Thursday, October 31
NRF Forecast: Gloomy Economic Conditions Will Give Way to Brighter Holiday Season
Retail
Despite weaker-than-expected Halloween sales and a drop in consumer confidence, the National Retail Federation predicts an increase in holiday spending will lift retail sales through the end of the year.
California Legalizes Hemp Cultivation, but Is Fashion Ready to Embrace the Fiber?
Hemp's Legal Hurdle to Fashion
After being celebrated as a wonder plant and reviled as a public danger, hemp could be on the cusp of mainstream acceptance with the passage of a new law in California.
Junk Food Clothing to Open Store on Venice’s Abbot Kinney in LA
Retail
Junk Food Clothing will think big when it opens its first flagship store.
We've Got Your 3.1 Phillip Lim Right Here, LA
Sample Sale
3.1 Phillip Lim is having a sample sale at the Cooper Design Space in the heart of the LA Fashion District.
Kitson Demands Boycott of NBC
After an anchor calls for a boycott of Los Angeles boutique chain Kitson, Kitson asks its shoppers to boycott NBC.
New Lingerie Collection is Designed to Be Seen
For Love and Lemons Designers Gillian Mahin and Laura Hall are diving into lingerie.
Gilles Bensimon talks photography
Celebrated Fashion Photographer Gilles Bensimon talks on what makes a photograph work.
Melmarc Introduces New Program for Embellished Basics
The $3 T-Shirt
Melmarc recently introduced a full-package embellished T-shirt program dubbed “The $3 Basic T-Shirt.”
U.S. Shopping Center Business Strong
Retail
There’s a lot of anxiety over the economy, but shopping centers are reporting strong business.
Runway Trend from LA Fashion Week
The Royal Treatment
Attendees at the recently concluded Los Angeles Fashion Week could be forgiven for having “royals” on the brain.
Gerber Introduces New Paragon Cutting Platform
Technology
Tolland, Conn.–based Gerber Technology introduced its Paragon cutting platform in September at the China International Sewing Machinery & Accessories show in Shanghai.
TALA, CFF Children’s Holiday Party to Honor Hal Kaltman
Textile
The California Market Center, the Cooper Design Space, the California Fashion Foundation and the Textile Association of Los Angeles will join forces to host a holiday party for children from local organizations and after-school programs
SF Designed, Made in America
Argoz: Updating the Argyle
Entrepreneur Dan Soha launched Argoz in San Francisco in early 2012 with two goals: create the perfect argyle sock and make it in America.
Creative Recreation Footwear Acquired by Rocky Brands
Manufacturing
The 11-year-old lifestyle footwear company Creative Recreation, based in West Hollywood, Calif., has been acquired by Rocky Brands for $11 million.
Bruce Berton Steps Down as Roochi Traders Executive
Manufacturing
After five years as the executive vice president and chief operating officer at T-shirt and apparel importer Roochi Traders Inc., Bruce Berton has stepped down from that position to work as a consultant.
Apparel Industry Gets Behind Mickey Sills in His Cancer Fight
Brand Builder
P.J. Salvage and Scanty Clothing Founder Mickey Sills is launching a new brand
Wednesday, October 30
Mister Cartoon's Goalie Mask & Shirts for L.A. Kings
Tough guy artist Mister Cartoon Gets Together with the NHL's Toughest Team for a limited edition shirt collection.
Hollywood, Fashion Stars Party at Lucky Brand Flagship Debut
Lauren Hutton, Hillary Swank, Denim Guru Henry Duarte Bring in New Lucky Brand Flagship with an experimental edge.
Revolve’s Bomb Squad
Fashion Collabs
Los Angeles–based e-tailer Revolve has launched a new collab involving five designers, five fashion bloggers and a bomber jacket.
Tuesday, October 29
Junk Food Clothing to Open Store on Venice’s Abbot Kinney in LA
Retail Real Estate
Junk Food Clothing, the 15-year-old pop-culture, graphic T-shirts and basics company, will open a 2,777-square-foot flagship store on LA's Abbot Kinney in early 2014, according to a statement from commercial real estate firm Blatteis & Schnur.
