Diamond Supply Co.& Modelo's Day of the Dead Collection
It was the Saturday before Halloween. Los Angeles’ Fairfax Avenue was getting ready for the fright night holiday, and Dia de los Muertos.
Staying Up All Night at Kanye West DTLA Pop-Up
Music star, Adidas collaborator and provocateur Kanye West produced a pop-up shop for album merchandise for his Jesus Is King album. It ran Oct. 25 – 27 at the edge of downtown Los Angeles arts district.
ABG Says It Acquired Barneys NYC, Ben-Avraham Says Not So Fast
RETAIL
The future of Barneys NYC Inc. was upended Oct. 24 when the stalking-horse bidder, Authentic Brands Group, claimed that it had acquired the influential, but bankrupt retailer, and a competitor, Sam Ben-Avraham, objected and said that the bidding process was not over.
LA Fashion Week SS2020 Showcases International and L.A. Designers
LA Fashion Week
During LA Fashion Week at the Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles brand the No. J showed Spring/Summer 2020 fashions. Designed by Jane Wu, the collection reflected a luxurious approach to street-inspired garments.
Environmental Concerns Create Necessity for Sustainable Practices in Apparel
Manufacturing
An early-morning meeting hosted at the City Club in downtown Los Angeles challenged apparel-industry leaders to cease the sustainability lip service and begin making genuine changes in garment manufacturing.
Butterfly Artifact Enters the Market With Fresh Distressed Designs
Manufacturing
Furniture designer Eileen Kennedy has enjoyed success through her Pulse Requisite custom-furniture business, Juice line of wood furniture and Rain fire-resistant trivets. Recently she hit the apparel-trade-show circuit to introduce Butterfly Artifact, a direct-to-consumer denim brand that offers a fresh approach to distressed styles.
FMNC Wraps Up Last Show of 2019
FMNC’s Fashion Finds
At the final Fashion Market Northern California trade show for 2019, retailers looked for Immediates, Spring 2020 fashions and, for Claire Samaras of the Angelique Boutique in Sonoma, Calif., styles with an edge for a certain demographic.
Lawren Michele Charmed Iris Apfel from Air Force Base Roots
Manufacturing
Lawren Cappelletti was happily living at Vandenberg Air Force Base, near Lompoc, Calif., with her husband, Michael Cappelletti, who serves in the Air Force, but in 2016 she thought that she’d make a few changes. She would return to school, pursue an arts degree and start a fashion line. It was no pipe dream.
Directives West Sets New Rules
Fashion
Some of the buzzwords to describe the new styles for Spring/Summer 2020 are utility and haute hippie, but Directives West, the West Coast merchandising and consulting division of The Doneger Group, also wanted to try something new for the trend forecast it presents at every LA Majors Market.
Garment Worker Center Organizes Nationwide Ross Protests
Manufacturing
The Garment Worker Center, a downtown Los Angeles organization that represents garment workers, is planning a protest Oct. 31 outside of Ross Stores Inc.’s Ross Buying Office at the California Market Center.
Casualwear Continues To Grow, NPD Group Says
Retail
There have been a lot of headlines proclaiming the prominence of activewear in American wardrobes, but, according to a recent report from The NPD Group, the action is in casualwear.
Fry Named President of Z Supply, LLC
Manufacturing
On Oct. 23, it was announced that Mandy Fry, co-founder of the Amuse Society brand, was named president of Z Supply, LLC, an Irvine, Calif.–headquartered manufacturer of contemporary women’s styles. Z Supply brands include its namesake Z Supply as well as Rag Poets, White Crow and Others Follow.
Maui and Sons at 40: Special Tees Planned As Brand Charts Future
Maui and Sons at 40
Maui and Sons’ Sharkman character and pastel-flecked cookie logo seemed to be on the back of every surfer and beach-culture enthusiast in the 1980s and early 1990s. Decades later, Maui and Sons is observing a rare milestone for a youth-oriented clothing brand as it prepares to observe its 40th anniversary in 2020.
Valentino's New South Coast Plaza Store
October brings in the World Series, Halloween, and in South Coast Plaza, a new Valentino store.
Erin Lewis Brings Fashion For Protest
FASHION
British born, Mexico City-based Designer Erin Lewis will run workshops on protest fashion along with producing a pop-up shop at Lisa Derrick Fine Arts in Los Angeles' Chinatown section.
Kenzo Opened Boutique at Beverly Center
French Luxe Brand Kenzo opened its first Los Angeles boutique recently.
Fred Segal X Stadium Goods
With superstar sneaker and streetwear shop Kith as a neighbor, Fred Segal is revving up streetwear styles at its flagship on 8500 Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, Calif.
Popkiller at Sweet 16
RETAIL
Little Tokyo's Popkiller boutique has not only served as the anchor for the neighborhood's cute culture scene. The shop has been around for a long time.
COS DTLA Hosts L.A. Dance Project's Benjamin Millepied and Janie Taylor
RETAIL
During an intimate gathering at COS DTLA, L.A. Dance Project Artistic Director Benjamin Millepied and Principal Dancer Janie Taylor discussed how she created costumes for "L.A. Dances" using the clothing brand's garments.
