CHANGE OF VENUE: Bob Ditchik and Howard Meyers in their new showroom at The New Mart
SHOWROOM PROFILES
Bob Ditchik and Associates/The H.E.M. showroom
Bob Ditchik and Associates/The H.E.M. Showroom
- The New Mart, Suite 508
- (213) 623-6655
The Jan. 13–16 run of Los Angeles Fashion Market will be the first market for Bob Ditchik and Howard Meyers in their space at The New Mart after the two spent decades—three for Ditchik and two for Meyers—in the California Market Center.
In November, the two moved to the new 1,500-square-foot showroom on The New Mart’s fifth floor.
“We needed a change,” Ditchik said. “Change is good.”
The two are partners in the new space, which houses four collections: California–based Lapis, Blue Velvet and Brinla as well as Seattle-based Kische.
Catering to misses/contemporary buyers for major retailers such as Macy’s, Nordstrom, Dillard’s and Steinmart, the collections are wholesale priced between $39 and $89.
“We do a lot of business with majors, but we’re happy to do business with specialty stores, as well,” Ditchik said.
The showroom’s lines do especially well for Spring and Summer, but Meyers said he and Ditchik did well with sweaters and sweater-knit skirts for Fall. “We had a good season,” Meyers said. “Fall and Holiday were exceptional, but Spring and Summer is where we excel.
