$170-Million Renovation of CMC in DTLA Begins
Brookfield Renovates CMC
Brookfield Properties, the property-management firm that took a controlling interest in the California Market Center—or CMC—in 2017, has announced that it will begin transforming the site into a mixed-use creative space and fashion-industry campus through a $170-million overhaul project.
The RealReal Releases Its Holiday 2018 Most Obsessed Gift Guide
FASHION
Heralding in the busiest shopping time of the year, San Francisco-based luxury-consignment brand The RealReal offered a glimpse into the hot items for the 2018 holiday season.
Nordstrom Local, The Americana at Brand Popping in Holiday Pop-up Shops
It’s just a couple of weeks before the big shopping spree called Black Friday starts, why not start early?
Shop & Dine
Trade Shows
Following a day of negotiating, viewing trends and investing in the fashions that will generate customer traffic, celebrating a trade-show victory is always in order.
Trade Shows Make Changes to Adapt to a Changing World
Trade Shows
The way we do business in the apparel and textile industries is being altered at lightning speed. With that in mind, the trade shows that serve those industries also are taking major steps to keep up with that changing world. We caught up with trade-show organizers to find out what they are doing to better serve customers.
L.A. Designer Fashion Show Helps Raise Money to Fight Cancer
Fashionable Fundraising
Los Angeles designer Ali Rahimi organized a fashion show with evening gowns, cocktail dresses and other silhouettes for a fund-raising event to combat cancer.
Hudson Jeans Parent Company Provides Inducement to New CEO and Hires a New CFO
Manufacturing
Centric Brands, the new name of the company that now owns the Hudson, Joe’s Jeans, Robert Graham and other labels, has hired a new chief financial officer and offered its new chief executive a hefty financial incentive package to remain with the company over the next three years.
Halloween Does Not Spook or Excite Retail Sales in October
Retail
Halloween was forecast to be robust for retailers, but October sales did not go beyond okay, according to Jeff Van Sinderen, a retail analyst for B.Riley FBR.
SuitKits: Bringing Women’s Suits Up-to-Measure
Smart Women’s Suiting
Casual Friday did not kill the women’s suit, said attorney and entrepreneur Sierra Elizabeth, who goes by the name Sierra E.
Will Dover Street Market Jolt the Arts District Scene?
Retail
Once a blighted, sparsely populated warehouse area, downtown Los Angeles’ Arts District has blossomed with chic restaurants, creative office spaces and lofts.
Jungmaven: Hemp and Vodka Art District Party
Fashion in downtown Los Angeles’ Arts District does not always mean a new store.
Beverly Center’s $500-Million Remodel Brings In More Fashion
Retail
The wrap-up of a $500-million remodel of the Beverly Center paved the way to usher in a new slate of high-profile boutiques inside the Los Angeles mall, which serves the fashion-savvy neighborhoods of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
Costume Designer Alexandra Byrne Honored During FIDM Museum Reception
Events
Ahead of its “Art of Motion Picture Costume Design” exhibition next February, the FIDM Museum at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising honored costume designer Alexandra Byrne for her work on the film “Mary Queen of Scots,” to be released Dec. 7.
J Brand Parent Company Brings New Sustainable Wash Process to Denim
Manufacturing
The Japanese parent company of Los Angeles–based J Brand and Japanese brand Uniqlo has developed a new nanobubbles-and-ozone-based wash process for its denim brands that will reduce water consumption by up to 99 percent.
Imbōdhi Owners Embody Sustainable Activewear Mission
Upcycling in Activewear
In 2017, Carolina Saboya and Ariel Dubov, who are dancers and acrobatic yoga teachers, launched Imbodhi in San Francisco.
Lafayette 148 New York To South Coast Plaza
The New York–headquartered Layfayette 148 New York label recently opened its first West Coast boutique in South Coast Plaza.
ComplexCon Becomes Launch Pad for Fashion Lines
ComplexCon is both a hip-hop concert and massive pop-up market for high-end sneakers and streetwear. When the third-annual ComplexCon ran Nov. 3-4 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif., it also served as a place to launch new fashion lines.
Dolls Kill Does dELiA*s
Dolls Kill will release its dELiA*s line with a debut party at its Los Angeles flagship on Nov. 3. It's open to the public
ModCloth Helps Hello Kitty Celebrate 44th Birthday
FASHION
For her 44th birhtday, Hello Kitty is being honored by San Francisco-based brand ModCloth with a full line of apparel.
Connecting to the Connected Consumer Through Mass Personalization
Technology
Understanding and connecting with customers directly is as important to brands and manufacturers as it is to retailers today. Where retailers have traditionally leveraged customer data and intelligence to drive email campaigns and experiences, brands and manufacturers have not possessed the customer data to understand who their customers really are—until now.
