Party Like It's 1915
100-Year-Old Denim Deal
Amsterdam's Tenue de Nimes boutique hosted a party to celebrate the “Golden Handshake,” the 1915 agreement between Levi Strauss & Co. and Cone Denim when Levi’s agreed to give Cone Denim exclusive right to produce denim for Levi’s 501 shrink-to-fit jeans.
Final Text Released for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal
Import/Export
After years of negotiating a trade agreement between the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries, the U.S. government released the final text outlining the deal.
American Apparel May Shutter Its Oak Stores in LA and NY
Shuttered Stores
Two years ago, American Apparel founder Dov Charney snapped up a small high-end specialty-store chain called Oak. With Charney ousted last year as the company’s chief executive and American Apparel now in bankruptcy, the struggling Los Angeles clothing company has decided to shutter its Oak stores to save money.
October Sales Tough
Retail
Business for most retailers fell short of Wall Street forecasts, according to analysts such as Ken Perkins of Retail Metrics, a Boston-area market-research firm.
Curvy Couture: In the Adaption Biz
Curvy Couture
Los Angeles’ Curvy Couture label is on a mission to open lingerie fashion to plus-sized women.
Westside Doyenne To Gritty Los Angeles St.
Elyse Walker in DTLA
Elyse Walker is best known for running an influential, self-named boutique in Los Angeles’ exclusive Pacific Palisades neighborhood, but she is making news in downtown Los Angeles, which is a long freeway trip away from the Palisades. Walker recently opened a new design office and showroom for the fashion lines she designs in the rapidly changing district of downtown.
Italian Denim House Candiani Opening R&D Center in Los Angeles
Manufacturing
Early next year, downtown Los Angeles will have a new center for denim research and development when Italian denim mill Candiani Denim opens a new showroom and office space.
Denim Maven Adriano Goldschmied Turns His Focus to Knits With Acynetic
Manufacturing
Adriano Goldschmied’s career developing brands including Diesel, Replay, AG Adriano Goldschmied, Citizens of Humanity men’s and Goldsign has earned him the nickname “the Godfather of Denim.”
Kingpins Amsterdam Encompasses the Denim Industry From Fiber and Fabric to Design Development and Finishing
Denim in Amsterdam
Now in its second year in Amsterdam, Kingpins organizers have determined a few keys to success in running the boutique denim-sourcing trade show.
Global Denim Awards
Denim on the Runway
Innovation in fabric and design was on the runway at the second annual Global Denim Awards, a fashion competition organized by HTNK Fashion recruitment and consultancy, the House of Denim, and Kingpins and sponsored by e3.
Port Clerks Get Early Start on Contract Negotiations
Import/Export
It seems like only yesterday that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were clogged with container ships after contract negotiations with the workers of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union dragged on for nine months.
Xmas Tree Lighting at Citadel – Nov. 7
The Back-to-School season seems just to have ended, but it might as well be time to start wrapping Christmas presents. The Citadel Outlets, just outside of downtown Los Angeles, will be the site of the lighting of a 115-foot-tall tree on Nov. 7. Performing at the event will be Disney Channel singing stars Sabrina Carpenter and Laura Marano.
Oaktree Capital Working on Buying Quiksilver
Retail
Oaktree Capital Management, the Los Angeles–based investment firm, is ramping up its effort to buy Quiksilver Inc. out of bankruptcy.
BNKR Flagship Now Opening in Early 2016
Retail
Opening date for BNKR flagship in downtown LA gets pushed back again.
Which Stores Will Open on Thanksgiving Day?
Retail
The lineup of stores open Thanksgiving Day is starting to form.
Current/Elliott’s New Abbot Kinney Boutique
L.A. Brand Current/Elliott opened its own branded boutique at 1132 Abbot Kinney Blvd., adjacent to the new Kit and Ace boutique recently.
The Ins and Outs of Brand Building With Licensing, Investment and Social Media
Manufacturing
Nearly 200 apparel-industry executives turned out to discuss brand-building strategies that ranged from social-media practices and licensing opportunities to gauging when to seek outside investment.
Los Angeles Fashion Week: Spring 2016 Collections
It’s a Wrap
Los Angeles Fashion Week: It's A Wrap!
