Tuesday, May 31
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Louis Vuitton Names Teen Student One of Its New Faces (Daily Mail UK)Seoul Allows Fendi to Feature Fur in Fashion Show (NPR)Fashion Rio Summer 2012: Photos (KATU)Fashion...
Obituary: L-R-G's Jonas Bevacqua, 33
Jonas Bevacqua, pioneering streetwear designer and the co-founder of high-profile Orange County streetwear brand Lifted Research Group/L-R-G, died on May 30. He was found dead at his home in Laguna B...
Save the Marilyn Monroe Dress Campaign Heats Up
Who would have thought that a simple white dress could cause such a ruckus. But if that dress was worn by Marilyn Monroe and became part of a famous picture promoting the film "The Seven Year Itch,"...
Friday, May 27
Apparel News Daily Reader
Alexander McQueen: Anger Bursting at the Seams (Gulf News)Mexico's Youth Follow Drug Barons' Fashion Style (The Guardian)Tommy Hilfiger Set to Rock for...
Mandula's Los Angeles Debut
Hajnalka Mandula dressed in her namesake line in front of ChurchCanadian fashion label Mandula made its Los Angeles-debut at influential Church boutique at West Hollywood, Calif. May 26.The Hungarian-born designer Hajnalka...
Orange County Fashion Week Debuts in Santa Ana
A hip artist’s village in the heart of Santa Ana, Calif., was the scene for the first annual OC Fashion Week, organized by the OC Fashion Association, a nonprofit whose mission is to ...
Not Your Daughter's Jeans Hires Kevin Mahoney as New President
Denim company Not Your Daughter’s Jeans has tapped apparel-industry veteran Kevin Mahoney to be the new president of the growing clothing company....
LACMA's 'Tim Burton' is a Monster Mash of Inspiration
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is opening a new exhibit this weekend that's sure to provide plenty of creative inspiration for costume designers who pride themselves on...
Thursday, May 26
Apparel News Daily Reader
Oprah's Style Evolution (Washington Post)Pippa Middleton Knocks Cheryl Cole Off Top of Celebrity Style List (Mirror UK)Martyn Lawrence-Bullard Talks Fashion and...
Zimmermann's Robertson Splash
Nicky Zimmermann at her Robertson Boulevard boutiqueZimmermann, an Australian swimwear line, hopes to make a splash on Los Angeles’ stylish Robertson Boulevard.The first permanent American boutique for the Zimmermann brand was officially debuted May 23...
Only Tangentially Fashion-Related
Kreayshawn "Gucci Gucci" from Strange Customs on Vimeo.Want to feel old? Want to dance around? Welcome to your summer jam. The major designer name-dropping is just an added bonus (even if isn't really a glowing endorsement: "They don't need...
Fabric Leads U.S. Sea Export Growth
U.S. exports of containerized goods transported by sea reached their highest level in nearly three years during the first quarter of this year, rising 11.6 percent over the same period last year. Exports of f...
StyleSpot: Stylizing Online Shopping for Consumers
Innovative shopping websites are becoming the new frontier in retailing. That is illustrated by
Consumer-Product Regulations Continue to Rankle Apparel Industry
At a product safety and chemical management seminar organized by the American Apparel and Footwear Association in Los A...
71 Stanton: Luxury Line's Gritty Inspiration
Los Angeles–based womenswear label 71 Stanton, which is just emerging on the scene, has its name rooted in the immigrant story of its designer, Ellis Yu...
Pacific Sunwear Shows First Positive Comps in Years
For the first time in almost four years, Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. announced positive same-store sales for an entire fiscal quarter....
Brazil's Apparel Industry Is Open for Business, but Challenges Abound
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil—Business is bustling in Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s third-largest metropolitan area and home to Minas Trend Preview, a fashion trade fair and series of runway shows in their...
Malibu Dream Girl Acquires Dotti
Commerce-based swimwear maker Malibu Dream Girl acquired Dotti, a swimwear coverup brand, for an unspecified sum. Dotti was founded in 1988 by Dotti Schwa...
7thOnline Hires New Marketing Man
Jerry Inman is in as chief marketing officer at New York–based 7thOnline, a retail-industry merchandise assortment planning and forecasting firm. Inman is...
Dillard's Turns to California Designers for Clothing Inspiration
On the retail front, Dillard’s department stores are practically an unknown quantity in California, with only three outlets in far-flung outposts that are more suburban than urban. ...
