Friday, October 27
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Erica Davies
Erica Davies previewed her
Harkham Launches Junior Dress Line, Relocates Headquarters
Harkham Industries, the Los Angeles–based manufacturer and retailer of the Jonathan Martin, Harkham and Hype apparel lines, has launched Johnny M., a new line of jun...
Souped-Up Security at the Port Could Delay Apparel Imports
A shake-up of top customs officials in Los Angeles has import specialists worried that the government’s beefed-up security plans to defend the country’s borders may lead to delays in apparel imports at ...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Kelly Nishimoto
Designer Kelly Nishimoto showed a
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Juuml;nker
Los Angeles label Juuml;nker Designs set a new standard for spooky theater with its Oct. 19
Greg Norman Sold
Herzogenaurach, Germany–based Adidas AG is selling its Greg Norman Collection apparel business to Albany, Ga.–based MacGregor Golf Company for an undisclosed amount. The deal, expected to be completed by the en...
Rodeo Drive's Svend Ingerslev, 68
Svend Ingerslev, a member of the Board of Directors of the Rodeo Drive Committee and the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, emphasized bringing a human touch to the stylish fashion...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: William Rast
The details can make a pair of denim. In the case of Los Angeles–based line William Rast, its pleated back pocket topped off by a big rectangular flap has been the selling point for the label—n...
Los Angeles Fashion Awards Returns
The Los Angeles Fashion Awards returned for its sophomore run at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 20 at the close of Los Angele...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Samora
Feminine frills and romantic fancy ruled the runway at
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Candice Held
Candice Held has come a long way since she designed dresses from dish towel fabric. While the dish-towel–fabric dresses started the Seattle native’s design career in 2003, her fabric of choice for...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Kevan Hall
Known for his stellar evening gowns, Kevan Hall didn’t disappoint at his Oct. 19
B&B Exits Berlin
Berlin-based Bread & Butter GmbH announced Oct. 24 that it would cancel its upcoming Berlin trade show, scheduled for Jan. 26–28, in order to focus its energies on its Barcelona trade show, schedu...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Life & Death
Known for creating splashy runway shows with their Antik Denim line, French designers Philippe Naouri and Alexandre Caugant followed up this season with the...
Saks Execs Step Down
Birmingham, Ala.–based department store chain Saks Inc. announced that Douglas E. Coltharp, executive vice president and chief financial officer; Kevin G. Wills, executive vice president of finance and...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Metro7
Wal-Mart got into the game of cheap-chic style with its
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Jennifer Nicholson
Punk-rock princesses and mod ingeacute;nues took to the catwalk at designer
Iconix Goes Retail Direct
New York– based Iconix Brand Group Inc. struck an exclusive, retail-direct licensing agreement with Canadian retailer Hudson Bay Company for its London Fog brand. The multi-year agreement grants HBC the right to manuf...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Single
Spring 2007 should be the season where Los Angeles–based Single let loose. Single was initially known for its fitted styles when it launched in 1997. But when the label produced a 56-...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Yana K.
Like a storybook come to life, designer Yana Khromova filled her catwalk with little-rich-girl petticoat frocks reminiscent of a Shirley Temple extravaganza. The Oct. 19...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Dina Bar-El
Dina Bar-El is traditionally an eveningwear designer, but on Oct. 17 for her
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Uriel Saenz
Uriel Saenz’s “Blossom” show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, Calif., on Oct. 19 unveiled a...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Elsie Katz Couture
Ruffles, lace and a coquettish charm characterized the
Duarte Defaults in Kramer Lawsuit
Los Angeles designer Henry Duarte and his Duarte Productions Inc. face damages of more than $1 million after defaulting in a lawsuit filed against Duarte by Designers & ...
Exporting Italian Style
California is a small but intriguing market for many of Italy’s textile makers....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Joseph Domingo
Spring and summer should be about good times, according to San Francisco–based designer Joseph Domingo. But that’s no reason to give up sophistication. The designer said there is no reason to suffer for...
Holiday Blahs?
