Factory 413: Only Serious Customers Need Apply
Retail
Factory 413 opened the store way off of the beaten track
Leatherwork With a Local Approach
Accessories
West Coast designers carve out a niche for handcrafted leather
Exhibitors and Attendance Up at Texworld USA
Texworld
The July 16–18 run of Texworld USA in New York saw a nearly 25 percent increase in exhibitors and a more than 14 percent increase in attendees over last July.
Miami Swim Week Bows With New Trade Shows and Expanded Schedule
Trade Show
More, more, more” seemed to be the theme at Miami Swim Week
Lagerfeld Takes La Jolla Fashion Film Festival
Fashion's Film P.O.V.
Fashion Icons And Designers State Case On Film
Calvin Klein and Christy Turlington Together Again
Ad Campaign
Calvin Klein Underwear just released its biannual women’s Fall 2013 global advertising campaign featuring Christy Turlington Burns.
See Part Two of Open Runway in Hollywood
Four emerging designers on the runway in Hollywood this Saturday
American Eagle Outfitters’ Tech Executives Set Up Shop in San Francisco
Omnichannel
American Eagle Outfitters has opened its first corporate offices in San Francisco to reinforce the company’s omni-channel strategy.
New Agenda Show: New Caps
What the VIPs Will Be Wearing At Agenda
The Latest In Agenda's Tradition of Caps for its Trade Show
Quiksilver Loses in Trademark Case Over Kelly Slater VSTR Line
Intellectual Property
Surfwear giant Quiksilver splashed and crashed in a trademark infringement case that pitted its relatively new VSTR apparel line promoted by surfer Kelly Slater against a similar clothing label called Visitor.
Spy Wants You to Look Happy
Product Launch
Carlsbad, Calif.–based action-sports eyewear maker Spy launched a new collection with a patent-pending technology to boost happiness.
Meet The Super Naturals
California Market Center Perfumer
Natural Fragrance Line Headquartered at California Market Center
Miami Swim Week Cruise ‘14
Dive In
The swim shows are underway in Miami Beach with runway shows and parties, as well as three trade shows.
Surf and Ethnic Style Ruling the Runways in Miami
Miami Swim Week
Iconic surf brand ROXY kicked off Miami Swim Week on Thursday night and surf and ethnic inspired looks have ruled the runway since.
Shark Sneak! Behold the ‘Invisible’ Wetsuit
Technology in Design
Australian company SAMS (Shark Attack Mitigation System) and the University of Western Australia teamed up to develop a wetsuit that would render surfers and divers invisible to a shark.
Martex Acquires JBM Recycled Fibers
Recycling
Spartanburg, S.C.–based Martex Fiber Southern Corp. acquired JBM Fibers, a recycled fiber–manufacturing facility in Brownsville, Texas, with a diverse national customer base for recycled textile products made from post-consumer textile waste.