Jimmy Choo Acquired By Labelux
Jimmy Choo, the high-end footwear line, was acquired by German luxury-goods holding company Labelux for a reported $811 million. Labelux, which owns the Bally shoe ...
Rent the Runway Gets Major Investment
Rent the Runway—which rents designer dresses, bridesmaid dresses and accessories online—raised $15 million in venture capital from Kleiner Perkins Caufield...
Athleta, Splendid Announce Store Openings
Athleta, the women’s activewear store owned by Gap Inc., is flexing its muscle....
Wednesday, May 25
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Michelle Obama's High Fashion London Looks (People)Selena Gomez Chooses Mature Fashion (The Deadbolt)Queen Latifah Launches Clothing Line (Toronto Sun)Luxury Goods...
'Ward of the State' Exhibit Casts Sharp Focus on Tony Ward
Tony Ward, who has been dubbed "male icon of the century" by Paris Vogue, is easily the most photographed male model in the world. For the past three decades, the...
Tuesday, May 24
Apparel News Daily Reader
Tulare Union Graduate Creates Sought-After Fashion Line (Visalia Times-Delta)Dree Hemingway and Terry Richardson Take Bieber High Fashion (StyleCaster)Will Michelle...
Monday, May 23
SoundCheck Hollywood Checks Into Sunset
The Sunset Strip recently welcomed a new retail resident intent on keeping the boulevard’s rock and roll spirit alive. SoundCheck Hollywood, a T-shirt and music emporium hawking apparel featuring classic and contemporary rock bands, opened its doors late last month on Rock Row, between the Viper Room...
STYLE FILE: OLAF SCHMIDT
You may have spotted him last July at the inaugural edition of Home Textiles Sourcing Expo in New York and if you’ve ever been to Heimtextil in Frankfurt, then you’ve definitely seen him! He’s the impeccably dressed...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Chart-Topping Fashion of Billboard Music Awards (E.T. Online)2011 Young Hollywood Awards Red Carpet Fashion (Style Bistro)Labelux to Buy Jimmy Choo‎...
Sunday, May 22
Forever 21 Opens at Beverly Center
It's hard to miss Forever 21's newest location now that the mall's escalaters on the north side of the Beverly Center lead directly into the shop. Brightly lit, comfortable and emanating a youthful energy, Los Angeles' newest...
Friday, May 20
Class Takes a Holiday
When the producers of the
Hollywood Style Haus' Spin
Alison Kennedy,left, and Mikey KoffmanLooks like producingfashion shows andappearing on reality TV are not enough for Mikey Koffman. Koffman, the entrepreneur best known for producing the L.A. Fashion Weekend series of runway shows, officially debuted...
Worn in the U.S.A.: Denim Turns 138!
Not that...
Fashion and Beauty Photographers Focus Point of Annenberg Exhibit
A Felicia Webb photo taken back stage at the Paul Smith fashon show in London in 2002What would fashion be without the photographers to chronicle the walk down the runway for the photo shoots?For those who appreciate a...
Swim Collective Moves Launch Location
Swim Collective, the West Coast swim trade show and runway event set to bow in August, has a new location. ...
Jerry Leigh Makes Communication, Savings Focus of PLM Implementation
As a major licensing, brand management, sales, merchandising and design company, Van Nuys, Calif.–based Jerry Leigh Apparel produces T-shirts and ...
Moss Adams Moves
New digs are in store for Moss Adams, the accounting firm that has worked with a number of apparel companies in Los Angeles....
Economic Study Shows L.A. Headed for Trade Growth
A growing global economy did wonders for trade passing through the airports and seaports around the Los Angeles area in 2010. And the trend is here to stay....
Technology Resources
You make others look good.
The Speed of Fashion: PLM Software Aims to Make Fashion Quicker and More Efficient
First it was aerospace, then automobiles and machine manufacturing. Now, Product Lifecycle Management plans to take over the world of garment-manufacturing technology....
Scovill Asset Sale to Be Handled by Carl Marks
New York–based investment-banking firm Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC will serve as financial adviser for Scovill Fasteners Inc. in the sale of S...
Hurley CEO Goes to Converse
In April, Jim Calhoun was named the chief executive of popular Orange County, Calif.–based activewear company Hurley. On May 19, he was named president and chief executive of Converse, based across the c...
Party Girl
When Maggie Barry threw herself a 50th-birthday party at L.A.'s The Supper Club on May 14, she promised her guests a “fashion extravaganza.” The designer and stylist can always be coun...
