer Vanessa Carreno, fashion is not all glitz and glamour. The Mexican-born designer studied the garb of women soldiers during the Mexican Revolution of 1910 for insp...
2005's Influential 20
California’s fashion industry held its own in 2005 amid sweeping global changes that included ever-shifting international trade policies in Asia and Central America and the formation of the largest dep...
Fed-May Merger Could Lead to Big Chargeback Headaches
The consolidation of two of the country’s largest department- store chains means that chargebacks will probably be on the rise next year for apparel manufacturers....
CFDA's New Chief
Steven Kolb has been named executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, replacing Peter Arnold, who left in August to join John Varvatos’ design firm. Kolb was most recently executive dir...