Holiday sales won’t do much to lift retailers’ spirits, according to retail forecaster Stevan Buxbaum, executive vice president of Calabasas-based consultancy Buxbaum Group. Buxbaum said holiday retail sales ar...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Chan Luu
Los Angeles designer Chan Luu is probably best known for her jewelry collection, but in 2004 she branched out into the realm of apparel. While her creations are always graceful and classy, this season...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Jaime Pressly
Actress Jaime Pressly showed her
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Collection Bebe
The follow-up to
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Alan Del Rosario
Alan Del Rosario was inspired by “good girls and the bad boys that they fall for” for his Spring 20...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Sheri Bodell
Los Angeles designer Sheri Bodell has always had a decidedly edgy feel to her creations. This season was no different at her...
New Retail Space for L.A. Fashion District
The Los Angeles Fashion District is adding another retail venue to its growing portfolio as one of the district’s major landholders, the KI Group, puts the finishing touches ...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Corey Lynn Calter
Designer Corey Lynn Calter found inspiration for the
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Eveline Morel
“A Walk In The Park” was the working name of the first fashion show for the Los Angeles–based Eveline Morel lin...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Fashion Business Inc.
Fashion Business Inc. hosted a Spring 2007 preview at the
FBI, PAD Get Pattern Makers on the Path to Automation
Computer-aided design (CAD) has become a lifesaver for apparel pattern makers, especially since the emphasis on speed-tomarket has become almost a mandate in the global marketplace. Not every...
LA Fashion Week Spring '07: Italian Trade Commission
Italy’s deep design resources were well represented during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, Calif., on Oct. 17, when the Italian Trade Commission bowed t...
Key Buyers Turn Out for Spring '07 Market
Reports were mixed at the Oct. 20–24 run of Los Angeles Fashion Market, with some calling it a record-breaking turnout and others saying business was flat. Across the board, however, showroom ...
Paper Returns to L.A., Searches for Fashion Talent
When New York–based Paper magazine returns to Los Angeles for the week of Nov. 7–12, Editor and Publisher Kim Hastreiter wants to see what local creative types have to offer...
Union Hires Kristopher Enuke
Kristopher Enuke is taking his denim expertise to Seattle-based Union. The premium-denim line, which launched over a year ago, recently announced that Enuk...
Lingerie Americas to Launch New Show in Las Vegas
The booming Las Vegas trade show scene just got bigger. Lingerie Americas announc...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Tart
Tart made its
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Ashley Paige
Swimwear designer
Friday, October 20
Retailer Opens Boutique of Unexpected
Los Angeles’ West Third Street is fast becoming one of the city’s top retail streets for fashion with an avant-garde edge. The neighborhood’s newest boutique, All Purpose, opened on Oct. 16 on t...
Retailer Chargebacks: Is There a Cease-Fire on the Horizon?
The Hatfields and the McCoys. The Montagues and the Capulets. The Skywalkers. To this list of famed familial feuds we add perhaps the most rancorous of them all: retailers and suppliers (also referred...
Katy Rodriguez: Resurrecting Classic Style
You might recognize the name Katy Rodriguez. After all, she is a founding partner in the cult-favorite shopping haunt Resurrection Vintage (the New York shop opened in 1996, the Los Angeles l...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Evisu
Evisu proved it is more than a denim brand during its Oct. 15 showing at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, Calif. According to Managing Director Peter Ca...
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Real Estate Veterans Launch Retail Venture
Real estate executive Robert A. Manarino has formed Irvine, Calif.–based Manarino Realty, a new company that will develop and renovate retail centers on the West Coast....
Blue Holdings Bows Second Store
Blue Holdings Inc., the publicly traded maker of the Antik Denim, Yanuk and Taverniti So Jeans brands, opened Blu, a new store concept at the freshly expan...
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Gerry BuildingSuite 202(213) 622-4060
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Gen Art
Gen Art introduced 12 young designers to Los Angeles’ fashion movers and shakers with its ninth-...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Louis Verdad
Louis Verdad journeyed through the 1980s, channeling the look of Natalie Portman in the 2004 film “Closer” for his...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Meghan Fabulous
Designer Meghan Fabulous’ recent whirlwind travel schedule inspired her
RFID Adoption Moves Ahead of Schedule
Emerging RFID (radio frequency identification) technology is progressing above expectations, but industry- wide adoption is expected to be a lengthy and arduous process, said manufacturing a...
