After a little more than a year after opening its first store, Portland, Ore.–based outdoor-apparel maker Nau is closing. The company, founded by former Nike, Patagonia and Adidas executives, set out in 2005 to create a new concept for retailing and manufacturing. Although the company had raised $35 more»

Alex Caugant, half of the design team behind the Antik Denim label, launched AC Collection, his own premium denim line, for Fall 2008. Catering to men and women, AC takes cues from traditional tailoring techniques used for highend pants, according to Caugant. That means fewer seams and inside yokes. more»

After two Tarrant Apparel executives announced they want to take the publicly traded company private, a special committee of board members has been formed to consider the proposal. The committee consists of Mitchell Simbal and Joseph Mizrachi, who will be the committee’s co-chairmen, along with more»

In a classic “East-meets-West” move, Los Angeles designer Adrian Nyman has partnered with Hong Kong denim maven Philip Law to create a high-end capsule collection for Indigo Farm, Law’s premium-denim brand for men. Set to launch this summer exclusively at Fred Segal in Santa Monica, more»

This suit is brought to you by the letter “X.” Sports cable network ESPN is taking Huntington Beach, Calif.–based surf giant Quiksilver to court over the brand’s use of the letter “X” on everything from T-shirts and boardshorts to accessories and hangtags. According to more»

When executives for the San Carlos, Calif.–based electric-car company Tesla Motors were planning the look for their salespeople, they wanted their staff to be dressed similarly to their prospective customers—car buyers in the market for a high-end, luxury sportscar with an environmental more»

Immediately after finalizing a deal for its West Coast business, Chicago-based QST Industries has parted ways with Los Angeles–based Vice President and board member Kenneth Weinbaum. Originally, Weinbaum was scheduled to remain with QST following the merger of its West Coast operations with Los more»

Menswear brand Hause of Howe has grown its executive ranks with the addition of a new national sales manager and director of marketing. Effective immediately, Keith Cokes and Ken Blaustein will serve as the heads of sales and marketing, respectively. The brand, which fuses West Coast cool with a rock more»

American Apparel Inc. has joined the sustainable-cotton movement. The Los Angeles manufacturer has joined forces with the nonprofit Cleaner Cotton Campaign to purchase 30,000 pounds of “cleaner cotton,” or cotton that uses farming methods that reduce the use of pesticides by up to 95 more»

When Alphanumeric first made the scene in 1998, the brand quickly established itself on the leading edge of the streetwear movement with its crisp styling and broad appeal. Helmed by Alyasha Owerka-Moore, Mirko Mangum and Sal Masekela, the Encinitas, Calif.–based brand was inspired by the more»

Sourcing apparel from Central America can be daunting without a basic understanding of the rules of the Dominican Republic–Central American Free Trade Agreement, also known as DR-CAFTA or CAFTA. CAFTA was signed on Aug. 5, 2004. It has gone into effect in all of the countries except Costa more»

Although the North American Free Trade Agreement, between the United States, Mexico and Canada, is the granddaddy of most of our free-trade agreements (FTAs), the textile portion of these treaties are different. Therefore, you must study the differences, especially when it comes to NAFTA versus the more»