Happy 25th Velvet de Luxe
Birthday for a Wolford Star
Wolford’s Velvet de Luxe Tights Celebrates 25th
South Coast Plaza In The City of Lights
SCP’s Parisian Photo Shoot
South Coast Plaza Celebrates 2013 by Shooting its Fall 2013 Portfolio in Paris
Couture It Like Barbie
Contemporary & Collectible
BCBGMaxAzria has introduced the Hervé Léger by Max Azria Barbie--complete with bandage dresses and accessories in Barbie- and life-size versions.
LA International Textile Show Resource Guide
Resource Guide
Antex Knitting Mills/div. of Matchmaster Dyeing & Finishing Inc., Britannia Mills Ltd., Buhler Quality Yarns Corp.,
Fashion, Music and Festivities—for a Good Cause
Macy’s Glamorama
Macy's fashion and music fund-raiser at the Orpheum Theatre
Billabong Changes CEO, Refinancing Plans
Swim / Surf
Beleaguered surf giant Billabong International Ltd. shifted gears in its bailout.
Local Ports See Mixed Cargo-Container Volumes in August
Import / Export
It was a tale of two ports when the tally for cargo-container volumes came in last month.
Deckers Outdoor Names New President for Teva
Manufacturing
Deckers Outdoor—the California company known for its shoe brands Ugg Australia, Teva, Sanuk, Tsubo, Ahnu, Mozo and Hoka One One—has appointed Jeffrey Bua as the new Teva brand president.
Holiday Sales Will Be Up and Shopper Traffic Down This Year
Retail
Retailers will have to work harder for their money this holiday season.
Unionmade to Open at The Grove
GROVE BOUND: Unionmade
San Francisco’s Unionmade will open a location at The Grove.
Bringing the Sexy Back: Bebe Outlines Turnaround Strategy
Retail
Contemporary mall retailer Bebe Stores Inc., headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, hired a new slate of executives earlier this year to orchestrate a turnaround. The first order of business is bringing back the sex appeal.
Macy’s Plaza: Big Changes Detailed
MACY'S NEW LOOK
The Ratkovich Co. will invest $160 million to renovate Macy’s Plaza
LA Textile Show Preview Textile Trends
Textile Trend
Asher Fabric Concepts, Ciabatti s.r.l., Cinergy Textiles Inc., Colorway by Nasrin, Designer Fabric Warehouse, Home Fashion Fabrics, Nipkow & Kobelt Inc.
Supima's Man of the Year
Honors
Werner Bieri, left, former chief executive officer of Buhler Quality Yarns, was named Supima “Man of the Year” at the organization’s 59th annual meeting in Coalinga, Calif.
Taiwan’s Technical Textiles, Fashion Fabrics on Display at the CMC
Textiles
Fabrics made from recycled polyester, crushed oyster shell and nano-tech particles were among the offerings in the Fashion Theater at the California Market Center in Los Angeles during a two-day business matchmaking session organized by the Taiwan Textile Federation.
StyleShoots Aims to Simplify the Process of Online Product Display
Technology
Visitors to the recent Liberty Fairs trade show in Las Vegas had a chance to demo a new system designed to make e-commerce easier.
Vertical Textile and Apparel Maker Grupo Karim’s Selects NGC for PLM and SCM
Technology
Vertical textile and apparel maker Grupo Karim’s has tapped NGC Software’s product lifecycle management (PLM) and supply chain management (SCM) solutions to help the company manage its operations in the U.S., Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Pakistan.
Hello Kitty: Jet Cat
Taking Branding to New Hights
Hello Kitty is now emblazoned across the side of an EVA Air jet, which landed today at Los Angeles International Airport after an overseas flight from Taiwan.