Evokal: Home-Grown Streetwear
Hailing from South Africa, freelance designer Brett Walker is consumed with helping local artists use apparel as a platform for creating exposure and revenue. From graffiti artists to painters to mus...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Kushcush by Kerry Cushman
Los Angeles–based swimwear designer Kerry Cushman mixed things up a bit for her Spring/Summer 2007 collec...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Sue Wong
Los Angeles designer Sue Wong took everyone on an around-the-world trip with her dresses. The looks spanned the globe, going from the fiery fashions of Latin America to the sultry silhouettes of Holly...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Balans
Femininity was the guiding light for novice designer Alison Zimmerman’s line,
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Frankie B.
Daniella Clarke’s sexy lowest-of-the-low-cut jeans made her line, Frankie B., famous. But for her Oct. 16 fashio...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Thrive
Soft meets hard. Survival overcomes envy. Edgy fabrics intertwine with muted colors....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Morphine Generation
To get to Spring 2007, Eric Hart got lost in a park in London. The Los Angeles–based designer never learned the name of the park, but the visit inspired his latest Morphine Generation collection for me...
Cooper Design Space Launches Fifth-Floor Showrooms
Shifting its focus from design studios to showrooms, the Cooper Design Space welcomes the Los Angeles Fashion Market on Oct. 20 with a renovated fifth floor. The fifth floor, newly f...
TALA's Rosa Gurerro, 42
Rosa Gurerro, administrative assistant and office manager for the Textile Association of Los Angeles, died on Oct. 12 after a severe asthma attack....
YMI Bows Royalty
YMI International heralded the debut of its newest denim collection, YMI Royalty, with a fashion show and party at Social in Hollywood on Oct. 10. Royalty, the junior denim brand...
Dream Society: Everyday Chic
Los Angeles designer Joe Dahan, the Joe of Joe’s Jeans, has found his better half, both personally and for his jeans. Dream Society was born from a collaboration between Joe Dahan and his wif...
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Cone Sponsors Fashion/Art Exhibition
Cone Denim has teamed with New York designer and artist Susan Cianciolo to present “The Women of the Crowd” exhibition, which hosts an opening-night party and ...
Contemporary, Designer Lines Find a Niche on CMC's 3rd Floor
Buyers looking for contemporary lines at the California Market Center in Los Angeles usually shop on the center’s fifth floor, but lately they’ve been adding a special trip to the thir...
Sweet As Wine, Complex As Denim
Premium denim is like a fine wine or a microbrew beer, according to the advocates of the luxury jeans. Each premium denim has its own point of view and nuance, but how does one explain that to consume...
Saints+Sirens Showroom
California Market Center, Suite C573(213) 489-8111
Seizing Shoes
Columbia Sportswear Company, the Portland, Ore., company that has been on a major campaign to crack down on counterfeit goods, announced that customs officials in Greece stopped a container filled wit...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Shay Todd
Shay Todd saw a spike in sales after celebrities Eva Longoria and Paris Hilton wore the designer’s swimsuits at an aw...
L.A.'s Next Fashion Street: Fairfax?
The character of Los Angeles’ Fairfax Avenue is up for grabs, according to the businesspeople on this street, which neighbors high-profile fashion boulevards Melrose Avenue and West Third Street. Howev...
Brother of Pool Founder Plans Show
The world of trade shows always seems to be growing. Ryan Walker, the 25-year-old brother of Pool Trade Show founder Ronda Walker, said that he plans to debut a trade show. His proje...
L.A. Designer Wins 'Project Runway'
And the winner ishellip;Jeffrey Sebelia....
Mike & Millie Split
After a five-year partnership, Mike Davie and Millie Troll of Mike & Millie in the California Market Center have split to start separate showrooms....
Mothballing the Mills
Delta Woodside Industries Inc., which operates Delta Mills and Delta Mills Marketing, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Code on Oct. 13. The company, based in Fountain...
