Van’s 50th – Cake, Music, Shoes!
Vans, headquartered in Cypress, Calif., celebrated its 50th anniversary this week with concerts and parties across the globe this week. Van’s 50th party started in February at high end sneaker stores. Check out the recently released Vans Pro Classics 50th Anniversary Collection and the Vans Vault Checkered Past Collection.
Althouse’s Spring Party
Jennifer Althouse produced a Spring party for her multi-brand women's boutique, Althouse, just a block away from the main drag of the fashion district. Party happened March 15. Take a look
Convert Streamlines Concept
Streamlined Concept
San Francisco Bay Area retailer Convert closed its Berkeley, Calif., shoe store last month and reopened it as a clothing store.
Axis Trade Show Planning L.A. Event in October
Trade Shows
Axis, a lifestyle trade show for millennial women’s brands, is coming to Los Angeles.
PLM Helps Moods of Norway do Biz ‘In Season’
Technology
On runways in Oslo and Los Angeles, the Moods of Norway fashion label has been busy, having displayed looks from its Autumn/Winter 2016/2017 season in the past four weeks.
Italian Denim Mill Candiani Opens L.A. Design Center
Candiani in LA
Designers and denim brand owners turned out to celebrate the opening of the Candiani Los Angeles Design Center on March 16 in downtown Los Angeles.
Rosemary Brantley: Fashion Design Chair at Otis Stepping Down After 35 Years
Fashion
When Rosemary Brantley walked up the stairs in 1980 to the newly established fashion design department at the Otis College of Art and Design, then located near Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park, she found only one office with a single telephone plugged into the corner and four classrooms.
Fall ’16 Market Draws Mixed Reviews
Fall ’16 Market
For some at the recent Los Angeles Fashion Market, it was an opportunity to place Fall 2016 orders. For others, it was a chance to replenish depleted inventory.
Wet Seal Maps Its Rebound
Retail
New offices, new staff and new merchandise, Wet Seal put its rebound on display.
Kevan Hall's Fashion at the White House
Fashion
Actress Sandra Oh looks stylist at the White House wearing a Kevan Hall creation.
Shopping=Empowerment
Joie Rucker and Caroline Calvin, the designers of Los Angeles-based brand Calvin Rucker are hosting a sample sale to benefit Girl Up, the United Nationals Foundation’s campaign to help adolescent girls around the world.
Shawmut’s New Look
Shawmut Design & Construction puts its imprint on Rodeo Drive by remodeling flagship stores for retailers such as Tory Burch, Tom Ford and Jimmy Choo among others. Recently, it focused its construction work on itself.
Puma’s Blaze of Glory at The Well
Puma invited groups of VIPs and partiers to check out its new Blaze of Glory high end sneaker line on March 11 at The Well, it's a boutique and events space in downtown Los Angeles.
Changing Venues for LA Fashion Week Events
Runway
After six years in downtown Los Angeles, Style Fashion Week is moving its runways to West Hollywood, Calif., said Veronica Welch Kerzner, founder and chief executive officer of the fashion-show producer.
OnePiece to West Third Street
After years of representing its one piece casual wear as well as other items such as sweats on Los Angeles’ Robertson Boulevard, Norwegian brand OnePiece recently moved its L.A. store to the city’s stylish West 3rd Street neighborhood.
The Dreslyn, Citizens of Humanity’s Eatery Collab
Fashion blogs reportedly obsessed over the coats bakers wore at Gjusta – a bakery, deli and café in Los Angeles’ Venice neighborhood. Downtown Los Angeles-e-tailer The Dreslyn partnered with denim brand Citizens of Humanity in a Gjusta project to go beyond bakers’ coats.
Imports Steady as Back-to-School Season Approaches
Import/Export
U.S. cargo-container imports for the first half of this year are expected to be nearly flat over last year as the economy inches along.
Louise Roe for AS by DF Launches With West Hollywood Party
AS by DF Launch Party
To celebrate the launch of a limited-edition capsule collection created by British TV host/personality Louise Roe and AS by DF designer Denise Focil, the two hosted a party at a chic residence in West Hollywood, Calif. Guests stopped by the March 3 event to sip champagne, view the collection and meet the designers.
Label Conscious: Designed in California
Manufacturing
CFA’s trademarked hangtags put the emphasis on country of design.