Guess?: Around The World with New Model Priyanka Chopra
The new face for Guess? Holiday 2013 Campaign: Bollywood Actress Priyanka Chopra
Octavio Carlin's Spring/Summer 2014: From Gatsby to Brides
Designers never get tired of some styles. For Octavio Carlin, it's the looks of the 1920s.
Monday, October 28
Edith Head Remembered on Her Birthday
The woman who epitomized Hollywood gets a special Google remembrance.
Bettie Page Spring 2014
Hour glass figures, pin-ups, modernity. It's Bettie Page's Spring 2014 line.
Ashton Michael's Hasidic Cholos
For his Spring '14 line, Designer Ashton Hirota mixed the distant...very distant... worlds of cholos and Hasids.
Saturday, October 26
Style Scouting at Austin City Limits
Guest Blog
LA Designer Estevan Ramos scouts trends at Austin City Limits in Texas.
Thursday, October 24
Jacob Davis: Denim From Street to Stage
Jacob Davis
Their double lives give them added insight into menswear market research.
BurdaStyle Magazine Launches U.S. Edition
For those do-it-your-self sewers, there's a magazine for you.
Helmut Lang and Theory Moving to LA’s Brentwood
Retail
High-profile contemporary brands Helmut Lang and Theory will open stores in Los Angeles’ exclusive Brentwood enclave in Spring 2014.
Made in California Resources
Resource Guide
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Beluva: San Francisco Based, San Francisco Made
Designer's Profile
Firuze Hariri launched her Beluva collection in 1996, but the designer and chief executive officer has a rich history in San Francisco’s fashion community.
Liberty Sage: Rhapsody’s New Contemporary Line
Company's Profile
After almost two decades of only manufacturing juniors fashions, Los Angeles–based Rhapsody Clothing Inc. is making its first venture into the contemporary market.
Boswell: Ready-to-Wear Fast Break
Boswell
Waraire Boswell built a career by designing made-to-measure suits for the NBA-sized guy.
True Religion Adds to Management Team
Manufacturing
The new owners of True Religion, taken private nearly three months ago, have added two top management team members to the premium-denim company, based in Vernon, Calif.
Volcom Back in LA Area
Retail
Volcom, one of the major core sports brands based Orange County, Calif., is bringing its retail back to Los Angeles County.
Iro, Ruti Join Bustling Fashion District on Abbot Kinney in LA’s Venice Neighborhood
Abbot Kinney
Becoming one of the city’s most popular shopping streets
Quiksilver Sells Snowboard Business Mervin Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Quiksilver announced it is shedding Mervin Manufacturing Inc., which makes snowboard products, in a sale to Extreme Holdings Inc., a strategic holding company in Pennsylvania.
Fire Damages Showroom in the California Market Center
News
Approximately 40 firefighters and 12 fire trucks responded to a California Market Center showroom fire that occurred Thursday morning on the second floor of the building, authorities said.
Fashion Market Northern California Going Gangbusters
Trade Show Report
SAN MATEO, Calif.—The ever-growing Fashion Market Northern California just got bigger.
Wednesday, October 23
Vivienne Westwood's Odd Future
Vivienne Westwood Party for book Her Majesty, and some of the shindig's radical guests.
True Religion Adds to Management Team
Executive Moves
The new owners of True Religion, taken private nearly three months ago, have added two top management team members to the premium-denim company based in Vernon, Calif.
Tuesday, October 22
NZ Textiles Come to LA
Retail Opening
New Zealand textile boutique The Fabric Store is set to open its U.S. flagship at 136 S. La Brea Ave.
Henry Segerstrom's Art & Commerce
The story of South Coast Plaza Co-Founder Henry Segerstrom's Art...and commerce.
Fashion Business Inc. All Aboard Fashion Fund-Raiser
LA Fashion Week
Fashion Business Inc. returned to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 15 for it annual fashion fund-raiser, All Aboard.
LA Fashion Week S14: Krammer & Stoudt
Runway Report
Mike Rubin, the fine-arts painter turned designer behind menswear line Krammer & Stoudt, presented his collection on the runway on Oct. 15 at the California Market Center during the debut of Men’s Fashion Week Los Angeles.
LA Fashion Week: The crowd at the show
LAFW draws to a close
Our photographer Volker Corell was hard at work covering the scene on the runways and off.
