Bundle Up Like Beckham
Columbia Sportswear has teamed up with British soccer—ahem, football—team Manchester United to launch a line of outerwear designed for Man U fans around the world.
Suit Up LA Galaxy
It may not be the best season for the LA Galaxy soccer team, but they are gonna look good!
Nickleodeon's, Junk Food’s ‘90s Worship
‘90s looks are back in. Nickleodeon will unveil a T-shirt capsule collection bearing its logos and characters from its '90s hits at the Junk Food Clothing flagship on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Los Angeles’ Venice enclave on Aug. 30.
Record For Rodeo Real Estate
The House of Bijan building, located at 420 N. Rodeo Dr. in Beverly Hills, Calif., was purchased for $122 million recently,
Satine Posts Going Out of Biz Signs
When Satine opened 13-years ago on Los Angeles’ fashion thoroughfare West Third Street, it made an immediate splash. Unfortunately, looks like the run is over.
Guess Sees Nearly Flat Second-Quarter Revenues
Retail
Guess, the Los Angeles company known for its sexy clothes and even sexier ads, reported a slight decline in its second-quarter revenues for fiscal 2017 as tourist traffic to stores dipped in the United States.
Nordstrom Brings New Concept to LA Store
Retail
One year ago, Nordstrom launched a new in-store boutique called Space. The idea was to feature emerging and advanced designers and labels such as Simone Rocha, Vetements, Comme des Garçons, Ellery and Undercover.
Elyse Walker Opens Orange County Shop
Elyse Walker
Los Angeles retailer Elyse Walker has a new address.
Pooltradeshow: Show Floor Becomes Eclectic
Trade Shows
More than a decade ago, Pooltradeshow started as a venue for new brands to gain a toehold in fashion, and during its most recent run at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Aug. 15–17 in Las Vegas it remained as a place for brands making their first run as well as those with eclectic style ideas.
WWIN Brings in Buyers From Across the Country
Trade Shows
About 2,200 stores showed up for the Aug. 15–18 run of the Women’s Wear In Nevada show in Las Vegas, down some 5 percent from one year ago.
Offprice Sees Exhibitor Count Off
Trade Shows
Booths at the Offprice Show in Las Vegas were selling merchandise at a bargain—designer sweaters for $7 and up and leggings for $2.50.
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Zara for Allegedly Overcharging U.S. Shoppers
Legal
Walk into a Zara store in the United States and you will find that the price tags on the clothes are marked in euros, the currency for the European Union, with a sticker placed over it with the price in U.S. dollars.
Sourcing at MAGIC Dominated by China
Trade Shows
The vast Las Vegas Convention Center looked like the United Nations when the Sourcing at MAGIC show came to town Aug.
Los Angeles Manufacturers Pack WWDMAGIC
Trade Shows
Boho chic was still a much sought-after look at the recent WWDMAGIC show, held Aug. 15–17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Project: Business Good: Traffic Even, Vendors Say
Trade Shows
For Eric Martin, the most recent run of Project, held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, was highly profitable.
Debuts at Capsule
Trade Shows
After more than a decade of exhibiting at Pooltradeshow, Freddie Rojas moved to Capsule and made his debut at the high-end show for independent and progressive designers. The show ran at The Venetian ballroom Aug. 15–17 in Las Vegas.
Reaction To Liberty Traffic Mixed
Trade Shows
This year’s announcements that top retailers such as Nordstrom Inc. and Macy’s Inc. would close stores gave the fashion industry little to cheer about, and Ben De Luca went to Liberty Fashion & Lifestyle Fairs feeling nervous for the show’s Aug. 15–17 run at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas.
Cotton Citizen Opens on Melrose Place
Cotton Citizen
Just off of luxury shopping street Melrose Place in West Hollywood, Calif., high-end T-shirt brand Cotton Citizen is putting down its stake in the retail market.
