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Quiksilver Women's x Club98 Capsule Celebrates Female Surf Community
By Dorothy Crouch | January 21, 2022
Celebrating the female surf community, the QQuiksilver Women's x Club98 Capsule was recently released as a collaboration between the Huntington Beach, Calif., brand and the global organization of ocean lovers.
Men's Wearhouse Chief George Zimmer's New Gig: Tailor!
George Zimmer is back, and his new business card lists his occupation as tailor.
The True Cost’s Case against Fast Fashion
With the preface “It’s a story about greed and fear, power and poverty,” The True Cost, a documentary, made its case against the fast fashion industry. It produced a Los Angeles premiere May 28 at the Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills. Calif.
Tanner Goods Spins The Big Wheel
There was a steady stream of people trying their luck at a Wheel of Fortune –style game at Tanner Goods boutique in downtown Los Angeles. The reason for all that wheel spinning? Sure, it was for prizes and discounts, but May 30 was the first anniversary for Tanner Goods store located at 860 S. Broadway. It was among the first high end boutiques to move into downtown Los Angeles recently.
Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet Opens First Downtown Store
Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th Opens in Heart of S.F.
Luxe Hotel Suite That Punk Rock Built
Call it the suite that punk rock built. Vivienne Westwood, generally credited for outfitting the Sex Pistols with the safety pins and bondage looks in the mid-1970s, helped design a $25,000 a night suite at The London West Hollywood hotel, located in West Hollywood, Calif.
Buttoning Up a Kickstarter Campaign
A Milan company has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its no-sew button repair product.
Burlington to Open Outlet in Downtown Los Angeles
Burlington opening a discount store on Seventh Street.
Presidential Meets Promotional
Hillary Clinton is determined to be the frontrunner—in presidential candidate merch, that is.
Gypsy05 Sets Up Camp in Vegas
Following the inspiration of its name, the Gypsy05 brand is on the move. After opening branded boutiques off of Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles and in Malibu, the Los Angeles-area eco-label opened a store early this month in the home of the big jackpot, Las Vegas.
License to Rock
Kiss co-founder Paul Stanley will launch a new lifestyle brand called Paul Stanley: Royals & Rebels at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas in June.
Traditional Fabrics Made by Handlooms Showcased at Apparel Sourcing Show in Guatemala
The Mayan Store was launched five years ago to help Guatemalan Indians find ways to use their colorful fabrics in contemporary ways.
Courage of Imagination Lives On
Henry T. Segerstrom, founder of South Coast Plaza, was remembered with an installation called Courage of Imagination at South Coast Plaza. The installation will run until May 31.
Fish to Fabric
An Alaska-based company, Tidal Vision, wants to recycle fishery waste products like fish skin and crab shells into textile products.
Seated in Style
Recent design school grad Lucy Jones took her Parsons instructor's challenge to “design a project that could change the world” to heart.