Monday, October 21
MRKT Opens In Silver Lake
New Store To Introduce Emerging Designers
MRKT Co-owners Steven Torres and Kenji Sunaga promised to give Los Angeles men’s fashion this thing; fashion labels not seen in the City of Angels.
Curio Los Angeles Takes Downtown
Lora Myers wants to style the world in "Dark Bohemian." Her new store Curio Los Angeles might help her reach her fashion goal.
Friday, October 18
Ferragamo Goes Pop at New Arts Complex
New Arts Complex Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts debuted on Oct. 17 with a Ferragamo pop-up shop.
Corey Lynn Calter's New Petites Line
New Petites Shops at Anthropologie
Anthropologie is rolling out a handful of petites departments. L.A. Designer Corey Lynn Calter Designed an exclusive line for the department.
Polkadots & Moonbeams' New Store
Polkadots & Moonbeams pioneered fashion on Los Angeles' West Third Street in 1982. Now it has a new space.
Thursday, October 17
Fashion + Bikes = That’s Clever!
Cycle Chic
Cleverhood's collaboration with Martone Cycling means city cyclists don't have to sacrifice style at the first sign of rain.
Mayor Garcetti Addresses Industry at CMC’s 50th-Anniversary Event
Events
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti gave his first address to the local apparel community at an Oct. 14 event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the California Market Center.
H&M Coming to Downtown LA
H & M signs lease for 30,000-square-foot store at Figat7th shopping center.
Shay Todd Lands MAFI Award at FBI Fashion Event
MAFI award
Shay Todd Lands MAFI Award at FBI Fashion Event
Urban Outfitters to Expand Westwood Location
Retail
Urban Outfitters Inc. is expanding its store in Los Angeles’ Westwood Village and making it into a flagship, said Topa Management Co., the landlord of Urban Outfitters’ larger Westwood space.
After Fire Claim Denied, Brand Sues Insurance Company
Legal
A car fire outside the warehouse for Un Deux Trois Inc. destroyed the facility with smoke and fire damage, and the Commerce, Calif.–based girls and juniors brand had hoped it could recoup losses from the company’s fire insurance policy.
Taking the Creative Approach to Growing Fashion and Retail
Technology
If Marshal Cohen had his way, retailers and fashion-industry leaders would have started breaking the rules a long time ago.
LA Market Buzzing With New Shows, Staggered Dates
LA Market Buzzing
Retailers had a lot of ground to cover during the recent run of Los Angeles Fashion Market
Wednesday, October 16
What the Boys Are Wearing
Party at Kim Sing
After Los Angeles Men's Market Initiative and Men's Fashion Week Los Angeles, there was a party at the Kim Sing Theatre. Here's what the boys were wearing.
Tuesday, October 15
Established Designer, Growing Brand Lands MAFI Award at FBI Fashion Event
At the Fashion Business Inc. fashion fund-raiser at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, the Moss Adams Fashion Innovator (MAFI) award was given to an established LA designer who has been expanding her reach and growing her brand in recent years.
Monday, October 14
Ina Soltani Infuses Her Spring 2014 Collection With a Hollywood Vibe
Los Angeles designer Ina Soltani goes for the glam look with her evening gowns and cocktail dresses.
A Real Guerrilla Showroom
Parade at Pattern Bar
The Parade Contemporary line goes guerrilla. It's showing at industry watering hole Pattern Bar during LA Fashion Market.
Maggie Barry's Urban Jungle x Fashion Minga
Maggie's Wild New Style
Maggie Barry Dresses Rock Stars, At Fashion Minga, She Will Unveil the Urban Jungle Collection
Friday, October 11
The Bohemian Society Sticks to the Basics for Spring 2014
Designer Victor Wilde sticks to his guns when promising to use recycled items for his clothing collection.
Odylyne's New Bohemian Looks for Spring 2014
Odylyne Explores Indian & Moroccan Styles for Spring '14
Katharine Kidd Shows Off Feminine Spring 2014 Collection at The Grove
Los Angeles emerging designer Katharine Kidd looks to neons to brighten up her sophisticated collection.
Behind the Scenes at Directives West
LA Fashion Week
The glamour!The chaos! The texting! Go behind the scenes with James Campbell and Volker Corell before the Directives West runway show.
