Curve Las Vegas Showcasing Swim, Lingerie
Trade Shows
The Manhattan Beachwear booth at Curve Las Vegas, held Aug. 14–16 within Project Womens at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, was a flurry of activity with appointments and drop-by traffic for the company’s swim, activewear and resortwear collections.
Coeur x Project Debuts in Las Vegas
Trade Shows
This season introduced a new section at Project Womens, Coeur x Project, a partnership between Project owner UBM Fashion and Coeur, the 6-year-old trade show focused on lifestyle lines, accessories and gifts.
Spring Orders at Project Womens
Trade Shows
Buyers placing orders for Spring merchandise turned out at a steady pace at the Gentle Fawn booth at the Project Womens show, held Aug. 14–16 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
Signs of Spring in Las Vegas
Signs of Spring
The recent run of apparel and sourcing trade shows in Las Vegas offered a glimpse into an industry in transition. Many exhibitors at the nearly 20 trade shows running concurrently noted a lighter-than-usual buyer turnout.
Screen Style: FIDM Celebrates Emmy-Nominated Costume Design
Screen Style
Costume designers, fashion designers and other fashion-industry insiders turned out to celebrate the art of costume design at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, where the 11th annual Art of Television Costume Design exhibition recently bowed at the FIDM Museum & Galleries.
E-Com Exec to Run Macy’s Stores, 100 Jobs Cut
Retail
A desire to make Macy’s department stores even more tech-friendly led to the hire of its new chief.
Footwear Brand Sanuk Slides Into Apparel
Sanuk
After more than two decades of making flip-flops and footwear for the surf and beach crowd, the Sanuk brand is trying apparel.
Beverly Hills Tells Shops to Stay Open Late
Retail
The city of Beverly Hills has been encouraging boutiques to keep doors open after most stores call it quits for the night.
How Sourcing Managers Are Re-examining Vietnam After the Demise of a Free-Trade Agreement
Import/Export
Six or seven years ago, Steve DiBlasi of Lanier Clothes decided to shift a fair amount of his company’s apparel production from China to Vietnam.
COS Opening in DTLA
Retail
COS, launched by H&M 10 years ago, has few stores around the United States, but one is opening in downtown LA on Friday, Aug. 25.
Space Style for a New Age
The world got a first look at the new SpaceX uniform thanks to Elon Musk’s Instagram account.
Costume Designers Talk at Beverly Center
Red carpets are scheduled to be rolled out Sept. 17 for the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Beverly Center held a panel of nominated costume designers Aug. 16.
E-Com Exec to Run Macy’s Stores, 100 Jobs Cut
A desire to make Macy’s department stores even more tech-friendly informed the hire of its new chief.
Michael Costello’s Boutique Takes A Bow
After a career of dressing the likes of Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, and starring on Project Runway in 2010, Michael Costello put his name in concrete...with a L.A. Fashion District store.
Olivia Culpo’s PrettyLittleThing Party
UK brand PrettyLittleThing’s mission is to bring runway and celeb fashions to women at a low price. On Aug. 17, it produced a Los Angeles party for its capsule line PrettyLittleThing X Olivia Culpo.
Z Supply for All
Contemporary basics line Z Supply is going to the dogs (and cats). The Irvine, Calif.–based company recently launched a pet line featuring many of the same fabrics from the Z Supply line.
Magic Kingdom Takes Best Fashion Picture at LJIFFF
La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival has maintained its independence since it was founded in 2010. Last month, more than 700 people attended the event’s parties and film festival. The Best Picture Award was handed to Magic Kingdom.
Zimberg Launches Luxe Men’s Leather Line
Zimberg
Designer Arnold Zimberg and his brother Bruce Zimberg debuted their new men’s leather jacket collection under the label Jakett/Arnold Zimberg at the recent run of Liberty in Las Vegas.