Peligrosa: A Sweet Sweater Company
Despite a name that means “dangerous” in Spanish, Los Angeles–based Peligrosa is as nice a company as one can find. Nico Morrison, the chief executive and creative director of th...
Liz's New Man
After a nine-month search, New York–based manufacturing giant Liz Claiborne has named a new chief executive to replace Paul Charron, who is retiring. William L. McComb, company group chairman at Johnso...
Mills Completes Del Amo Expansion
Chevy Chase, Md.–based Mills Corp. has completed an expansion of its Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, Calif., adding a two-story outdoor promenade, which features about 35 new stor...
Plus-size and Premium
If most premium denim is designed for skinny minnies roughly the shape of a carrot, new denim brands Rozzie Rae and C.enne.V (pronounced “sea-envy”) are making denim fo...
Roxy, Roxywear Squabble Heads Back to Court
Call it the case that would never die....
Coco Kliks to Design Jak & Rae
Los Angeles–based designer Coco Kliks has signed on as design director of Jak & Rae, the contemporary sportswear brand owned by Hot Kiss. Kliks...
Navy Woman
Gap Inc. has a new president of its Old Navy division. Dawn Robertson has been appointed to oversee all of Old Navy’s operations, working out of the company’s San Francisco headquarters. Robertson, who ...
Tukatech Adds to N.Y. Staff
Los Angeles technology provider Tukatech Inc. has named Vladimir Mednik as its new East Coast sales executive. He will join the company’s staff in New York....
L'Ecole Des Femmes: Playing Dress Up
Laura Sfez considers herself more of a storyteller than a clothing designer. She just finished writing and illustrating a children’s novel, which she describes as whimsical, environmental and in the vein of au...
Kingpins' First L.A. Foray a Success
The Kingpins’ first show in Los Angeles was deemed a success as 15 denim suppliers, laundries and trim companies proved to be a draw to many of the city’s best-known premium-denim brands....
Friday, October 13
Ferragamo Hits the Walk of Style
Salvatore Ferragamo was honored with a plaque on Rodeo Drive’s Walk of Style on Oct. 8. Celebrities and Ferragamo family members were among the guests the gala celebration in Beverly Hills. ...
Centric Releases Tech Packs
San Jose, Calif.–based Centric Software Inc. has rolled out Tech Packs, a new PDM (product data management) product for the apparel industry....
California Brands Look for a Route to China
Victor Cortese has never exported his clothing line overseas, but he is taking a good hard look at the wide-open consumer frontier offered by China....
Kidrobot Bows Boutique and Craze
There’s been Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Paul Frank’s Julius, now toy company Kidrobot plans to build an empire of design inspired by its cartoon characters. However, Paul Budnitz, the ...
Ross to Acquire 46 Albertson Sites
Pleasanton, Calif.–based off-price retailer Ross Stores, Inc. has reached an agreement with grocery chain Albertsons LLC to acquire 46 store sites in California, Florida, Texas, Arizo...
Steve Madden Launches Dresses
Long Island City, N.Y.–based Steven Madden Ltd. has struck a deal with Jump Apparel Group for a line of dresses under the Steve Madden and Steven by Steve Madden labels for Spring 2007. Distribution for the ne...
Weber Joins LVMH, DKI
Mark Weber has been named chief executive officer of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton and chairman and CEO of Donna Karan International. In addition, he will oversee the international operations of Th...
Union Bay Parent Co. Buys Howe, Hause of Howe Eyes Global Expansion With Seattle Pacific Sale
Seattle Pacific Industries, Inc., makers of the Union Bay label, purchased contemporary menswear label Hause of Howe for an undisclosed sum in a deal announced Oct. 9. Now, the Hunt...
J. Crew Heads to Carmel
New York– based retailer J.Crew opened its “J.Crew-by-the-sea” concept store in Carmel Plaza in Carmel. The store features the company’s men’s and women’s collections, as well as its Italian cashmer...
Kellwood Expands with Calvin
St. Louis–based Kellwood Co. has extended its licensing agreement with Phillips–Van Heusen for Calvin Klein women’s better sportswear for North America until 2012 and landed the license for Ck Calvin Klein women’s bridge...
