Spring/Summer ’17 Key Athleisure Directions by Trendstop
Athleisure Directions
Athleisure is big news. If you’ve been wondering where this major trend stems from and how to incorporate it into your own ranges, read on for an expert lowdown brought to us by global fashion forecasting agency Trendstop.
China Brand Show Coming to Los Angeles
Trade Shows
For the first time in more than a decade, the China Brand Show will be exhibiting at semiannual gift and home show LAMKT, which will be held July 22–25 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Cherokee Signs Deal to Create Footwear for Everyday California Brand
Manufacturing
Cherokee Global Brands—whose labels include Cherokee, Carole Little, Tony Hawk and Sideout—has signed a deal with Saliluz to create a collection of men’s and women’s casual footwear and flip-flops under Cherokee’s Everyday California label.
Trend Forecaster Barbara Fields Retires
Fashion
After 35 years tracking trends, Barbara Fields is retiring and closing her Barbara Fields Buying Office at the California Market Center in Los Angeles.
300 Years of Menswear
If you have not yet seen "Reining Men” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (or even if you have), now is your chance to see the costume exhibition with the experts.
Wolk Morais Takes on the LA Nightlife
Wolk Morais
It was all about the LA nightlife for the third Wolk Morais collection since designers Brian Wolk and Claude Morais relocated from New York to Los Angeles. The designers debuted the collection on the runway on May 24 at Giorgio’s nightclub at The Standard Hotel in Hollywood.
MISA Los Angeles: Bohemian Roots, Global Style
MISA Los Angeles
Inspired by the love of global style and travel, MISA Los Angeles is designed for the modern bohemian. Created by Shadi Askari-Farhat, founder and designer of tbagslosangeles, MISA is an extension and evolution of the brand yet has its own identity.
UBM Bringing ‘Swimlessons” to LA in June
Trade Shows
UBM—the parent company of MAGIC, Project, Coterie and Pooltradeshow—is expanding its Swimlessons bootcamp to bring the networking and educational program to a broader audience.
Speedo USA Introducing New Line Designed with Olympian Missy Franklin
Fashion
Five-time Olympic medalist Missy Franklin helps design new line of performance swimwear for Speedo USA.
Go Shopping With Rachel Zoe
Stylist and designer Rachel Zoe and her husband Rodger Berman will host the West Coast version of Super Saturday, the all-day shopping fund-raiser for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance (OCRFA).
Oak Opens Outlet Store in DTLA
Retail
Oak converts one-half of its downtown LA store into an outlet.
The Way We Wore’s Doris Raymond Takes Vintage Online
Voguely Familiar
The Way We Wore owner Doris Raymond has launched a new e-commerce site featuring vintage and more recent pieces.
What to Wear in Zero Gravity
Forget the bulky silver spacesuits. A group of European fashion school students have a new take on the future of space fashion
WithMe: Meet the Store of the Future
Store of the Future
On May 26, WithMe took the wraps off its first permanent mall-based store, housed inside Santa Monica Place in Santa Monica, Calif., where an arsenal of high-tech gadgets is used to make shopping easier for customers and retailing more efficient.
Footwear Brand EMU Australia Moving Back to California
Manufacturing
After five years in the Midwest, Emu Australia has decided to bring its U.S. headquarters back to California.
Study Finds Trans-Pacific Partnership Would Have Little Effect on Apparel Imports and Export
Import/Export
The U.S. International Trade Commission recently published an independent study of the free-trade accord and found that U.S. apparel imports would inch up 1.4 percent with a $1.9 billion increase by the year 2032 while exports would barely budge, seeing a 0.3 percent rise, or a $10 million increase.
ModCloth Names New Chief Technology Officer
Retail
ModCloth—the San Francisco–based online purveyor of its own clothing brand as well as an e-commerce site that offers an assortment of fashion, accessories, shoes and home décor from independent designers—has named Nicolas Genest as its chief technology officer.
Express Trade Expands Team With 1st SVP Appointment
Finance
Express Trade Capital Inc. named Ignatius “Nat” Marotta as first senior vice president for the New York–based finance company, which specializes in trade finance, factoring and purchase-order financing.
Industry Voices: Sellers Beware: The Ever-Shrinking Copyright Coverage in Your Insurance Policy
Legal
Many players in the apparel industry face tremendous exposure from copyright-infringement lawsuits. Every day, copyright holders (plaintiffs) file dozens of lawsuits against apparel manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers, alleging that the goods they manufacture, distribute, advertise and sell infringe on a plaintiff’s copyrighted design.
