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After Standing Rock Protest, B. Yellowtail Brings Style With Indigenous Angle to L.A.

Shailene Woodley is a fan of B. Yellowtail, a Los Angeles-headquartered label inspired by Native American art, that has made clothes at the Standing Rock protest, and in an area the label calls Occupied Tongva Territory.

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Brookfield Takes Over at CMC

The new management team at the California Market Center hosted a meet-and-greet breakfast for tenants following the closure of a deal between CMC owners Jamison Services and Brookfield Properties, the real estate giant that runs properties such as FIGat7th and Bank of America Plaza.

Budget Bump in the Works for USTR

Import/Export

The Trump administration wants to beef up the U.S. Trade Representative’s budget by nearly 6 percent, add staff and launch bilateral negotiations with several major trading partners.


Fashion Robot Company Gets $4.5 Million Investment

Technology

SoftWear Automation Inc. is an Atlanta-based company that forecasts a future where apparel is going to be sewn by machines or “sewbots,” robots that sew.

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Volcom Launches New Collection With Mick Jagger's Daughter

Fashion

Georgia May Jagger hits downtown Los Angeles for unveiling of Volcom collection.

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Shopify’s Frenzy Makes 1st L.A. Drop Zone

There have been plenty of forecasts on the merger between physical and online retail, Toronto’s Shopify may have found a merger between the sometimes exclusive realms with its Frenzy mobile app.


U.S. Textile Industry Outlines Changes Needed in NAFTA

Import/Export

With a Washington, D.C., hearing coming up on June 27 to discuss possible changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement, the U.S. textile industry has put together a wish list of items it would like to see implemented.

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Made LA Festival Takes the Runway With Opening Ceremony, Snoop Dogg

Made LA

The runways featured brands such as Opening Ceremony, the soundtrack was mostly hip-hop, and the backdrop was a market of trade show–like booths selling everything from T-shirts to expensive footwear.

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Moschino Returns to LA to Show Resort 2018

Moschino

Italian label Moschino returned to LA to host its Resort 2018 runway show, presented June 8 at Milk Studios in Hollywood, but Creative Director Jeremy Scott had Las Vegas—and the idea of an Americana road trip—in mind.


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Hirsh Honored by JVS

Hirsh Honored

Steven Hirsh, owner of the Cooper Design Space, was honored by JVS Los Angeles, which presented Hirsh with the Founder’s Award in recognition of his “visionary leadership.”

Sears to Cut 400 Jobs

Retail

Sears Holding Corp. announced this week that it would eliminate 400 jobs in its corporate headquarters in Hoffman Estates, Ill., located in the suburbs of Chicago.

Made LA, Others Try New Fashion Show Format

Retail

The Made LA festival mixed runway shows, music performances and fashion vendors selling everything from boots to T-shirts when the event held its sophomore run over the weekend of June 10.


Boutiques Try Co-Retailing

Retail

Independent boutiques in popular retail neighborhoods are embracing a new revenue model, said Syama Meagher, chief executive officer of the consultancy Scaling Retail.

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Faherty’s 1st Malibu Anniversary

Faherty surfed into Malibu about a year ago. No wipe out dude! The Malibu Faherty boutique celebrated its first anniversary.

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New Hotel & Retail in Once Tough DTLA Neighborhood

The Freehand Los Angeles hotel and Flowerboy Project boutique will open in the once tough intersection of 8th and Olive streets in downtown Los Angeles.


BCBG Max Azria Receives Bid to Take It Out of Bankruptcy

Negotiations that started in May lead to a bid that will take the Los Angeles label out of bankruptcy.

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Lauren Moshi to Malibu Lumber Yard

After more than eight years on Los Angeles' Robertson Boulevard, the Lauren Moshi brand opened a second boutique, this one across the street from the Pacific Ocean.

UCLA Anderson Forecast Sees a Stable Economy for Next Few Years

The UCLA Anderson Forecast says Trump's prediction of 3 percent GDP growth probably won't happen.


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Thread Haus Co's Crew Caps to the Rescue

The wool beanie is so…winter! Fortunately, designer and stylist Manuel Jackson is coming to the fashion rescue.

Bernstein & Ryan Raise $500,000 for Nat’l Jewish Health

Events

The backdrop was the elegant Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. Required dress was black suits and gowns. Martin Chalifour, the principal concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, dropped by to give a short performance on his violin.