Lululemon Opens on Melrose
LA’s newest Lululemon store hosted its grand opening on Nov. 22 on Melrose Avenue—just in time for Black Friday (Nov. 25), when the company will debut its new limited-edition Featherlight collection.
Trend Watching at DesignerCon
DesignerCon, the annual design and art convention held at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif., showcased more than 350 vendors and custom-design shops in the collectible toy and designer goods in the pop, urban and underground world.
Chiara Ferragni Pops up at The Grove
The Grove is part of Caruso Affiliate’s portfolio of lifestyle centers, which also includes American at Brand in Glendale, Calif. Both venues have several new features to get shoppers through the holiday season.
Santa's Flight Academy Takes Off at Taubman
Last week, an amusement park style installation, Santa’s Flight Academy, took a bow at 12 Taubman shopping centers across the country.
Crooks & Castles Revs Up Holiday 2016 Collection
Adventure was mixed into the design for the recently released Crooks & Castles' Holiday 2016 collection. On the label for a woman’s beanie “Down for Whatever.”
Reynaldo Aquino’s Ninja Style
For L.A. area indie designer Reynaldo Aquino, warriors don’t come in camouflage or olive green.
Vans, Dior Homme, Stella McCartney to South Coast Plaza
Vans, Dior Homme and Stella McCartney are on their way to opening boutiques at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif.
What’s Checking on West 3rd Street
What’s Checking
Loyal longtime customers and heavy foot traffic continue to make West Third Street a retail destination in Los Angeles. Retail owners recently saw a street-wide hike in rent but still report steady business on the thoroughfare runway between La Cienega Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in the heart of Los Angeles.
Burlington Taps TJX Exec for Board
Manufacturing
Burlington Stores Inc., the Burlington, N.J.–based discounter, has named Ted English, former president, chief executive officer and director of The TJX Companies Inc., to its board of directors.
Avery Dennison Collaborations Take RFID to the Design Room
Avery Dennison
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has found a home along the apparel-industry supply chain from factory to distribution center to retail sales floor. Some designers are looking to introduce the technology at the very beginning of the chain by incorporating RFID into the design of garments and accessories.
Infor Lands $2 Billion Investment from Koch Equity
Technology
Koch Equity Development LLC, the investment and acquisition subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc., which also owns Lycra parent company Invista, will invest more than $2 billion in Infor, the New York–based provider of cloud-based, industry-specific business applications in a bid to help Infor accelerate innovation and expand distribution.
Tukatech Looks to Tap New Business With Tuka3D Enterprise Edition
Technology
Los Angeles–based apparel software and equipment maker Tukatech has introduced a new Enterprise Edition of its Tuka3D to make the 3-D computer-aided design software accessible to more apparel makers.
Department of Labor Blasts So Cal Factories for Wage Theft
Manufacturing
Eighty-five percent of Southern California garment contractors operated in violation of wage laws and were guilty of wage theft in the 2016 fiscal year, according to an investigation of the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.
Wolk Morais: Always Independent
Wolk Morais
Wolk Morais designers Brian Wolk and Claude Morais explored 1930s Hollywood in their latest collection, which recently bowed in West Hollywood, Calif.
How Would the End of NAFTA Affect the LA Apparel Industry?
Import/Export
Ever since the presidential elections ended, people such as Daniel Barcenas have been fielding calls from Mexican apparel companies asking what is going to happen to free trade under a Trump administration.
Meet The Lemonade Millionaires
Until recently, it was blazing hot in Southern California, and a week before Thanksgiving, it is still warm, good weather for lemonade. Enter the Lemonade Millionaires.
Fashion and Fur Friends at the CMC
Sample Sales
The CMC and with Wags & Walks dog rescue organization will host a charity sample sale and dog adoption fair on Nov. 18 at The Pavilion on 10B, the CMC’s 10th-floor event space in downtown Los Angeles.
Changes in LA for Shinola Detroit
Shinola Detroit's new boutique in the Arts District in DTLA is just one of the changes underway for the American-made accessories company.
Taco Bell's Fashion
Want to represent your favorite fast food taqueria? Taco Bell has a look for you.
Phillip Lim Hosting Annual LA Sale
Phillip Lim is hosting its annual sample sale Nov. 18-20 at the 3.1 Phillip Lim boutique in West Hollywood.
