Project: Big Show Might Get Bigger
Trade Show
Project proved itself to be one of the big players in the fashion trade show business when it ran Feb. 17–19 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Around the World at Sourcing at MAGIC
Trade Shows | Import/Export
The South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center turned into the United Nations for the semiannual Sourcing at MAGIC show, which ran Feb. 16–19.
Booths Buzzing at WWDMAGIC
Trade Show
Once again, the young contemporary section of WWDMAGIC was a buzzing hive of activity during the show’s Feb. 17–19 run at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
New Exhibitors and Returning Brands at CurveNV
Trade Show
The Feb. 15–17 run of CurveNV saw a mix of new exhibitors and returning brands showing at the upscale lingerie and swimwear show at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
CIT’s Steinberg Charts New Post-Retirement Path
Finance
Since announcing plans to retire, Steinberg has been asked to consult for the industry, which she said she is considering, but she’s keeping her options open for now.
Tom Ford in L.A.
A-List Crowd
FORD IN LA: Designer Tom Ford drew a high-profile crowd to his Autumn/Winter 2015 Womenswear runway show, held Feb. 20 at Milk Studios in Los Angeles. Many attendees, such as Jennifer Lopez, wore pieces from the designer’s recent collections.
A Solar-Powered Factory Helps Maintain Domestic Production
Bella + Canvas
Bella+Canvas started out as a company dedicated to making T-shirts in the United States—a business model that hasn’t changed much even as other manufacturers have headed overseas.
Nordstrom Leaving Westside Pavilion for Century City
Retail
Nordstrom saying adios to the Westside Pavilion
Textile Preview
Textile Trends
Modern Art, Orange Crush, Check Mate, Full Bloom, Key Lime, Stripes & Thermals, Silver & Gold.
Asa from Shahs of Sunset: Time for Caftans & Turbans
Asa Soltan Rahmati not only wants to bring back the turban, she wants more women to wear caftans. The star of Shahs of Sunset show talks about her recently introduced line Asa Kaftans, and what brings mystery to a woman.
Bangladesh Blank T-shirt Maker Serves the U.S. Market Though Southeast Operation
Manufacturing
Keya, a Bangladesh-based producer of 100-percent cotton T-shirts and other knit apparel,is finding success in the U.S. market by using a North Carolina beachhead as its distribution point.
Lingerie Brand Regina Miracle Adds Centric PLM
Technology
Regina Miracle International Ltd., a Hong Kong–based lingerie and shapewear maker, is adding Centric 8 product lifecycle management software to help coordinate collaboration between the lingerie company’s sample-development team and its customers and its internal sample-development team.
Florida Apparel Brand Lord Daniel Taps NGC for ERP
Technology
Lord Daniel Sportswear selected NGC’s fashion enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to help the Florida company manage its growing specialty apparel business.
Roberto Cavalli Uses Optitex CAD to Coordinate Hand-Crafted Details and Tight Turn Times
Technology
Italian luxury brand Roberto Cavalli added the Optitex 2-D Pattern Making and Optitex 3-D Virtual Prototyping CAD Suites.
Macbeth Introduces Apparel
Manufacturing
Saban Brands announced this month that its Macbeth property, which is headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., has struck two new licensing deals.
Ports Still Clogged With Waiting Ships
West Coast Ports
Hammering out a tentative contract with longshore workers took nine months of negotiations. Now importers are hoping it doesn’t take as long to clear thebacklog of merchandising floating on the water outside the country’s largest ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach.
RVCA Pops in Manhattan
Women’s contemporary show Axis wrapped up in New York City on Feb. 24, and RVCA, the Orange County, Calif. headquartered label, celebrated by opening a pop-up shop in Manhattan.
Moto Goes Haute
Ortiz Industries' Empowered event with Ducati
Ortiz Industries' Empowered event with Ducati at New York Fashion Week
Original Paperbacks: Custom Dyed in So Cal Facility
Manufacturing
Original Paperbacks has program to offer retailers unique colors and quick-turn deliveries.