Black Book Sessions Draws Street Support
Many young people can’t imagine making art their career, but several streetwear and action-sports brands are out to change that. Black Book Sessions is a day-long event where teens and 20-somethings can learn about the opportunities for aspiring artists from professionals in the field.
Michael Stars Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Expansion on Its Mind
Inside a nondescript brick building in the middle of an industrial neighborhood, the founders of T-shirt line Michael Stars are gathered in the design room, scrutinizing a table of rainbow-colored fa...
Retail on the Wild Side: Downtown Los Angeles' Boutique Business
Downtown Los Angeles is the address for thriving gourmet supermarkets, vibrant art galleries, bustling bars and pet-gift emporiums....
Quiksilver Names New Board Member
Huntington Beach–based Quiksilver Inc. named Joseph F. Berardino to its board of directors. Berardino currently serves as managing director of Alvarez & Marsal’s business ...
What's Checking: Downtown
SixHundredA top-selling label for men is Railcar Fine Goods, headquartered in El Monte, Calif., a city 15 miles east of downtown. Popular items include the men’s “Moto Flannel ...
Saks to Open More Off 5th Stores
New York–based Saks Inc. will open four more Off 5th stores this year in Kansas City, Kan.; Oklahoma City; Northbrook, Ill.; and Charleston, S.C. The company will also open a new Off 5th stor...
Rick Caruso Backs Out of Santa Anita Mall
Los Angeles shopping-center developer Rick Caruso pulled the plug on his long-stalled project to build the Shops at Santa Anita, a luxury mall in Arcadia, Calif., located 14 miles ea...
PacSun, Seneca Rising Collaboration Ups Fashion Ante
Pacific Sunwear of California is taking strides in reinventing its image. From edgier, new marketing campaigns to a refreshed and more fashion-forward product mix that includes exclusive licenses a...
Maidenform Launches Swimwear
Maidenform Brands, the New York–based intimates maker, has partnered with Commerce, Calif.–based swimwear maker Malibu Dream Girl to launch Maidenform Swimwear for Spring/Summ...
NRF Ups Ante in Swipe-Fee Fight
The battle over swipe-fee reform might be entering its final act....
Levi's Dockers Division Names Executive VP
San Francisco–based Levi Strauss & Co. named Anne Rohosy executive vice president and president of Global Dockers. For the past two years, Rohosy has been senior vice president of Levi...
Gap Heads to Serbia and Ukraine
San Francisco–based retail giant Gap Inc. will open stores in Serbia and Ukraine through new agreements with the company’s existing franchise partne...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Beyoncé's "Run the World (Girls)" Video: The Fashion Breakdown (People)NFL star Mark Clayton Tries Gospel-Based Fashion (Oregon Faith...
Thursday, May 19
Enamored With "L'amour fou"
From Le Smoking to popularizing prêt-à-porter, Yves Saint Laurent is one the most influential designers in the history of fashion. And with the release of “L’amour fou,” the extraordinary career of the couturier can be more fully understood and appreciated. I am personally...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Before Life as a Fashion Mogul, Ralph Lauren Dreamed of Being Batman (Washington Post)Lea Michelle, From Gleek to Chic! (Daily Mail UK)Picture...
Have Fashion Shopping App, Will Travel
Former model Debra Winter has launched Fashion Nomad, a new iphone app to help travelling clothes-horses get their fix while globe-trotting. The app features "a concise list of indie boutiques, designer flagships, vintage stores...
Wednesday, May 18
'Pop' Stars: Kitson and Junk Food Toast Coke
A Coke and a Smile: Actor James Preston at Kitson.Junk Food Clothing...
U.S. Port Activity Climbs 9 Percent
Ports across the country were busy as shipping activity and the economy pick up....
Apparel News Daily Reader
Pierre Cardin’s China Fashion Show (Wall Street Journal)Get The Lady Gaga Look With Gilt's New Collection (Glamour)Joe Zee Dishes About Making It in...
Tuesday, May 17
Future's So Bright
Up next: Neon. So say the folks at Pantone, the color forecasting and standards company. Yes, I know, you’ve heard it before. But not from Pantone. Or, at least, not lately. Prepare for Dayglo to find its way into your home and wardrobe. The company launched its Pantone Fashion + Home nylon...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Zoe Saldana in Red White at 'Tree of Life' Cannes Premiere (Style Bistro)Jennifer Lopez Says Greatest Letdown Was Her Fashion Lines (Huffington Post)Show Some...
