Vince Relaunches Web Site With Story About Melrose Place
Contemporary
Vince website talks up local neighborhoods, like Melrose Place, to get a sense of community for its online and in-store customers.
Gap Inc. Unveils Its New Spring Look
Retail
New creative director at Gap Inc. goes for the well-worn look.
Cone Serves Up Denim With Ketchup and Mustard
Recycled Textiles
Cone Denim is in Las Vegas this week with the latest in its lineup of denim made from recycled plastic bottles.
Trend Scouting: T-Shirts
Trend
The Agenda trade show is a prime spot to scout for T-shirt trends, with exhibitors and attendees decked out in their most distinctive tees.
Private Party: Hip-Hop-Inspired
Designer Profile
Music plays a huge influence in Private Party’s ethos, which features graphics produced from a fan’s point of view.
Mine Is Yours: Art in Every Strand
Designer Profile
When launching Mine Is Yours last autumn, it was very important to Megan Dorien, artist and founder, to be responsible about her impact on the earth when starting a business.
Crown Jewel: Fit and Fabric Are the Secret Ingredients
Designer Profile
If you happened to see Detective Kate Beckett wearing a form-fitting T-shirt on the television show “Castle,” it just might have been made by Crown Jewel, a 10-year-old T-shirt and lifestyle brand that makes all its clothes in Los Angeles.
The Inspiration of Kelly Cole
Designer Profile
There’s a million ways to break into a fashion career. For Kelly Cole of the Kelly Cole USA brand, entry was the vintage concert T-shirt.
Project Social T: Season for Trends, Quick Turnarounds and Customization
Designer Profile
For Los Angeles tops manufacturer Project Social T, 2014 is the year of customization.
New York Fashion Week: California Collections
New York Fashion Week
Tadashi Shoji showed his finesse with red-carpet glamour at the Los Angeles designer’s Fall ’14 runway show at Mercedes-Benz New York
Heading to MAGIC? What to Know Before You Go. A Q&A With Hal Rubenstein
Trade Shows
At the center is the massive MAGIC Market Week, the multi-show lineup taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
Koral Activewear
Fitness Gear With Brazilian Style
Designer Ilana Kugel launched a new activewear line with a focus on high-tech fabrics and fashion-forward style.
Put on Your Pantone
Colorful Launch
Color forecaster Pantone unveiled a new line of menwear called Pantone Colorwear during the recent New York Fashion Week.
Loving Las Vegas: Retailers Share Tips for Navigating the Las Vegas Trade Shows
Retail
With 20 apparel, footwear, accessories and sourcing trade shows taking place in Las Vegas market at the same time in February, thousands of brands are competing for attention, and the ambiance can be thrilling, festive and, ultimately, exhausting.
Bebe Going Private? Not So Fast, Analyst Says
Retail
Bebe Stores Inc. is just a year into its turnaround campaign, but media reports indicate that the publicly traded contemporary retailer is investigating a sale and going private.
Ruhi: On-Trend and Quick-Turn
Made in America
Retailer-turned-designer Silke Labson moved from New York to LA to launch her latest line Ruhi.
FIDM's Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition
Celebrating Film Fashion
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising kicked off its 22nd annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition.
Roar Clothing to Abbot Kinney
Retail
For its 20th anniversary, Los Angeles–based fashion label Roar Clothing will open its first boutique. The two-story shop will be located at 1410 Abbot Kinney Blvd., at the corner of California Avenue, according to Deepak Vasandani, founder and chief executive of the label.
Industry Voices: California Fashion Association: Measuring the True Scope of L.A.’s Creative Economy
Fashion News
The latest “Otis Report on the Creative Economy of the Los Angeles Region,” released Feb. 6 by Otis College of Art and Design, is certainly well intended. However, it shows an inaccurate picture of the California fashion industry and conflicts with other analyses and reports currently in release.
