CMC Hosts Influencer Panel
Trade Show
The California Market Center organized several seminars during the recent Los Angeles Fashion Market, including one titled “The Importance of Influencers for the Modern-Day Retailer.”
Buyers Navigate Sprawling LA Market
LA Market
The recent Los Angeles Fashion Market was a sprawling affair with permanent showrooms and temporary exhibitors showing at trade shows showcasing everything from Immediate goods to Spring merchandise to a group of buyers that were predominantly local.
Los Angeles Fashion Week: Spring Collections
LAFW: Spring Collections
A mix of local, national and international designers bowed Spring 2018 collections on the runways at Art Hearts Fashion Week.
The U.S. Free-Trade Agreement With Central America Is Next in Line for a Makeover
Import/Export
Experts are meeting for their fourth round of NAFTA trade talks in Washington, D.C., this week with the idea of wrapping up negotiations to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement by the end of this year if President Trump doesn’t derail the deal.
Kent Woman: Don't Compete With the Female Form
Kent Woman
When she was going to fashion school in London, Stacy Anderson thought most lingerie had a hollow sex appeal. She wanted something different: underwear that felt special, that looked good but did not embrace a body shape that she thought was unattainable for most women.
Epson’s Latest Printer Aims for High-Speed Production Users
Technology
Epson America, the Long Beach, Calif.–based U.S. division of Japanese print technology company Seiko Epson Corp., has a new wide-format printer for dye-sublimation transfers that is designed to provide the speed and accuracy needed for medium- and high-volume printing.
Forever 21 Teams Up With Taco Bell For New Collection
Fast Fashion
Taco Bell and Forever 21 hit the runway with their new collection.
Style Fashion Week Kick Off
Style Fashion Week took a bow last night with a gala party at the sumptuous Hollywood nightclub Avenue LA. Toasts were raised to a full schedule of runway shows, musical performances, art shows, and a celebration of giving back, the fashion week stretches from Oct. 12 to Oct. 15.
Joken Style Debuts Larger Showroom
New showroom for Joken Style. The veteran showroom needed extra space for its product development services department.
Inspiration: Helmut Newton and 'Le Smoking'
A smoky, black rose petal-scattered runway and nine beautifully coiffed models set the scene for hairstylist Marisa Ramirez’s debut soiree at Ramos Carreon Salon.
LA Market Week in K-Town
While LA Market Week exhibits Spring/Summer 2018 styles in downtown Los Angeles, two groups are prospecting exhibiting fashions a few miles away in the megalopolis’s Koreatown district.
LA Originals' Los Angeles Story
Los Angeles always has been a town known for the design and production of jeans and T-shirts, but the LA Original program wants the City of Angels to be known for neckties, candles, skateboards, jewelry, electric scooter vehicles – about anything else that this megalopolis’ creative people can design.
Unsheltered VI gets a Million Drops of Love
A Million Drops organization and Ramos Carreon Salon hosted “Unsheltered VI”, an event featuring art from local homeless, at-risk youth and young adults.
Siwy at Art Hearts Fashion
Siwy denim made the case that it is ready to become a lifestyle brand at Art Hearts Fashion on Oct. 5.
OC Mix’s Easy Format Draws Regional Buyers
Trade Shows
In the trade-show world, small can be beautiful.
Jones Apparel Founder Selling Former House of Famous Talk-Show Host
Expensive Real Estate
Four acres of land next to the ocean in Malibu, complete with big house and tennis courts, is on the market.
Pink Saves at Citadel Outlets
Breast Cancer Awareness is a big deal at Citadel Outlets retail center south of downtown Los Angeles.
September Sales Good
Retail
September delivered good news to retailers, according to Kevin Perkins of market-research firm Retail Metrics.
Retailer Mona Moore to Help Pioneer Lincoln in Venice
Retail
For more than seven years, fashion retailers have been prospecting the occasional gritty environs of Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica, Calif., and the neighboring Venice area of Los Angeles. Lisa Bush, owner of the Mona Moore boutique, says that the thoroughfare is ready for fashion.
NRF: Solid Holiday Season Forecast
Retail
U.S sales for the holiday 2017 season will increase 3.6 percent to 4 percent over last year. Excluding autos, gas and restaurants, U.S. retailers stand to rack up $678.75 billion in sales during the upcoming holiday season, according to a forecast from the National Retail Federation.