Art Attack
L.A.'s Fashion Neighborhoods Get A Makeover"Downtown Los Angeles' Fashion District changes looks more often than Madonna. Strolling the bustling neighborhood recently, we spotted a few new creative...
Monday, May 16
Hitmakers & Haute Couture
Kanye West, Rolling Stones' Ron Wood and GN'R's DJ Ashba Join Fashion’s Growing List of Entrepreneurial TastemakersThe extensive list of music artists turned fashion designers is growing, with a number of pop stars recently collaborating...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Steven Tyler's Rockin' Fashion Style (L.A. Times)CollegeHumor Co-Founder Tries on Old Threads (WSJ)Sarah Jessica Parker Plans New Fashion TV Show...
Victoria's Top 10
CLOTHED: From left,Victoria's Secret models Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio,Miranda Kerr,Erin Heatherton and Candice Swanepoel.The Victoria’s Secret 2011 Bombshell Summer Tour rolled into The Grove retail center in Los Angeles May 12. Making appearances were Victoria’s models Miranda Kerr,...
Friday, May 13
Shop & Dine Guide
The latest edition of our biannual tribute to inspired stores and rad restaurants....
Dina Bar-EL,Others Take Century City
Tal Sheyn Signature DesignsElegant gowns. Gauzy hippie tunics. Streetwise T-shirts. These styles were some of the looks to hit the runway at the Hyatt Regency Plaza in Century City May 12 to celebrate Israel’s independence. Well-known...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Kate Winslet Is the New Face Of Fashion Brand St. John (Sociaite Life)Video: L’amour Fou, the New Yves Saint Laurent Documentary...
STYLE FILE
Messe Frankfurt New York Textile Show Coordinator Lauren Harp...
Trade-Show Organizers Strive to Add Value to Their Events
New venues, new dates, new categories and new partnerships. Trade-show producers are stepping up the amenities and fine-tuning their exhibitor bases to draw more attendees. After three years of econom...
Hot Topic to Host quot;Pirates Dayquot; Promo
Walt Disney Pictures’ latest “Pirates of the Caribbean” film, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” opens on May 20, and Hot Topic is getting in ...
L.A. Port Job Goes to Fashion Ambassador
Cynthia Ruiz, known as City Hall’s ambassador to the local fashion industry, has been named deputy executive director of external affairs at the Port of Los Angeles.In her new job, she will he...
The Gap: Filling the Void After Patrick Robinson's Departure
The Gap Inc. is ready to take over the world, if only it could get over its identity crisis....
Gilt Raises $138 Million
New York–based flash-sale site Gilt Groupe Inc. raised $138 million in financing from current investors Softbank Grou...
John Bartlett's New Brands Headed to Bon-Ton
Designer John Bartlett recently debuted two new menswear brands, John Bartlett Consensus and John Bartlett Statements, which will be sold exclusively at Bon-Ton Stores beginning in ...
IP Act Introduced in Senate
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D–Vt.) and a group of bipartisan senators introduced the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (P...
Adore: Hand-Crafted Contemporary
When Sam Far joined his family’s Los Angeles apparel business five years ago, his goal as a recent college graduate was to rev up sales in the womenswear company his parents founded more than 20 years ...
Trade Shows, Retailers Got a Brand-New Bag
Trade shows and retailers increasingly find marketing opportunities and ways to build credibility with bags. ...
Retail Therapy: Dr. Jenn Berman's Eco-Fashion
Dr. Jenn Berman can provide counseling on almost everything...
Afingo's Fashion Forum Highlights West Coast Fashion
New York–based Afingo, a social-networking resource and event producer for the fashion industry, focused on the West Coast fashion scene during its May 5 Fashion Forum at the Californ...
Denim Brands Look to Future for Growth, Change
Denim manufacturers are a prime example of Charles Darwin’s rule of evolution. It’s survival of the fittest, and those who don’t adapt die....
WWDMAGIC to Showcase French Designers
WWDMAGIC and Precirc;t Agrave; Porter Paris, a Parisian fashion trade show, have teamed up to create Heart of Precirc;t, a new showcase of French apparel brands targeting be...
Invista Expands in China
Fiber maker Invista is expanding production at its spandex venture plant in Foshan, China. Invista’s joint venture with the Foshan Plastics Group Co. Ltd. now operates four production...
Levi's Debuts New Retail Concept in Orange County, Calif.
