Dell Departs
Donna M. Dell’s tenure as California Labor Commissioner has ended. Her last day will be Dec. 9. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger now must appoint an acting labor commissioner to replace Dell, who took office...
Retailers Gamble, Experiment With Promotions for Holiday
’Tis the season to dazzle consumers with big discounts and generous gifts....
Blue Planet
Blue Cult goes international with insight from the world market ...
MAGIC Adds Bling to WWDMAGIC
MAGIC International will expand its jewelry resources in February with the addition of MODEUROPE, a new fashion jewelry show featuring product from Europe. “This will be the first ti...
Simon Takes Interest in Santa Rosa Mall
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. has acquired a 50 percent interest in the Coddingtown Mall in Santa Rosa, Calif., for about $37 million, the company said....
Stop Staring! Receives Minority Business Award
The Los Angeles Minority Business Opportunity Committee awarded local manufacturer Stop Staring! the Minority Manufacturer of the Year award on Nov. 17 at the Annual Minorit...
Levi's Takes Beverly
The 150-year-old jeans brand Levi Strauss & Co. opened a more than 4,100-square-foot store at 316 N. Beverly Dr. in Beverly Hills on Nov. 30. The store will carry the full line of Levi’s products. The comp...
Denim 'Round the World
Although denim has been a quintessential wardrobe staple for Angelenos for years, it’s still a growing trend internationally. Not everyone is on the same page when it comes to what makes for fashionable denim...
L.A. Style Meets London Tradition
Young Los Angeles–based designer Corinne Grassini is no stranger to accolades. Her line, Society for Rational Dress, debuted in 2004 at Gen Art’s Spring ’05 show, “The New Garde...
SAP to Acquire Retail Software Provider
German software giant SAP AG said it is acquiring Scottsdale, Ariz.–based software provider Khimetrics Inc. for an undisclosed sum....
Svoboda's Plus-Size Road Show
Plus-size apparel designer Jessica Svoboda is taking her show on the road with a new series of “traveling boutiques,” starting with a Dec. 2–4 stop in New York....
Undressing the Field of Costume Design
For those who have wanted a behind-thescenes look at the field of costume design, Holly Cole and Kristin Burke have created the complete “how-to” guidebook. “Costuming for Film: T...
X-Large Goes Feminine With XGLA
X-Girl’s tomboy customer is ready to show her feminine side. Enter XGLA, a new division launched for Spring 2006 under the X-Large umbrella that includes the urban men’s line X-Large and sis...
Apparel Manufacturers Tap Into Techwear
Some apparel companies are betting that wearable technology will be the next big thing to hit the retail sales floor....
February Swim Show Cancelled
The Swimwear Association of Florida has cancelled its February Spring/Summer Miami Swim Show, originally scheduled for Feb. 5–7 in Miami. One of the smaller swim trade shows, Swim Show was cancelle...
