Rachel Tribble: Peace, Contradictions & Skateboarding
Artist Rachel Tribble made some paintings inspired by meditation and peace, but the art was placed on something known to disrupt order on sidewalks all over the world; the skateboard.
Caruso Outlines Plans for Palisades Village
neighborhood development
Reviving a long-gone movie theater, introducing unique, boutique retail, building a park; these are some of the new features that Rick J. Caruso plans to bring to his proposed Palisades Village development in Los Angeles’ exclusive Pacific Palisades enclave.
Macy’s Remodel, New Retailers Planned for The Bloc
Downtown Development
Plans for The Bloc, the 1.8 million-square-foot, mixed-use shopping center in downtown Los Angeles are taking shape with a remodel planned for the center’s Macy’s store and new tenants signing on to open in 2015.
The Treeman Cometh
Venice boutique In Heroes We Trust threw a party dubbed Theatre on Dec. 5, and in a case of a party living up to its name, it was visited by Venice-style agitprop; the Tree Man of Venice planted his feet at the party.
Lululemon’s Sweaty Santa Monica Debut
Huff,puff, huff! The Lululemon Athletica emporium on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade opened Dec. 4 on a sweaty note.
Delia’s: End of an Era
Delia’s, the teen retailer that pioneered the whole “magalog” category is soon to be no more.
Solstiss Lace Opens an Online Boutique
French lace mill Solstiss has launched an online boutique where lace lovers can find an assortment of textiles, accessories and home décor items—all featuring the company’s couture textiles.
Honoring Signal Brands’ Jack and Jason Rimokh
City of Hope
The roof of the W Hotel in Hollywood was transformed into a Roaring ’20s bash by Signal Brands’ Jack and Jason Rimokh, this year’s Spirit of Life Award recipients for the City of Hope’s Fashion & Retail Industry Group.
CMC to Launch ‘Athleisure’ Lifestyle Show in March
Trade Show
The California Market Center will launch Shape, a new trade show focused on the “athleisure” trend, during the March 16–18 run of Los Angeles Fashion Market.
Hong Kong Fashion Week Takes a Look at the Fall/Winter 2015 Season
Trade Show
The 46th semiannual Hong Kong Fashion Week will be held Jan. 19–22 at the Hong Kong Convention Centre with a number of fashion shows, seminars, exhibitors and trend forecasts tailor-made for buyers and other attendees.
Westfield Santa Anita Gets a $20M Upgrade
Retail
Shopping-center juggernaut Westfield wrapped up a $20 million renovation of its Westfield Santa Anita mall in Arcadia, Calif., on Black Friday.
November Sales Strong Despite Black Friday Disappointments
Retail
Black Friday sales results disappointed, but overall retail business for the month of November generally pleased retailers and Wall Street analysts.
Retailers Await Next Big Shopping Event
After Black Friday
Retail analysts forecast a lull in business in weeks following the big deals and buzz of Black Friday, generally considered the kickoff of the winter holiday retail season. Business is predicted to skyrocket sometime before Dec. 20, Super Saturday, the weekend before Christmas.
International Checkout Goes Where Few Shippers Dare
Technology
International Checkout Inc., a Van Nuys, Calif.–based shipper, has carved a niche of managing international sales and fulfillment for retailers such as Bebe, Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet, Trina Turk, Joe’s Jeans and Kitson. It recently announced that it would be working with high-profile boutique Ron Herman.
Doneger Acquires Huepoint
Retail
New York–based Doneger Group, the retail consultancy and partner of Los Angeles–based Directives West, has acquired New York–based color trend-forecasting agency Huepoint.
Domestic Knitter Focuses on Efficiency and Technology
Texollini
Founded in 1989, Texollini is a vertical operation producing circular knits for the activewear, contemporary, ready-to-wear, swimwear, intimates and technical markets.
California and U.S. Economic Growth Looks Brighter for 2015
Finance
California has been slowly adding jobs to its payrolls, and next year should be no different.
Kora Rae's Preview Party at Avedon
It was a rainy night in Beverly Hills on Dec. 3, but a little wet weather did not stop New York-based luxe fashion brand Kora Rae from producing a preview party for its Fall/Holiday2015 collection at the independent, multi-brand boutique, Avedon.
Schott’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Debut
What could be more rock ‘n’ roll than a leather jacket? Schott NYC makes leather jackets which were worn by Marlon Brando, The Ramones, and a long list of other stylish malcontents. Schott produced a Dec. 3 debut party for its first West Coast boutique, located at the Americana at Brand retail center in Glendale, Calif. Check it out.
