Just Divine
On the runway, Ryan Seacrest’s men’s shirt collection, R Line, was paired with Chip & Pepper’s premium denim and King Baby Studio jewelry, while in the audience, there was ...
A Boutique for Bags, Back Talk and More
Sassy clothes are sold at almost every shop on Los Angeles’ Robertson Boulevard. But Alison Muh wanted to give the fashionable street something with a little more bite when she opened her boutique on N...
Online Retailers Give Thanks for 'Cyber Monday'
As “Black Friday”—the day after Thanksgiving—has become a Holiday shopping benchmark and buzzword among retail marketing analysts, it comes as no surprise that those same analysts are now touting ...
Real Estate Influences Pulitzer Decision
The Lilly Pulitzer label was a standard bearer for the preppy look and a favorite of former First Lady Jackie Kennedy. Laura Lieblich gambled that the label’s bright colors would continue to a...
Premium Denim: Like Mother, Like Daughter
Los Angeles–based premium denim brand J&Company has taken the signature embellished pockets and washes from its women’s line and shrunk them to fit smaller bodies....
TALA Plans Installation Lunch
The Textile Association of Los Angeles will host its annual installation luncheon in the Fashion Theater at the California Market Center on Jan. 31, where the group will pre...
Worn Free: Tees Inspired by Lennon and Zappa
Steve Coe proved his friends wrong when they told him the wealthy and the famous would scoff at the idea of doing business with a new manufacturer....
Levi's Peter E. Haas Sr., 86
Peter E. Haas Sr., former executive of San Francisco denim giant Levi Strauss & Co., died of natural causes in San Francisco on Dec. 3. He was 86....
Talla: Prints of San Francisco
San Francisco–based Talla Wesely’s clothing line, Talla, is all about the prints. Wesely’s richly colored modern graphics of birds and leaves printed on T-shirts, tote bags, silk scarve...
KAMA Elects New President
The Korean Apparel Manufacturers Association appointed Mike Lee as president Dec. 8. Lee is the chief executive of the young contemporary brand Poison Ivy and previ...
Sears to Buy Canadian Unit
Hoffman Estates, Ill.–based retailer Sears Holding Corp. announced it is proposing to buy the outstanding shares of Sears Canada Inc. for $14.54 per share following an initial $16.06-per-share distribu...
Tag-It Taps Eclair Prym
Woodland Hills, Calif.–based Tag-It Pacific Inc. has struck a co-licensing agreement and strategic alliance for its Talon zipper division with German company Eclair Prym. The agreement allows the compa...
L.A. Port May Get Its First Female Executive Director
After a national search, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has nominated Geraldine Knatz to become the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles....
Joe's Revisits Men, Debuts Kids
Joe’s Jeans Inc., a subsidiary of the Commerce, Calif.–based Innovo Group Inc., has announced the revival of its Joe’s Men’s line and the addition of a children’s line, Joe’s Kids, for Spr...
Cosa Nostra Refines Rock 'n' Roll
Known for his edgy rock ’n’ roll clothing, Jeff Sebelia has refined the look of Cosa Nostra into a more wearable line with cleaner styling. Sebelia made his grand entrance onto the fashion scene with ...