Levi Strauss & Co. took inspiration from the company’s 19th century roots for its newest concept store, Levi’s Dry Goods, which celebrated its grand opening May 13 at The...
O'Neill Names New Sales Executive
O’Neill Clothing, an Orange County surf label, announced that John Hunt was promoted to vice president of sales for the company, owned by La Jolla Group in Irvine, Calif....
Apparel Maker James George Baily Dies
James Baily, who for years had a Los Angeles dressmaking business, has died. He was 81....
Fashion Industries Guild Announces Dinner Honorees
The Fashion Industries Guild announced that its 2011 honorees for its 55th annual charity dinner dance will be the executives behind juniorswear manufacturer Big St...
Fred Hayman to Be Honored on Rodeo Drive
The newest recipient of the Rodeo Drive Walk of Fame Award is Fred Hayman, often called the father of Rodeo Drive....
Obey's Shepard Fairey: Music Video Director
Obey's Shepard Fairey moonlights as a DJ (he goes by the handle DJ Diabetic. True story.), political fire-starter and co-star of the Oscar-nominated documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop. I guess being a...
Thursday, May 12
Apparel News Daily Reader
Lady Gaga on Fashion: There Are No Rules (People)Angelina Jolie, Jack Black Talk Fashion At Cannes (MTV.com)Michael Kors, DVF and Tory Burch Make...
Wednesday, May 11
Apparel News Daily Reader
The Katy Perry Fashion Show (The Dominion Post)Queen Elizabeth Starts a Royal Post-Wedding Handbag Craze (Racked)Brands Opt to Try On Edgy Shorts...
Hot Dates: May's fashion Forward Events
West Hollywood Green Weekend Citywide Yard Sale May 14 15 / West HollywoodStyle conscious consumers looking to score designer duds on the cheap may want to head over to the famously fashionable West Hollywood this coming weekend for WeHo's first-ever city-wide yard sale.
Tuesday, May 10
Apparel News Daily Reader
Georgia May Jagger Fronts Marc Jacobs' Latest Campaign for Charity (Daily Mail U.K.)Hindu Goddess Swimsuit...
Monday, May 9
Apparel News Daily Reader
Kentucky Derby Style Watch (KentuckyDerby.com)Fashion Forward: New York Brands Take On Social Media (CBS News)Old Labels, New Era: Rejunvenating the Apparel Industry (The Sacramento...
Clothes for thought
Now here’s something to think about.There’s a Japanese project called Neurowear that was founded to develop robotic fashion items (and other things) that are powered by brainwaves. The Neurowear site says its concept is the...
Saturday, May 7
Debuts for Basil, HlubTray
Gown from Basil's Spring/Summer 2011 collection. Photo by Felix Salzman/LookBookLA.It was a night for debuts. Los Angeles-based lines Basil and HlubTray took at bow May 5 at theRAW:natural born artists showcase at the Playhouse nightclub in Hollywood. Basil...
Friday, May 6
Retirement? Never for Greta
Greta , center, with Tanya Newbould, right, and Roger Leguay, Greta's boyfriend of 37 years.Fashion is proud of being fickle, and infamous for a short shelf life, but Greta Feigler who goes by...
Balenciaga and Spain
Often I have wondered how Balenciaga envisaged those bold voluminous shapes of the ’50s, a mid-century fashion innovation. While in San Francisco covering the Academy of Art University’s fashion show, I was lucky enough to attend a private tour of the “Balenciaga and Spain”...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Street Style: Ailey at the Apollo Gala (Essence)Stella McCartney Talks Eco-Fashion And Her Brand's Growth (NBC New York)Sarah Jessica Parker Will Host 40...
Metropark Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close Stores
Blaming a tight credit market and declining spending power of young adults, Los Angeles–headquartered fashion chain Metropark USA Inc. filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in W...
Robinson Exits Gap
After four years, Patrick Robinson, executive vice president of Gap global design for adult and body, is leaving the San Francisco–based retail giant. Until Robinson’s replacement can be found, Pam Wallack, head of Gap’s global...
GG Collective: Luxe Fabrics, Made With Speed
Sisters Beatrice and Luvi Guapo could be breaking speed records in bringing GG Collective, their new knits line, to market....
April Apparel Sales Strong
April retail sales beat forecasts, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers....
Amazon's New Flash-Sale quot;Habit.quot;
Seattle-based e-tail giant Amazon.com launched a members-only fashion flashsale site called MyHabit.com. The private sale site will offer up to 60 percent off of retail prices for items from “t...
