Ontario Mills Gets Ready for Chinese New Year
Retail
Ontario Mills will have a host of activities for the start of Chinese New Year.
Wet Seal, Sears Announce Job Cuts
Retail
Irvine, Calif.–based retail chain The Wet Seal LLC notified the State of California’s Employment Development Department Jan. 23 that it is planning to cut 148 jobs.
Bills Khakis Fully Acquired by NEJ
Manufacturing
American-made menswear brand Bills Khakis has been acquired by NEJ Inc., a Connecticut company that supplies excess inventory to specialty stores and offprice retailers.
PVH Strikes Deal With Peerless for Tommy Hilfiger Tailored Menswear
Manufacturing
New York–based PVH Inc. has struck a licensing deal with Peerless Clothing International Inc., which will begin producing tailored menswear under the Tommy Hilfiger label in 2018.
ASICS Names Two Execs
Manufacturing
ASICS America Corp., the U.S. operations of Japanese footwear and athletic apparel brand ASICS, has named two new executives to the team, based in Irvine, Calif.
Owen Exits Banana Republic
Retail
After a two-year run as president of Gap Inc.’s long-suffering Banana Republic division, Andi Owen will leave the company, according to a Jan. 24 announcement.
Mika Jaymes: Brand Wants New Look For Tees
Mika Jaymes
Roddy Javahery hopes to right a wrong against men’s fashion—starting with T-shirts.
Despite So Cal Floods and Rain, ISS Show Grows
ISS
In defiance of the harsh weather, crowds still found their way to the Imprinted Sportswear Show at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif., Jan. 20–22.
Chinese Clothing Makers See Good and Bad News With Trump at HK Fashion Week
HK Fashion Week
Inside the halls that house Hong Kong Fashion Week, many of the exhibitors were rejoicing that President Donald Trump had put the kibosh on the free-trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Hong Kong Fashion Week Takes to the Catwalk With Asian Designers
HKFW
Hong Kong Fashion Week has always been a bright spot to highlight the talents of young designers and accomplished artisans.
Standard General Sues American Apparel Lenders
Manufacturing
As American Apparel is shuttering its downtown Los Angeles clothing factory and laying off thousands of workers, hedge-fund investor Standard General is suing the various lenders that bailed the garment company out of bankruptcy for the first time last year.
Obituary: Lunada Bay Chief Susan Crank
Swim/Surf
Lunada Bay Chief Executive Officer and President Susan Crank died on Jan. 23 after battling cancer.
Automating the Sewing Room
A former software developer from Seattle has come up with a process that could usher in the robotic age of apparel manufacturing.
Alpine Dam Starts With Marin
The recently launched Alpine Dam label makes caps inspired by the brand’s home of Marin County in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Diesel Bids its Melrose Flagship Adieu
After a run of almost 10 years, the Diesel brand shuttered its Melrose Place flagship.
Spotlight on Mid-Century Textile Design
Textile Exhibition
The Fashion & Textile Museum in London has a new exhibition on Josef Frank, the Swedish architect and textile artist who worked with Svenskt Tenn.
Leslie’s Picks for Fall Shoe Trends
Leslie Gallin, president of footwear at UBM—the trade show giant that produces MAGIC, Project and FN Platform—offers her take on the footwear trends on the horizon for Fall 2017.
Naven Steps Out at Svedka Broken Resolutions Bash
Don’t know if the Naven designers, Kym and Alexis McClay, have any New Year’s Resolutions. But they made an appearance at Svedka Vodka’s second annual Broken Resolutions Bash Jan. 17
Photo LA : Stills and Style Notes
STYLE WATCH
Photo LA, the photography and art exhibition celebrating its 26th year, featured more than 80 exhibitors from around the world, as well as works from galleries, museums, dealers and local art school students.
Layoffs and Store Closures for American Apparel
Manufacturing
The layoff of American Apparel workers began on Jan. 16 following the sale of the company’s intellectual property to Canadian T-shirt giant Gildan Activewear.
