Latest Posts  _

Columbia Names New Merchandising Exec

February 03, 2012
Portland, Ore.–based Columbia Sportswear Co. named Adrienne Moser vice president of global apparel merchandising and design for the Columbia brand. She succeeds Sue Parham, who has left the company. A more than 20-year veteran of the apparel more»

Cotton Costs Cut Into Levi's Profit

February 08, 2012
Levi Strauss & Co., one of the world’s largest blue-jeans makers, saw a 12 percent dip in its 2011 profit due to sky-high cotton prices that more than doubled in a two-year period.

Net income for the fiscal year ending Nov. 27 was $138 million, compared with $157 million in 2010, the more»

Denimocracy, From Leggings to Jeans

February 08, 2012
Denimocracy calls its rebranding effort a “beautiful disaster.”

The Vernon, Calif.–based label used the provocative and amusing moniker to announce its Fall 2012 collection, the first under the direction of its new designer, Janine Shaw, formerly of William Rast. Shaw joined more»

Fashion Market Northern California Keeps Growing

by Deborah Belgum, Senior Editor February 03, 2012
SAN MATEO, Calif.—Inside the cavernous San Mateo County Event Center, which has been the home of Fashion Market Northern California since 2008, there was a certain hum in the air.

A constant buzz of conversation came from buyers who hunched over order sheets, pen in hand, as salespeople more»

Manhattan Beachwear Lands Top-Sider Swim License

February 03, 2012
Cypress, Calif.–based Manhattan Beachwear Inc. struck a licensing deal with Sperry Top-Sider for a line of men’s and women’s swimwear under the Sperry Top-Sider Swim label.

The collection will debut at the Miami Swim Show in Miami Beach, Fla., in July for the Resort 2013 season

The collection more»