Surviving and Thriving the Lean Years in Long Beach's East Village Arts District
When Mike De La Vega opened his boutique The Academy in the East Village Arts district of Long Beach, Calif., he confessed to having more than the typical debut jitters....
Deal Makers for the Apparel Industry on a Roll
Five years ago, an up-and-coming boutique investment banking firm in Los Angeles took a small-but-hot blue-jeans company called Earl Jean Inc. and sold it to Nautica Enterprises Inc....
J. Jill at Dos Lagos
Massachusetts-based specialty retail chain J. Jill opened a new 2,830-square-foot store in the Dos Lagos lifestyle center in Corona on Oct. 6. The store—the 210th in the chain and the 34th in California, carri...
Olsen Twins Align With E-Fashion for Web Sales
E-commerce provider eFashion Solutions of Secaucus, N.J., has launched
Mossimo in South America
Los Angeles–based Mossimo Inc. signed a deal with upscale South American department store chain Falabella, which will become the exclusive outlet for Mossimo in Chile, Argentina and Peru and soon in Co...
CMC to Host Lounge Co-Op for Emerging Brands
The California Market Center will debut the Lounge Co-Op for up-and-coming lines during the Oct. 20–24 run of Los Angeles Fashion Market....
Blue Holdings Terminates Up Against the Wall Acquisition and Licensing Deals
Vernon, Calif.–based premium-denim maker Blue Holdings abandoned its bid to purchase Long Rap Inc., owner of the Up Against the Wall streetwear chain. A press release from t...
Lucy's in Colorado
Portland, Ore.–based retailer Lucy’s opened a new flagship store at the Twenty Ninth Street lifestyle center in Boulder, Colo. Lucy’s already operates a store in the Cherry Creek mall in nearby Denver. Twenty Ni...
California Necktie Company Sold
Phillips–Van Heusen Corp. is getting into the necktie business....
Cotton Inc. Sponsors FIDM's Chairing Styles
New York–based cotton industry group Cotton Inc. has signed on as a sponsor of the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising’s seventh-annual Chairing ...
American Rag Cie Heads to the O.C.
Newport Beach, Calif., one of the flash points for Orange County’s burgeoning style, has made room for the flea-market chic of American Rag Cie LLC....
L.A. Majors Market: Cautiously Optimistic
Retail consolidation was on everyone’s minds, but manufacturer representatives reported busy showrooms and plenty of appointments during the Oct. 9–11 run of the Spring 2007 L...
New MOCA Exhibit to Focus on Fashion and Architecture
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles’ newest exhibit, “Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture,” explores how the two disciplines of fashion and arc...
Casual Male Wins Tech Award
The Canton, Mass.–based Casual Male Retail Group received the 2006 Fusion Award from RIS News, which recognized the retailer for its lean supply-chain management....
Ashley Paige and Coco Kliks Team Up for New Dress Line
A week before Los Angeles Fashion Week, bikini designer Ashley Paige is busy readying her Spring 2007 offerings for the runway, and her Hollywood-based studio/retail boutique is buzzing with activity. Skimpy...
Deere Colhoun Handbags
Lindsey Colhoun, former partner and designer of Goldenbleu handbags, recently launched Deere Colhoun, a new collection of luxe handbags. Colhoun left San Francisco this past...
Blue Horizon
Denim brands roll out non-indigo alternatives ...
Getting the Jump on Tech With FBI, AIMS
A second group of students received certification in AIMS’ software programs from the Fashion Business Inc. as part of a free training program for apparel industry workers....
Apparel OpportunitiesAbound in the Middle East
In many Middle Eastern countries, such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, there is a shop ’til you drop mentality that provides an ocean of opportunity for U.S. apparel makers....
Lucky Brand Sues Target
Vernon, Calif.–based Lucky Brand Dungarees filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Target Corporation and Maximum Exposure Inc. on Oct. 4 in New York’s feder...
Olympus Fashion Week on the Move
After 13 years at New York’s Bryant Park, IMG’s Olympus Fashion Week will be moving to a new home....