Santa Monica Place's Big Awards
Global Competition Winner
Santa Monica Place Honored With Architectural Awards
Thursday, October 10
Los Angeles Fashion Week: Spring Forward
Runway shows
Runway shows, installations, parties and events. Spring '14 LA Fashion Week is underway.
New Lines
Resource Guide
The following new lines and new showrooms will be open during the Oct. 13–17 run of Los Angeles Fashion Market. (Note: Not all buildings are open all days. Please check Apparelnews.net for correct start and end dates for each building.)
September Retail Sales Lack Gusto
Retail Sales
Apparel retailers, short on new fashion trends and coping with warm weather, reported weak sales in September.
Vans Expands Boardshorts Program
Vans Boardshorts
Vans hopes its loyal shoe fans will become boardshorts fans too.
Fashion Industries Guild Raises $1.1 Million for Cedars-Sinai
FIG Helps Cedars-Sinai
FIG's raised $23 million for initiatives at Cedars-Sinai over the years.
Showroom Profile: Kristi Williams Sales
Gerry Building
If things look a little crowded in the sixth-floor showroom of Kristi Williams, it’s because the space is shared by four reps who have carved out a different niche in the fashion world.
Profile: Brand Assembly
Cooper Design Space
In less than two years, Brand Assembly has grown from a showroom in the Cooper Design Space to a trade show featuring 60 upscale contemporary brands held on the building’s 11th floor.
Showroom Profile: Miilla/Monoreno
California Market Center
Los Angeles contemporary collection Miilla has a new home on the fifth floor of the California Market Center.
Showroom Profile: ShowroomFive21
The New Mart
The contemporary showroom started business in the California Market Center in 2008.
Tortoise Jeans: Getting More Wash Using Less Water
Tortoise Jeans
Tortoise uses an ozone process to alter the jean’s color
Barbara Fields Spring 2014 Forecast: Days of Daisies and Sports
Barbara Fields Spring 2014
For juniors fashions, everything will be coming up daisies
Juicy Couture Sold to Authentic Brands Group
Juicy Couture, the luxury casual line born in Los Angeles and scooped up by a New York company a decade ago, has been sold by Fifth & Pacific for $195 million to Authentic Brands Group.
California Economy Shows Signs of Gain, Challenge
Quarterly Report
Levi Strauss & Co., the 147-year-old blue-jeans company, has weathered its share of economic twists and turns.
Traffic at Majors Market Buzzing, but Economic Worries Remain
LA Majors Market
The California Market Center building was buzzing with buyers
Sue Wong Channels the 1920s for Spring 2014
Designer Sue Wong Wows an eclectic crowd at her Spring 2014 presentation held in an Art Deco-style restaurant in downtown Los Angeles.
Wednesday, October 9
September Sales Forecast to Be Weak
Retail Sales
Wall Street analysts forecast weak sales for September, and teen retailer Zumiez Inc.’s performance did nothing to change the soft forecast.
Asian Streetwear Brand Clot Takes L.A.
Clot Don't Stop!
Asian Streetwear Brand Clot Opens First U.S. Pop-Up Store.
Directives West: Forecast for Spring '14
Directives West
The look for Spring '14 will be sunny, girly, eclectic and edgy.
Tuesday, October 8
Gerry Building Hosts Rooftop Party for Majors Market
New ideas are brewing at the Gerry Building under new ownership.
Monday, October 7
Living Odaingerously
Designer Odain Watson Shows His Spring/Summer 2014 Jackets
Designer Odain Watson Shows His Spring/Summer 2014 Jackets.
Juicy Couture Sold to Authentic Brands Group
M&A
Juicy Couture, the luxury casual line born in Los Angeles and scooped up by a New York company a decade ago, has been sold by Fifth & Pacific for $195 million to Authentic Brands Group.
Check Out Cameron Silver’s New Shoes
Design Collab
Cameron Silver, founder of Los Angeles–based vintage emporium Decades, has a new collection for Nine West inspired by ’80s punk styles.
Calvin Rucker at Gratus
Trunk Show
Calvin Rucker, the California casual couture brand designed by Joie Rucker and Caroline Calvin, is having a trunk show at Gratus in Beverly Hills.
