Getting Back Into the Apparel Business After a 20-Year Hiatus
Fashion
Step into Trishia Grace’s compact atelier in West Hollywood and you will see her world of fashion influenced by delicate fabrics and femininity.
How Many More Laps Are Left for the Athleisure Trend?
Fashion
Financial gurus around the United States have started to ask whether the prosperous athleisure trend is on its last run around the track.
Everystore Packages Universe of E-Retail
Technology
For many, shopping online feels like navigating a tsunami of choices and information.
More Than 200 Brands to Show at Centrestage in Hong Kong
Events
The Sept. 6-9 run of Centrestage at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre was expected to feature more than 200 international fashion brands and a lineup of events that includes runway shows, designer Q&As, B2B seminars and networking events.
OCFW: OC Opener
OCFW
OC FASHION WEEK: Gigi Hunter gained notoriety for her knits and glamorous crochet pieces that were seen on celebrities such as Halle Berry, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jasmine Guy.
Taking Screen Printing to the Streets
An artists’ collective in Berlin has found a way to put the “street” in streetwear graphics.
Michaud Opens Thread + Seed
In 2012, Melanie Michaud opened indie fashion shop Graffiti Beach in San Diego. Over the recent Labor Day weekend, Michaud opened Thread + Seed.
FBI Says Farewell with a Party
Since 1999, Fashion Business Inc has been an educational source for fashion entrepreneurs that also produced runway shows and events. It announced that it was shuttering in July. On Aug. 31, a farewell party was produced at the Fathom Gallery in California Market Center.
Christopher David’s Debut Soiree at Ramos Carreon Salon
At the Ramos Carreon Salon, it’s a tradition for any assistant in the salon to do a final soiree of his/her own before becoming a full-time hairstylist on the salon floor.
Retail Healthier than Many Think, Research Group Says
Retail
IHL Group, a partner of National Retail Federation, the Washington, D.C.–based trade group, released a paper on Aug. 30 that said that tough times for retail have been greatly exaggerated.
Designing the Look of “This is Us”
Designing the Look
Members of the cast of “This Is Us” were on hand for an Aug. 28 event at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, amid the costumes of the 11th annual “Art of Television Costume Design” exhibition.
Westfield Shopping Centers Hook Up With Uber
Retail
Now there's a way to avoid the parking lot at Westfield shopping centers in style.
Textile Design Winner
Hank Pola Scholarship
Megan Weitz, a textile design student at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, received the Hank Pola Scholarship at an Aug. 28 reception at the design school’s FIDM Museum and Galleries in downtown Los Angeles.
Serious Retailers Turn Out to Write Orders at Fashion Market Northern California
FMNC
The August edition of the Fashion Market Northern California trade show is always the smallest of the event’s five annual shows because it is held just days after the humongous apparel trade shows wrap up in Las Vegas.
Who Will Be the Winners and Losers This Season in Holiday Shopping?
Retail
Back-to-School shopping is barely over, but retail gurus are already making predictions for the holiday shopping season.
OC Fashion Week Starts
Runway
Orange County Fashion Week will aim to balance trade, consumer and glitz when the biannual fashion event unveils a series of shows Sept. 5–9. OC Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2018 shows will be held in venues around Newport Beach, Calif.
Shafer Exits Agave
Manufacturing
Jeff Shafer, the founder of Agave, a premium-denim line that has been sold at retailers such as Nordstrom, recently announced that he was leaving the label after a 15-year run.
Kitson Founder Files New Lawsuit
Legal
Retailer Fraser Ross filed a lawsuit in July against its former executive Christopher Lee, lender Salus Capital Partners LLC, HGI Asset Management Holdings LLC and Spencer Spirit Holdings LLC.