Bryna Nicole Handbags
San Francisco designer Bryna Nicole is a newcomer to the handbag world, but her designs are creating a buzz on both coasts. Perhaps that’s because of the bicoastal influence in her designs. “I d...
Music to Their Ears
Lyric Culture hopes to make cash registers ring with the launch of its ultra-premium-jeans collection ...
Fields Forecasts White Colors and Dresses for Juniors Trends
White will be the new black. Anchor graphics will replace the ubiquitous skull. Ties might be required accessories for juniors. The dress will be everywhere. These juniors-style pronouncement...
Jaime Pressly at Dallas FIG
Los Angeles–based actress and designer Jaime Pressly will make a personal appearance Oct. 26 at the Fashion Industry Gallery in Dallas....
Peace of Us: It's All in the Details
To the founders of Peace of Us, Arie Soloman and Tanya Ghantous, a well-crafted design is only as good as its production quality. On the inside and out of Peace of Us’ garments are ha...
B.Son: Rebecca Beeson Dresses the Fellas
San Francisco womenswear designer Rebecca Beeson is taking her casual-chic aesthetic to the menswear market with a new collection called B.Son....
SPESA Returns to Miami With a New Look
The SPESA Expo—the United State’s largest trade show featuring equipment, fabrics and technology under one roof—will return for its sophomore run May 8–10 at the Miami Beach Convention C...
Trina Turk Leads All-Star Award Winners
Los Angeles designer Trina Turk will be among 10 winners receiving an All-Star Award during Apparel Magazine’s Tech Conference, set for Nov. 8–9 at the Fashion Institute of Te...
Hurley Debuts New Performance Fabric
Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Hurley International called in the big guns when developing Phantom, its new high-performance boardshort fabric. The lightweight, super durable, quick-drying fabric ...
Technology U: More Companies Are Employing Users Groups to Help Their Clients
About 125 customers of Computer Generated Solution’s Blue Cherry software are heading to Las Vegas later this month to meet with company executives to give them a piece of their minds. Of course, tha...
EDI Part of Seminar Topics at L.A. Textile Show
Electronic data interchange (EDI), style catalogs and order-entry systems will be among the topics of discussion at a seminar series hosted by Fashion Business Inc. during the Los A...
Directives Covers the Market
Los Angeles-based buying office and retail consultancy Directives West hosted five trend presentations on the opening day of the Los Angeles Major’s Market at the California Market Center. T...
Hong Joins 7thOnline
Dr. Saman Hong has been named vice president of analytics and optimization solutions for 7thOnline, a New York–based provider of analytics software for the retail industry....
Idylle: Like Funny, Like Artsy
The world of T-shirt graphics might be divided into several camps. One is cheeky humor, which inspired hundreds of T-shirt designers from Paul Frank to Tokidoki. Then there’s...
Wal-Mart Officials Talk RFID at L.A. Conference
Rollin L. Ford, executive vice president and chief information officer for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and David E. Kepler, chief information officer for The Dow Chemical...
Lectra to Boost Staff
Lectra is hiring. After a period of downsizing, the French technology company said it plans to hire about 100 workers worldwide in various aspects of business to support the developm...
Kiwali Rolls Out T-shirt Line
Kiwali LLC of Emeryville, Calif., has added designer T-shirts to its line, which until now had been focused on accessories for the Apple iPod....
Former President, COO Returns to St. John
Bruce Fetter, who joined luxury knits maker St. John in 1997 and resigned from his posts of president and chief operating officer in March 2005 is back....
Friday, October 6
Chip & Pepper Apparel Revamps, Refreshes and Expands
Chip and Pepper Foster describe their Chip & Pepper line as “California fresh.” But after more than three years in the upper echelon of premium denim, how do they retain tha...
Swimwear Company Settles Legal Battle
After two years of legal tussling and five volumes of court documents, Maxine Swim Group Inc., now operating as Manhattan Beachwear, has settled its case against pr...
Inviting Competition
The struggle is worth it on hot retail streets, L.A. boutique owners say ...
