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GUESS JEANS Opens Los Angeles Homecoming Flagship
By Alexandra Romero, Contributing Writer | February 12, 2026
GUESS JEANS opened its Los Angeles Homecoming Store at Melrose Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard Jan. 31, signaling a return to the brand’s California roots and the next phase of its global retail strategy.
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San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Erin Mahoney
A green-and-gold satin crepe gown, a Technicolor fuchsia silk skirt, a black charmeuse tango dress with a butterfly print and a pink plaid ball gown with a plaid “Poppy” top were a few ...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Touch Vintage Couture Benefit Show
Fashion Week’s 2005 beneficiary, The Touch Foundation, presented a fashion retrospective featuring creations by notable designers, including Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Carolina Herrera and...
Swimwear and Resort Lines Make a Splash
About 450 people appeared poolside Aug. 15 at the Viceroy hotel in Santa Monica, Calif., to view five swimwear and Resort collections as part of a fund-raiser for the charity Stop th...
Spinning the Classic Accessory Into the Must-Have Handbag
A crop of new handbag designers has put a different spin on the classic accessory, the leather handbag. Styles vary from classic and sophisticated shapes to rock ’n’ roll–inspired designs laced with frin...
Praying for Success
How can a mother of five who attended Bible College dazzle the fashion world?...
Levi's and Andy Warhol Get Together
San Francisco–based Levi Strauss & Co. has struck a licensing agreement with The Andy Warhol Foundation that allows the Levi’s brand to create a super-premium collection of jeans,...
Fashion Takes Music-Inspired Clothes Beyond the T-Shirt
Sales of music CDs have been slipping for the past few years, but from the point of view of the fashion industry, the music business has never looked better....
Howe Offering Women's Line at Project
Jade Howe, designer of the 4-year-old Howe menswear label, is launching a small, exclusive women’s collection with a few key pieces Aug. 28–Sept. 1 at the Project Trade Show in Las Veg...
Hollywood Party
Steven Shaul (left) threw his Los Angeles–based company, Jelessy Collection, a one-year anniversary party at Hollywood’s Cabana Club on Aug. 17. More than 500 people droppe...
Defiance USA Counts on Music Licenses to Sell Clothes
For generations of rock fans, the name Fender symbolized one of the best-made guitars in the world. For Los Angeles–based rock aficionado and clothes manufacturer Christopher Wicks, this pop-culture t...
Stiletto Killers Branch Out
Kelly Osbourne, daughter of famed rocker Ozzy Osbourne, along with co-designer and friend Ali Barone, is launching the Stiletto Killers Collection, a new division of their line Stile...
Streetwear's Female Side Shows With L-R-G's New Luxirie Line
L-R-G set up shop in 1999 as a clothier for the underground. But in the past year, the Lake Forest, Calif.–based company has set its sights on a market beyond its original, mostly male demogra...
New York Designers to Receive Awards in Dallas
New York–based designers Derek Lam and Stan Herman will be honored Oct. 29 at the 30th annual Dallas Fashion Awards....
Los Angeles Fashion to Be Rewarded
A major fashion industry awards program is being organized just in time to kick off Los Angeles Fashion Market for Spring 2006. The L.A. Fashion Awards will take place at th...
Shoe Maven Feldman to Open FIG Market in Dallas
Footwear designer Beverly Feldman will meet and greet buyers Aug. 18 to open market week at the Fashion Industry Gallery contemporary wholesale mart, located in downtown Dallas....
