Holiday Season Business Off to a Good Start
Retail
The 2017 holiday season is off to a strong start after consumers beat forecasts for shopping during the Black Friday Weekend and Cyber Monday, the traditional beginning of the holiday shopping season.
Farewell, Fashion Police!
After more than two decades, E! television’s “Fashion Police” aired its final episode on Nov. 27 at 8 p.m.
New Era + Fred Segal's Sunset Collection Goes Down Home L.A.
New Era collaborated with Fred Segal to make Sunset Collection. It's very Los Angeles. How Los Angeles? The collection features caps for prominent L.A. area high school sports teams. Go Hamilton High School Yankees!
Jennifer Lopez the Next Face of Guess Jeans
Retail
Guess launches its Spring 2018 jeans campaign with a superstar.
IndieSource Founders named to Forbes ’30 Under 30’
Manufacturing
Indie Source founders Zack Hurley and Jesse Dombrowiak were recently named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30,” the publication’s annual list of rising stars under 30 years old in a host of industries.
Designer, Guest Lecturer, Icon: Zandra Rhodes
Designer Zandra Rhodes will discuss her career designing fashion and costumes at a Nov. 28 event organized by The Chimaera Project and the Huntington Beach Academy of Performing Arts in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Guess Inc. Faces Challenges in U.S. Market With Europe and Asia Taking the Lead
Manufacturing
Guess?, Inc. was founded in Los Angeles nearly 40 years ago with its eye on the U.S. consumer, but its weakest market now is the United States and the Americas region.
‘Project Runway’ Winner is L.A.–based Fashion Instructor at FCI
‘Project Runway’ Winner
The 16th season of the fashion reality show “Project Runway” concluded with the top prize going to Kentaro Kameyama, the first Japanese winner of the long-running Lifetime television show.
Junk Food and Levi’s Team Up for Tees + Jeans
Tees + Jeans
After a four-year run, Junk Food Clothing has revamped its flagship store in Los Angeles’ Venice district and relaunched as a collaboration with Levi Strauss & Co. called Tees + Jeans, a boutique devoted to Junk Food’s blank T-shirts and Levi’s jeans.
Brazilian-L.A.Connection at Fashion Panel
Manufacturing
It was a call that every American red carpet–gown label in America is waiting for: a personal request from an A-list star. But in this case, Sofia Vergara was calling a Brazilian label.
CFDA Hosts Incubator Showcase in Hollywood
CFDA Hosts Incubator
The Council of Fashion Designers of America returned to the W Hotel in Hollywood for a Nov. 16 showcase featuring designers in the CFDA {Fashion Incubator} program.
Paula Schneider Takes Over as Head of Susan G. Komen
Manufacturing
After decades of working in the apparel industry, Paula Schneider is moving her career in a different direction by taking over as president and chief executive of Susan G. Komen, the world’s largest breast-cancer organization.
Stitch Fix Files IPO
Technology
San Francisco–headquartered fashion company Stitch Fix filed an initial public offering on Nov. 16, releasing 8 million shares of Class A common stock at a price of $15 per share.
Shopify Embeds UPS Services
Retail
Shopify recently embedded a suite of UPS services on its platform.
Lakers Star Invests In New Men's Brand
Butter Cloth
Former Los Angeles Lakers star Metta World Peace made sports headlines in October when he took a coaching job with the South Bay Lakers, the development team for the NBA organization.
Los Angeles Denim Factories Are Struggling to Stay Alive
Manufacturing
Los Angeles has always been the epicenter for manufacturing blue jeans in the United States. Major labels such as True Religion, Lucky Brand, Hudson and 7 For All Mankind built their reputations on that “Made in the USA” cachet, which signaled quality and prestige in their premium-denim products.
Forever 21 Sets Up Marathon Shopping on Thanksgiving Day
Retail
If you need an outfit for Thanksgiving Day, Forever 21 will be open for you.
Swatch What Happened Next
The watch business these days is dominated by connected smart watches, high-tech timepieces and status brands. But there once was a time when the watch revolution came in a plastic box.
Black Friday, A History
Gear up for Black Friday—and the rest of the Holiday season, for that matter—with a little history lesson.
Tradesy Unveils First Showroom
Peer-to-peer luxe marketplace Tradesy unveiled its first physical showroom in Santa Monica.