Washington Joins Delia's
New York–based e-tail and bricks-and-mortar retailer Delia’s Inc. has named former sportscaster Gene Washington to its board of directors. Washington is the director of football operations for the National Foot...
Rethinking Von Dutch's Brand Image
Since its trademark trucker hat sparked a fashion firestorm a few years ago, Los Angeles–based apparel maker Von Dutch has lost some of its hipster clout. Now, the brand is looking to...
Juniors Denim Labels Scout the Next Frontier: $100 Denim
After a couple of years of playing “how high can we go?” with premium-denim prices, denim makers are turning their attention to a new niche: girls who love the premium look but lack premium cash. Sudden...
Turk+Taylor: T-Shirt Color Chameleons Dip Into Sportswear
The founders of Turk+Taylor, Mark Lee Morris and Andrew Soernsen, perfected their clothing line’s punchy color palette the old-fashioned way. The two brewed and hand-dyed each piece in Soernsen...
Windsor and Project Runway's Verreos Head to the Prom
Los Angeles–based young contemporary retailer Windsor will unveil a collection of dresses in January under the Nick Verreos for Windsor label....
LV Museum Planned
French luxury goods maker Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton is planning to open a 100 million euro Louis Vuitton museum in Paris to showcase the work of its designers, including Christian Dior and Marc Jaco...
Fashion, Designers Take Lead at Nordstrom's 'Best' Store
The Nordstrom store that debuted on Oct. 6 at Westfield Topanga shopping center in Canoga Park, Calif., will offer the most designer fashions of all the Seattle-based department store...
Eva Franco: Elegant Alternative on Top
Eva Franco once listed daredevil activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping as her favorite hobbies. The Los Angeles–based dressmaker’s latest risk is more entrepreneurial....
PacSun Chief Resigns, Stock Jumps
On Sept. 29, Pacific Sunwear of California chief Seth Johnson resigned from his posts as chief executive and director of the company. Johnson, who joined the mall-based specialty surf retailer in 200...
ProportionofBlu: Focus on Fit
The designers behind the new premium-denim brand ProportionofBlu aren’t employing the Golden Rule in their designs, but they are applying something known as the Golden Ratio....
September '06 Switch: Temperatures Down, Sales Up
Cold weather and steady growth made for a surprising September....
Importers Worried about Vietnam Trade Bill
A group of heavy hitters in the retail and apparel industry is mounting a major campaign to protest antidumping measures, which are part of a bill to grant Vietnam permanent normal trade relations, a ...
AK Taps Toledo
New York–based Anne Klein, the division of Jones Apparel Group, has named designer Isabel Toledo as its creative director. The first collection under her guidance will bow for Fall 2007. Barneys New York, also...
Celebs On Board
Los Angeles–based Sub-Urban Brands Inc., makers of the White Boy, Mash Culture Lab, Black Jesus and PYT brands, is forming a celebrity advisory board of musicians, artists and other pop culture figures...
Ourtranslation: Jewelry With a Sense of History
Designers Annie Goodwin and Heather Allman are putting history into their line of reconstructed vintage jewelry, Ourtranslation, based in Manhattan Beach, Calif....
Speed-to-Market the Theme at Material World N.Y.
NEW YORK—As fast-fashion retailers such as H&M, Mango and Zara hit U.S. shores, the speed-to-market maxim is taking on new meaning, encouraging manufacturers, r...
Gap Abroad
San Francisco–based retail giant Gap Inc. has expanded an existing distribution agreement for Gap and Banana Republic clothing and accessories in Southeast Asia. The deal is with Indonesian company FJ ...
Gen Art's Newest Fresh Faces
Gen Art, the fashion, art and music nonprofit, has named its latest Fresh Faces in Fashion, who will be featured in a runway event and party on Oct. 13 at Barker Hangar in S...
The Kingpins Denim Show Comes to L.A.
Specialty denim trade show The Kingpins holds its first Los Angeles edition Oct. 11–12 in downtown Los Angeles....
Promoting Business in the Middle East
A group of U.S. ambassadors and commercial attacheacute;s assigned to the Middle East will be in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 10 to discuss business opportunities in that region....
