Young Cory: Indie Music, Indie Merch
Independent Hip hop musician Young Cory rocks his own music...and his own merch.
Taking Fashion By Strategy
In warehouses and lots across the city, Creative Warrior Guerilla Marketplace seeks to bring fashion minds together in a space that is brings it all back home.
Surf Expo Parent Company Acquired by Outdoor Retailer Organizer
Trade Show Acquistion
George Little Management LLC, parent company of Surf Expo, has been acquired by Emerald Expositions Inc., organizer of Outdoor Retailer.
Retailers Who Made Santa's Good List for Online Shopping
The top five retailers who made Santa's nice list for delivering the goods
3D-Model Makers Make 3D-Printed Model Doll
Fashion, Tech & Toys
Kickstarter kicks up a fashion concept again, this time, a group of entrepreneurs in Cincinnati are using the crowdfunding site to help launch their 3D-printable fashion doll.
Swedish Boutique Acne Studios Debuts on Broadway
Acne Studios
The ultra-cool Swedish brand celebrated its grand opening of its flagship store in downtown Los Angeles’ old theater district.
Urban Outfitters Debuts
Retail
A highly anticipated Urban Outfitters opened at 810 S. Broadway Dec. 19, and some executives for the hipster emporium dropped by the new shop at a debut party on Dec. 18.
Carlos Arias Joins Walter Wilhelm Associates
Manufacturing
Most people know Carlos Arias as the blue-jeans guy. For several years, he was president of Guatemala-based American Denimatrix, the largest blue-jeans manufacturer in Central America.
Shareholders Group Seeks to Take Wet Seal Private
Retail
After more than two decades of being a public company, The Wet Seal Inc., based in Foothill Ranch, Calif., might go private.
Carlos Alberini Named New CEO at Lucky Brand Jeans
Manufacturing
Just days after Fifth & Pacific Companies announced it was selling Lucky Brand Jeans to a Los Angeles private-investment firm, Carlos Alberini has been tapped to be the new chief executive.
Majority Shareholder Bids to Take Frederick’s of Hollywood Private
Retail
After years of losing money, executives at lingerie retailer Frederick’s of Hollywood Group said they have accepted an offer to take the company private.
LA’s Alameda Square Adds E-commerce Site GoJane
Manufacturing
Alameda Square—the business complex in downtown Los Angeles that houses American Apparel, Splendid and Ella Moss, Groceries Apparel, and HauteLook’s photo studio—has added another fashion tenant: Los Angeles–based e-tailer GoJane.
Economic Indicators for 2013 Show Signs of Recovery and Continued Struggle
2013 Retrospective
The editors of California Apparel News look at the top indicators for the past year to distill the industry’s recovery by the numbers.
2013 RETROSPECTIVE Import/Export: China Still at the Center of U.S. Apparel and Textile Imports
Import & Export
Consumers loosened their purse strings this year and spent nearly 3.5 percent more on apparel and textile imports than last year.
2013 RETROSPECTIVE Real Estate: Retail Space Scarce in Prime LA Shopping Streets
Retail
Vacancies are getting harder to find in Los Angeles as more stores cruise for good locations in some of the more popular retail areas of town.
2013 RETROSPECTIVE Employment: Apparel and Textile Jobs Decline in 2013
Manufacturing
California may be the apparel manufacturing center of the country, but the region continued to shed apparel manufacturing and textile jobs in 2013.
2013 RETROSPECTIVE Retail Sales: Major Retailers and Off-Pricers
Retail
2013 was a good year for major retailers and off-pricers.
2013 RETROSPECTIVE Retail Sales: Specialty Retail
Retail
Even as Victoria’s Secret hosted its high-profile annual fashion show, broadcast on Dec. 11 on CBS, L Brands, the chain’s parent company, was reporting a slowdown at the beginning of the crucial season.
