Skingraft Joins Group of Luxe Boutiques in Fashion District
Retail
The Skingraft fashion label will be the latest of several high-end fashion boutiques to put down stakes in downtown Los Angeles’ Fashion District, which has become a magnet for luxe boutiques after being a near-dead zone for high-end fashion retail up to last year.
Key Retailers Turn Out at Los Angeles Fashion Market
Trade Show
Buyers from Nordstrom, Nasty Gal, Piperlime, Amazon.com, ShopBop, Elyse Walker, Madison, Ron Herman, Tilly’s, Revolve and American Rag turned out for the Fall 2014 Los Angeles Fashion Market.
Carmella
Classic, with a Latin Edge
Growing up in Connecticut, Katheryn Rice, with her grandmother Carmella, often watched films from the 1930s and 1940s and talked about the costumes.
Beyond Product Recommendations: Tech Firm Certona’s New Patent
Technology
Closing the sale is one of the oldest games in retail. E-tailers have their own tech-driven ways to get consumers to buy an item and buy extras. There are widely used collaborative filtering programs, or programs that pre-determine what a consumer will be seeking.
Change Coming With Two Historic Garment Buildings Being Converted Into Loft-Style Apartments
News
Two years ago, Capital Foresight Development, headed by Naty Saidoff, bought architectural gems—the Garment Capitol Building and the Maxfield Building.
H&M’s Conscious Party
H&M got its organic on March 19. It threw a party for its third Conscious Exclusive collection with celebs like Kate Mara, Sophia Bush and Amber Valletta.
Deckers Opens Omni-Channel Store
Retail
Lots of shoes and different ways to buy them at new store in Goleta, Calif.
Epson® Quality and Reliability, Now in a Dye-Sublimation Printer
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The Epson name has long stood for the very highest standards of print performance, quality and reliability. Now, we’re putting our expertise into an exciting new suite of purpose-built garment printers.
Meet Cluny
The Fall 14 Los Angeles Fashion Market sounded like a perfect time to get better acquainted with Los Angeles, said Nina Churchill, vice-president of the New York-headquartered women’s contemporary label.
Los Angeles Men’s Market: A Lot of Work, Some Play
The first day of the Los Angeles Men’s Market, March 17, was busy. Fortunately the guys got a little rest and recreation too.
CM2K
LA Fashion Week Fall 2014
Back in 2012, Los Angeles Designer Cheryl Koo introduced The Other Duck, a line with art and some streetwear influences. For the Fall 2014 Los Angeles Fashion Week, she returned to debut the CM2K line at The Supper Club, a nightclub and high-end restaurant in Hollywood.
Jen Awad
LA Fashion Week Fall 2014
Jen Awad started her fashion career with designing rock club ready looks for self-named fashion label, and her collections sported monikers like “Hot Mess.”
Michael Costello
LA Fashion Week Fall 2014
The Fall ’14 collection of “Project Runway” alum Michael Costello took a bow on March 10 at Style Fashion Week, and Costello found inspirations for the 20 look show in diverse themes, such as New York City winters and Priscilla Presley’s wedding dress.
MT Costello
LA Fashion Week Fall 2014
The third season of the MT Costello line, which is designed by “Project Runway” alum Michael Costello and his cousin Stephanie Costello, took a bow on March 10 at the Designers to Watch showcase of Style Fashion Week.
R. Michel’le The Label
LA Fashion Week Fall 2014
When Rachael Broussard’s R. Michel’le The Label line took the runway March 10 at the Designers to Watch showcase at Style Fashion Week, Broussard wanted to offer clothes that any woman can wear.
Walter Mendez Collection
LA Fashion Week Fall 2014
Just a year after graduating from the fashion design program of California State University, Long Beach, Walter Mendez took a bow at Style Fashion Week on March 10.
Famous Movie Stars' Daughter Modeling for Gap
Fashion
The Gap Inc. starts new campaign for outlet stores.
After Costuming Katy Perry & Runway Show, Maggie Barry Does A Pop Up
Fresh from her runway shows at Style Fashion Week, Maggie Barry, who has costumed stars ranging from Katy Perry to Van Halen, presided over the March 13 debut of Shoppe, the monthly pop-up shop at her new atelier in downtown Los Angeles. “We’re doing random acts of fashion here,” Barry joked
BJ Hearts LA
Betsey Johnson at LA Fashion Week
Betsey Johnson showed her Fall 14 collection on March 12 at Style Fashion Week at LA Live.
What’s Checking on Los Angeles’ West Third Street
Retail
Los Angeles’ West Third is a high-energy street sandwiched between La Cienega Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue. Its boutiques, cafes and restaurants draw trendy tourists and locals alike, creating an ongoing pulse that is unique to Los Angeles. As Beckley Boutique owner Melissa Akkaway put it, “The close proximity of the stores and restaurants on this street creates a nice synergy that is always upbeat.”