Apparel Sourcing May Be Coming Closer to Home
Central American factories are looking to capture more apparel business from Asia....
Gaultier From Hermegrave;s to Puig
Spanish fragrance company Puig purchased a 45 percent stake in the Jean Paul Gaultier brand from French luxury house Hermegrave;s. Puig’s portfolio of brands includes Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci and Paco Raba...
Lycra Style Helps Invista Reintroduce the Ready-to-Wear Fiber
Invista turns to biometric market research to fine-tune the message for its latest brand launch....
Pending Free-Trade Agreements Filled With Different Apparel Elements
The free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama could be approved by Congress as early as this summer....
Dirt LA, McKenzie Collaborate on Green Collection
Dirt LA is an art-inspired eco luxury brand. Founder and designer Diviya Loomba collaborates with eco-artists to make the prints for the collection. The brand creates high-quality fashion-for...
PPR's Volcom Acquisition Brings Back the $600+ Million Deal
California brand Volcom is acquired by French luxury company PPR....
South Is Tops for Promotional Products
Southern buyers purchased $5.9 billion in promotional products— including T-shirts, caps and pens—in 2010, according to a recent survey published by Advantages magazine, which covers the promot...
OneStopPlus.com Adds Designers Studio.
Plus-size fashion site OneStopPlus.com is building a “Designers Studio” section beginning with the addition of apparel by Lafayette 148 New York. The offering includes about 300 styles. ...
FBI, Eisenberg Offer Free Patternmaking Software Training
In June, the Joyce Eisenberg Apparel Job Skills Training Program will debut at Fashion Business Inc., the Los Angeles– based nonprofit business resource and training...
Glendale Galleria to Be Renovated
The Glendale Galleria will get a facelift this summer....
Thursday, May 5
Timberland Opens in S.F.'s Union Square
Outdoor footwear and apparel brand The Timberland Co. opened a store at the Westfield San Francisco Centre in San Francisco’s Union Square neighborhood....
Apparel News Daily Reader
Kate Bosworth Sings for Cotton Inc. (Fashion Etc.)Madonna Donates Chanel Boots For LaGuardia High (Artist Direct)She's still Got It: The...
Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Video: Religious Iconography As A Fashion Statement
Lady Gaga's highly-stylized "Judas" video dropped today, and while it's no "Like A Prayer" or "Beat It," which it is clearly influenced by, you have to give her props for creativeness in incorporating crucifixes into haute couture and...
Glendale Galleria to Be Renovated
The Glendale Galleria will get a facelift this summer....
K-Swiss Gets New Apparel Man
K-Swiss, a footwear and apparel company based in Westlake Village, Calif., has named Michael Augustine as its director of apparel worldwide.Augustine will be r...
Wednesday, May 4
Apparel News Daily Reader
Selena Gomez Discusses Her Upcoming Fashion Line (Pop Crush)Cojo Dishes on the Met Gala's Worst Dressed Star (ET Online)Talking With Fashion Powerhouse Joe Zee...
Metropark Files Bankruptcy
Blaming a tight credit market and declining spending power of young adults, Los Angeles–headquartered fashion chain Metropark USA Inc. filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in W...
Tuesday, May 3
Apparel News Daily Reader
Fashion Report: Mary J. Blige's 2nd Annual Honors Concert (BET)Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress Sets Fashion Trend (ABS CBN News)T-Shirts Mark...
Monday, May 2
Apparel News Daily Reader
Michelle Obama Wears Halston to White House Correspondents' Dinner (Harper's Bazaar)Fashion Firms Rush to Copy the Royal Gown (Wall...
Dig It: Stella McCartney Finds Fashion Influence From Within
Through Linda's Lens: Stella McCartney (foreground) with her brother James and famous father.When Linda McCartney started shooting candid photos of her family back in the late 1960s, she probably had no...
Salute to Iconic Fashion Photographer Brian Duffy Rocks Rodeo
An elegant but rockin’ taste of Euro culture comes to Beverly Hills today with the opening of a special retrospective exhibit celebrating the work of iconic U.K....
'ANTM' Live To Head North in 2012
The America's Next Top Modelfranchise continues its global domination by bringing its interactive component to Canada. The hit reality TV show has launched America's Top...
Volcom Announces Acquisition by PPR
The $607 million purchase price French luxury conglomerate PPR paid for California streetwear brand Volcom marks a return to the high acquisition prices that apparel brands commanded...
