Westfield Style’s Cocktails & Couture with Monica Rose
Westfield Style at Westfield Topanga got its Project Runway on at its recent Cocktails & Couture event. Monica Rose, a stylist, helped judge gowns created by students from FIDM's Design Lab.
Stockholder Demands Resignation of Two American Apparel Board Members
A Canadian shareholder who owns a minority stake in American Apparel stock is calling for the last two senior members on the clothing company’s board to resign.
Flagship’s Fall Party
Just when the weather is beginning to feel like fall, the Flagship agency threw a party Nov. 13 for the fall looks of its brands. Take a look!
Turkish Mill Reveals Denim Trends
Isko
Isko, the Turkish denim maker, scouts the globe year-round for denim and fabric trends to help it invent and improve on 300 different new fabric offerings per year.
Holiday Sales To Increase 4.1 Percent Despite Challenges, Forecast Says
Retail
Economic indicators point toward an increase in sales, 4.1 percent, for the upcoming winter holiday season, Kimberly Ritter-Martinez, an economist for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp., said during a 2014 holiday retail panel at the Glendale Galleria mall in Glendale, Calif., on Nov. 13.
Visual Display: A Look at Project’s New Booths
Trade Shows
Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Convention Center hosts sprawling fashion trade shows Project, ENK Vegas,the eclectic Pooltradeshow and the higher-end Men’s trade show as well as The Tents.
Quiksilver to Pasadena
Boardriders Club
Surf giant Quiksilver Inc. will open a location for its Boardriders Club store in Pasadena, Calif.
Visual Display: Agenda’s Award Winning Booths
Trade Show
Most trade show booths are plain 10-by-10 affairs, and they give a clear message: Trade shows are just about business.
American-Made Denim For Nearly 30 Years
Diamond Gusset
After 28 years in business, Diamond Gusset jeans owner and co-founder David Hall says there is more happening with the Bon Aqua, Tenn.–based company than ever before.
Tech in Made-to-Measure
Alton Lane
Alton Lane has a tech angle on a luxe category with a long history: the made-to-measure suit.
Unique Solutions Design to Open California HQ
Technology
Unique Solutions Design Ltd., makers of the Me-Ality apparel size-matching service, which has been piloted at select Bloomingdale’s locations, announced the opening of a California headquarters and a new chief executive officer, who will serve at the company’s office in Santa Clara, Calif.
Levi’s to Lay Off 500 Employees as More Outsourcing Takes Place
Manufacturing
As part of its overall five-year plan to outsource global services, Levi Strauss & Co. recently announced it would lay off 500 people from its offices around the world.
Fashion Veteran Launches Hybrid Retail, Showroom Space
Hail Mary
Everyone in boutique retail juggles an increasing variety of tasks, ranging from traditional jobs of buying merchandise to newer jobs such as handling social media, and Marie Shaffer hopes to cover every base of the fashion industry at her shop, the Hail Mary Boutique and Denim Bar.
New Sourcing Trade Show to Bow in L.A. in March
Trade Show
Apparel manufacturers and retailers looking to scout factories will have a new venue when the Factory Direct trade show bows March 2–4 at The New Mart in downtown Los Angeles.
Boutique for Eva Franco Takes a Bow
Retail
Los Angeles–headquartered designer Eva Franco opened her first solo branded boutique Nov. 6, located at 1555 Echo Park Blvd., close to the fashion store Tavin in Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood.
BeachRiot, Vissla, Billabong Nominated for SIMA Image Awards
Swim/Surf
The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association has awarded hot new brands and veterans of the surf industry SIMA Image Awards for the past 12 years, and on Nov. 12, the trade group announced nominees for the 2014 SIMA Image awards and a new award category—the SIMA Honor Roll.
Investors See Surf, Streetwear Poised for Growth
Swim/Surf
Surf’s up for dealmaking for action-sports and streetwear brands. In the past month, private-equity companies have announced investments in the brands and retailers in this market.
First Spanx Store Opening in Southern California
Retail
Spanx is scheduled to open its first California store Nov. 16 at the Santa Monica Place retail center in Santa Monica, Calif.
Sandro, Maje Open at South Coast Plaza
Retail
French brands Sandro and Maje have opened stores at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif. Sandro’s 1,530-square-foot store features the brand’s new design concept.
Gucci to Westfield Topanga
Retail
Gucci, the Italian fashion house, opened its third Los Angeles–area store last week.
