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You Can’t Spell Apparel Without an App
Google recently announced new fashion/tech partnership with Swedish fast-fashion retailer H&M that really focuses on the “app” in apparel.
Rebecca Minkoff Hosts ‘See Now, Buy Now’ Show at The Grove
See Now, Buy Now
A well-dressed crowd of fashion influencers and fans turned out to see the Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2017 runway show at The Grove lifestyle center in Los Angeles.
Streetwear Farewell to Obama
We've seen the laudatory memes and Thank You notes to Barack Obama, but what about the streetwear T-shirt?
Startup World Cup Lands a Shark
Daymond John, the FUBU co-founder and one of the “sharks” on TV’s “Shark Tank,” will deliver the keynote address at the Startup World Cup 2017, set for March 24 in San Francisco.
Los Angeles’ Metro/Mall Bridge Opens
There’s a new connection between public transportation and shopping.
Nasty Gal Shuttering Los Angeles Operations With Sale to BooHoo
Retail
Online clothing vendor Nasty Gal will be spending the next two to three months winding down its Los Angeles operations after British-based fashion online retailer BooHoo won a $20 million bid to buy the company’s intellectual-property assets, trademarks and customer lists.
Tommy Hilfiger’s Carnivalesque Tommyland Show
Tommy Hilfiger
Veteran designer Tommy Hilfiger showed his Tommy Hilfiger Women’s Spring ’17 line and the Tommy X Gigi capsule at Tommyland, a carnival-esque installation that took over Windward Plaza Park.
Coco Cooper: Taking a New Look at Size and Fit in Premium Denim
Coco Cooper
Jillian Nelson’s career as a model and fit model—in Hong Kong, at the Columbus, Ohio–headquartered Limited Inc., and in New York—has made her a fit expert.
C-Print’s FabFad Wants to Bring Tech to Print Buying
Textiles
The discussion of technology and textiles tends to focus on new fiber developments or automation within a fabric mill. Los Angeles–based printer and full-package production house C-Print has introduced FabFad, a new way to bring tech into the textile-buying process.
Yarns and Viscose Rayon Fibers Get Tangled in EU-U.S. Tariff Fight
Textiles
A trade war over Europe limiting U.S. beef imports led the Obama administration last year to propose a set of retaliatory tariffs on mostly food-related goods coming from Europe.
FIDM Costume Exhibition Includes Oscar-Nominated Designs
Oscar-Nominated Costumes
To celebrate the opening of the 25th annual “Art of Motion Picture Costume Design” exhibition at the FIDM Museum at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, the Los Angeles design college hosted a grand-opening party on Feb. 4 at its downtown Los Angeles campus.
Young Contemporary and Temporary Exhibitors Section Bustling at Atlanta Apparel
Trade Shows
Young contemporary and fashion accessories segments drew the biggest crowds during the Feb. 1–5 run of the Atlanta Apparel market.
Business as Usual is Good at CALA
Trade Shows
The last time the contemporary trade show produced its San Francisco event, Nov. 8–9, it opened on the day of the hotly contested presidential election. News of Donald Trump’s win dominated the trade show, said Lauren Butler, a sales representative for the Focus Showroom.
BCBGMaxAzria Outlines Store Closing Plan
Retail
Los Angeles–based brand BCBGMaxAzriaGroup, which has been weathering some tough financial times lately, has outlined its strategy for closing nearly 400 stores in its retail chain of 570 outposts.
