Barbara Fields: The Next Generation
Daughter of Trend Forecasting Chief Joins Family Firm
Since 1984, Barbara Fields Buying Office Has Been Trend Forecasting and Consulting Retailers. Get Ready for the company's second generation.
Sample Sale Gone Wild
Alexander Wang's video by “Jawbreaker” director Darren Stein is part documentary, maybe part scripted. 100 percent hilarious.
Las Vegas Resource Guide
Resource Guide
Alvanon, BBCN Bank, Bibby Financial Services, California Market Center, Cooper Design Space, Dallas Market Center, Designer Fabric Warehouse, Dragonfly Clothing/Fender, Fashion Patterns, etc.
American Apparel Acquires Prestigious Boutique Oak
West Meets East
Los Angeles–headquartered vertical retailer American Apparel Inc. will acquire prestigious New York boutique retailer Oak, according to media reports.
New Levi's Shop
Denim
Aug. 1 was the official opening day for Levi Strauss & Co.’s new 7,000-square-foot store at 815 Market St. in San Francisco.
New Lines
Resource Guide
The following new lines and new showrooms will be open during the Aug. 5–8 run of Los Angeles Fashion Market.
Naven
Showroom Profiles
For years, twins Alexis and Kymberly McClay had their downtown Los Angeles corporate office separate from their showroom in the Cooper Design Space.
10Eleven
Showroom Profiles
Betsee Isenberg’s new office has a window that perfectly frames the sign on the top of the historic Orpheum Theatre.
TSS Showroom
Showroom Profiles
TSS Showroom, also known as Terry Sahagen Sales, was moved to the Cooper Design Space in 2008.
Citilife Clothing
Showroom Profiles
Citilife Clothing makes fashions for the misses women’s market, and it will introduce new programs when the company opens a showroom for the August LA Fashion Market.
Kingpins Sees Attendance Boost at New York Show
Trade Show
With nearly 872 attendees and 370 exhibitors, the recent July 16–17 run of Kingpins was the best attended in the boutique denim trade show’s history, organizers said.
Sole Technology's Taryn Hawk, 35
Obituaries
Taryn Corby Hawk, 35, died in a motorcycle accident July 26 after he left the Agenda trade show in Long Beach, Calif.
Coast Style Group Acquires Fortune Swimwear From Fred Kayne
Manufacturing
Fortune Swimwear LLC, the Culver City, Calif.–based private-label company founded by Fred Kayne, has been acquired by Coast Style Group, also based in Culver City.
Gerber/Yunique Launches YuSnap Mobile App
Technology
Yunique Solutions, the creator of YuniquePLM product lifecycle management software, launched YuSnap, an iOS mobile app that will let users snap photos and synchronize them with YuniquePLM.
Lectra Re-releases Design to Cost
Technology
Technology solution–based company Lectra announced its revamped “Design to Cost” approach to product development.
Laguna Hills Mall to Be Renovated
Retail
Merlone Geier Partners submitted renovation plans for the Laguna Hills Mall, the more-than 40-year-old Southern California retail center located less than 15 miles away from world class shopping destinations South Coast Plaza and Fashion Island.
Galleria at Tyler Starts Renovation
Retail
Galleria at Tyler, the super regional mall in Riverside, Calif., owned by General Growth Properties Inc., is the midst of a $2 million renovation.
