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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.

How Toms Shoes Influenced a Guatemalan Shirt Company

Toms Shoes founder Blake Mycoskic inspires a Guatemalan shirt company to give back too.

Sundry for J. Crew Takes a Bow

J. Crew teamed up with French-born Venice designer Matthieu Le Blan of Sundry Designs to make the Sundry for J. Crew collection. It took a bow this week.

Cotton On’s McGahan in Santa Monica

Australian brand Cotton On runs 1,300 shops across the world and will open its first shop in Brazil this month. Closer to California, Cotton On’s Global General Manager, Felicity McGahan, was at the retailer’s Mega store at 1418 Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica this week to check out how the brand’s Summer '14 collection was doing at the beach city.

Roar Wants You to Have a Lamborghini. Or a Ferrari.

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Los Angeles clothing line Roar is giving away Lamborghini Aventador or a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. But first, you must vote.

With Wings, Michael Jackson Will Fly

Michael Jackson's style continues to inspire. L.A. Designer Oscar Olima created a gold vest for a dancer to wear during the the debut of Jackson's posthumously released song Slave to the Rhythm at the Billboard Award Show May 18.

Fashion With Function

Hong Kong–based artist Kathleen McDermott uses robotics to create problem-solving fashions like The Personal Space Dress, the Auto Filter scarf and the Miss-My-Face hat.

Moods of Norway Says Let’s Party Norwegian Style

There’s Fourth of July, Cinco de Mayo and if you are Norwegian, there’s Constitution Day. The Moods of Norway International brand celebrated Norway's national day at its Melrose Avenue flagship store on May 17.

Local Designers to Design Wizard of Oz Doll Costumes for Charity

LA and NY designers get together to create doll costumes based on "The Wizard of Oz.'

Bohemian Society's Avant Dress-Up

Yoko Ono infamously took it off in her mid-1960s performance piece Cut Piece. Los Angeles' Bohemian Society put it on with a performance inspired fashion event May 15.

Flagship’s Spring Shindig

A brutal heatwave made it feel like a scorching summer, but it was spring for the Flagship Agency on the night of May 15. The showroom, based at the edge of Los Angeles’ Chinatown, threw a party for its Spring '14 collections.