Thursday, November 17
As trade-show organizers and producers who have weathered the pandemic as well as ongoing financial challenges, what is the new normal for how you do business?
Trade Shows
California Apparel News rounded up leaders of the industry’s top trade shows and asked them to share their insights and innovations over the past two-and-a-half years and tell us what the new normal will look like going forward.
The Future of Shipping: What’s on the Horizon
Freight and Logistics
You can have the quickest, most breakneck pace for churning out fast fashion, but if the supply chain is broken cutting-edge looks can become practically vintage by the time they reach stores.
Thursday, November 10
Tencel and Jeanologia Define Simple Pleasures Through the Joy of Denim
Joy of Denim
For the sixth edition of their partnership on the Sustainable Denim Wardrobe, Lenzing and Jeanologia examined methods of bringing joy to clothing. The partnership brings a sustainable approach to manufacturing in the quest for more ecologically sound denim.
House of Aama Reimagines Its Bloodroot Connections for A/W 2022
House of Aama
As Rebecca Henry and Akua Shabaka created the Autumn/Winter 2022 Bloodroot: Into the Archives collection for House of Aama, they were inspired by their previous work on the Autumn/Winter 2017 Bloodroot collection.
Downtown Center BID Reports Dynamic Resurgence of Retail
Retail
Back in school you were probably drawn to math or, well, anything else. But the numbers for downtown Los Angeles are certainly compelling. The district generates $5 billion in annual revenue from 743 businesses per square mile. Over 3 million people visit downtown each year, while 350,000 commute there to work each day, and 85,000 call it home.
Peder Cho Creates His Own Utopia to Create Never-Before-Seen Pieces
Peder Cho's Utopia
Utopia is a centuries-old term for a kind of heavenly ideal, and in emerging designer Peder Cho’s perfect world there’s an endless supply of high-end handbags for him to repurpose for creative ends.
Katy Perry Launches Fiery Fine-Jewelry Line PLAY
Accessories
California native Katy Perry has debuted a new jewelry collection called PLAY in collaboration with Twila True Fine Jewelry.
Esprit Brings Its Positivity Back to Bricks-and-Mortar
Retail
Esprit’s origin is as Californian as the sunny sky. And now it is recementing its California cred with a new pop-up shop at 156 S. Robertson Blvd. near Third Street in Los Angeles. The opening marks the first physical U.S. retail store for Esprit since 2012 and coincides with a relaunch of the brand’s e-commerce site.