Sunday, October 6
Driven by Design LA
LA Fashion Week
The worlds of fashion and interiors converged at Driven by Design LA, the runway event at the LA Mart, which debuted on Oct. 4.
Friday, October 4
Los Angeles Fashion Week Schedule
October 2013
Los Angeles Fashion Week kicked off on Oct. 3 and runs through Oct. 23.
Designers Night Out Kicks Off LA Fashion Week
Meet the Designers
Los Angeles Fashion Week kicked off with a smart, stylish bow at Designers Night Out.
Thursday, October 3
Manufacturing Resources
Resource Guide
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Bryan Emerson: Hand-Painted, Hand-Dyed Accessories
Designer's Profile
Designer Bryan Emerson creates luxury scarves and shawls made in soft jersey fabrics such as linen, viscose, rayon, cotton and a bit of cashmere.
Deborah Drucker: Rock ’n’ Roll Chic
Rock ’n’ Roll Chic
Drucker recently debuted her new collection at A’Maree’s boutique in Newport Beach, Calif.
Kennedy Denim Co.: Premium Denim, Populist Price
Kennedy Denim Co.
President John F. Kennedy inspired the denim line
HauteLook Founder Adam Bernhard Leaves Website
e-Tail
Six years after launching flash-sale site HauteLook, Adam Bernhard is leaving the company as its chief executive officer. He will remain an adviser.
E-commerce Retailer JustFab Strikes Celebrity Deals With Kate Hudson, Paulina Rubio
e-Tail
El Segundo, Calif.–based JustFab Inc. is launching two new celebrity-driven collections. The subscription-based e-commerce site has partnered with actress Kate Hudson on Fabletics, a new line of athletic apparel and accessories inspired by Hudson’s active lifestyle.
Joe’s Jeans Completes Acquisition of Hudson Clothing
Denim
The merging of two Los Angeles–based premium-denim companies is a done deal. Joe’s Jeans announced Oct. 2 that it had completed the $97.6 million acquisition of Hudson Clothing.
Investors Want to Take Frederick’s of Hollywood Private
Manufacturing
After years of being traded on the stock market, a group of shareholders is trying to convert decades-old lingerie company Frederick’s of Hollywood into a private company.
Uniqlo’s Retail Expansion Plan Includes LA, but Not Yet
Uniqlo Expansion
Uniqlo, Japan’s leading specialty store, seems to be opening everywhere but Los Angeles.
New Free-Trade Agreements in Negotiations Could Change Apparel and Textile Sourcing
Import & Export
Currently, the United States is negotiating two free-trade agreements that could boost U.S. textile exports to other countries but reconfigure sourcing patterns for apparel manufacturers around the world.
Busy Traffic at LA Textile Show
Trade Show Report
Exhibitors reported waves of traffic at the Sept. 30–Oct. 2 run of the Los Angeles International Textile Show at the California Market Center, where designers and piece-goods buyers browsed among resources for domestic and international textiles, fiber, trim, trend information, and technology.
How Will Obamacare Affect Shoppers and the Clothing Industry?
Finance
Healthcare and shopping. One doesn’t seem to go with the other. But with the mandatory health-insurance program, known as Obamacare, going into effect next year, many consumers will be on the hook to pay more out of their pocketbook to get health insurance.
Wednesday, October 2
Five Four’s Landmark Tees
Brand Building
Los Angeles–based brand manufacturer and e-tailer Five Four Clothing has added a new tee to its LA landmarks’ collection: the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The Dreslyn: New E-tailer Looks at Fashion With a West Coast Perspective
New E-tail Site The Dreslyn
Brooke Taylor Corcia's site launched from company’s headquarters in Los Angeles
Investors Want to Take Frederick’s of Hollywood Private
Lingerie
After years of being traded on the stock market, a group of shareholders is trying to convert decades-old lingerie company Frederick’s of Hollywood into a private company.
Stacey Todd's Robertson Party
Your Moment of Retail Zen
The graceful Stacey Todd store on Robertson takes a bow.
Tuesday, October 1
Ringo Starr's Drum Set From 1960s Coming to Bloomingdale's
Early next year, Beatles drum set will be on display at Bloomingdale's in Century City.
