Color, Fabric Treatments and Paying it Forward at the West Coast Trend Show
West Coast Trend
Menswear buyers were inspired by color, new fabric treatments and a sense of a “higher purpose” at the Spring ’17 West Coast Trend Show menswear market in Los Angeles.
Jeanologia Touts ‘One Glass, One Garment’ at Sourcing at MAGIC
Textiles
At the Aug. 14–17 run of Sourcing at MAGIC, Spanish laser-finishing company Jeanologia discusses sustainable solutions for denim makers, including the “one glass, one garment” process.
Jimtex and Denim North America Team Up to Launch Sustainable Denim Using Recycled Cotton
Textiles
Denim North America and Jimtex Yarns, a division of Martex Fiber Southern Corp., have teamed up to launch a new sustainable denim collection called R3 Denim.
Goldschmied to Discuss Denim Innovation at Project
Trade Shows
Denim designer Adriano Goldschmied is discussing the “past, present and future of denim” at an event titled “Adriano Goldschmied Unthreaded” during the Aug. 15–17 run of the Project trade show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Macy’s to Close 100 Stores and Look at its Real Estate Portfolio for Redevelopment
Retail
Among the 100 stores that Macy’s said it will be closing is the Macy’s Men’s store near Union Square in San Francisco.
Long-Time LA Garment Manufacturer Charged With Hiding Income at Israeli Banks to Avoid Paying Taxes
Legal
Masud Sarshar, known for taking an ordinary workwear brand and converting it into a colorful array of pants called Dickies Girl, has been charged by the federal government with hiding more than $21 million in income in Israeli banks and avoiding U.S. taxes on it.
Independent Designers Fight for Market Space
Independent Designers
The Great Recession and its slow recovery generally were blamed for wiping out a generation of independent designers.
Gen Art’s Fresh Faces Comeback
Fresh Faces
After a three-year absence from LA’s runways, Gen Art’s Fresh Faces in Fashion program raised the standard for mostly men’s styles Aug. 4 at Willow Studios, located in a gentrifying but still tough-looking section of the Los Angeles Arts District.
Italian brand Subdued in Santa Monica
After years of building a fleet of stores in Europe, Subdued, an Italian line of clothes for juniors, opened its first U.S. store. It’s in Santa Monica, Calif. Take a look
Burlington Expanding Downtown LA Store
Retail
Burlington Coat Factory takes over part of the St. Vincent Jewelry Center to add on to downtown LA store.
Groupon: Get Your Fitness On
Plenty of people have scored a steal on yoga classes and fitness bands on Groupon. Now the online deal site is expanding its reach into your fitness regimen with the launch of its own private-label activewear brand.
FIDM and Outlander's Terry Dresbach on Creating Characters
FIDM's 10th Annual Art of Television Costume Design exhibition
FIDM, which recently opened it Art of Television Costume Design exhibition with Emmy-nominated costumes from Game of Thrones, American Horror Story: Hotel, Downton Abbey, Roots, Transparent and Outlander, recently hosted a talk with Outlander costume designer Terry Dresbach.
Reshaping Retail
Store Of The Future
Everything about stores—from design to strategies for attracting shoppers to organizing inventory—has gone through major changes in the past decade.
Bailey44 Opens First Store
Retail
Los Angeles contemporary brand Bailey44 made the leap to retail with the opening of its first flagship store in the new Lido Marina Village complex in Newport Beach, Calif.
Off 5th Comes to the San Fernando Valley
Retail
Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th opens third Los Angeles County store.
The Hundreds Goes Workwear
Inspired by traditional workwear, Los Angeles headquartered streetwear brand The Hundreds released its Fall 2016 collection today.
