Alitalia’s New Look
Alitalia recently unveiled new uniforms designed by Milan-based haute couturier Ettore Bilotta.
RVCA, Tokidoki Close Fairfax Area Shops
After 6-year-runs, RVCA and Tokidoki are closing their Fairfax Avenue shops in Los Angeles.
Torrid Debuts Its "Empire" Collection
Fashion
Styles that would be worn by the women on "Empire" make a splash at large-size retailer Torrid.
FIDM Students Create Visual Displays at 99 Cents Only Store
Retail
Using items bought at the store, FIDM students use their imagination to create visual displays.
Hanjin Shipping Files Legal Papers to Help Unload Cargo at LA Ports
Cargo containers stuck on Hanjin Shipping Co. vessels anchored beyond the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could be unloaded soon.
New Owners Laying Off 65 Employees at 7 For All Mankind, Ella Moss and Splendid
7 For All Mankind will be moving in with Ella Moss and Splendid.
Beverly Center Shows A Little Skirt
Beverly Center recently unveiled Girl Lifting Skirt 2 by Geoff McFetridge. It’s a 70-foot tall art piece of a woman lifting her skirts.
NYFW Trends Have a California Feeling
NYFW Trends
With a flurry of runway shows in line for New York Fashion Week, don’t be surprised if you see a bit of California on the catwalk.
Hippe BeachBum: Life of the Beach Party
Hippe BeachBum
Beaches and beach lifestyle are geared toward fun, said designer Norma Morrow, and someone needed to inject more of a sense of fun into the scene.
Goodbye Skinny Jeans
Last month no less a fashion authority than GQ dropped the bomb on skinny jeans. They’re over, kaput, finito.
Spring/Summer ’17 Womenswear Color on the Catwalks by Trendstop
Trends
Saturated shades create statement styles. Global fashion forecasting agency Trendstop presents the lowdown on the major color trends and key applications emerging at the Spring/Summer ’17 Resort collections.
U.S. Dyehouse Start-Up Sets Sights on Technical Textile Market
Made In America
Saco River Dyehouse, a startup company formed in Biddeford, Maine, four years ago to dye yarn skeins for the home knitting industry, has moved into a new facility and has invested heavily in new equipment as it broadens into assorted technical textiles markets.
AIMS 360 Now Offers Shopify Integration
Technology
Los Angeles apparel-industry software provider AIMS 360 has integrated e-commerce platform Shopify into its ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution to help facilitate e-commerce operations.
Levi Strauss Names New Global and Supply Chain Executives
Manufacturing
Levi Strauss & Co., the San Francisco company known for its rugged denim, has promoted two executives to new posts.
PacSun Sheds Bankruptcy, Emerging as a Private Company
Retail
Five months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Pacific Sunwear of California has been acquired by a San Francisco private-equity investment firm.
Expanded Broadway Plaza Shopping Center Officially Reopens
Retail
After years of renovation and expansion, Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, Calif., officially reopened with 90 percent of its space leased.
Activewear: Finding the Spirit in Spiritual Gangster
Manufacturing
Former yoga instructors Vanessa and Ian Lopatin are teaching what they preach through yogawear.
CALA Show Sees Upswing in Retailers in San Francisco
Trade Shows
For Kenny Gandalfo, the San Francisco Bay Area trade show CALA was busy. He saw 24 accounts in two days at the most recent Aug. 30–31 run of the event.
