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DE:Part Denim Gives Premium Experience for Those Who Value Inclusive Sizing
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | June 25, 2026
Long before steeping herself in the industry, Los Angelena Christina Choi reveled in growing up in the denim capital of America. Now she has brought her love of denim to DE:Part Denim but with a decidedly modern take. Mindful that not all denim wearers are created equal, she has brought a diversity of styles and sizes to her collection.
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Woodbury University Names New Head of Fashion Design Department
After several months of the position being vacant, Woodbury University has named Anna Leiker to be its chair of the fashion design department.
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After 36 years as the founding fashion chair of the Otis College of Art and Design, Rosemary Brantley stepped down from the fashion program she founded in 1980. Brantley will remain the principal designer and business partner in her own women’s clothing label, Staples, which launched the same year she took over the fashion design department.
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Los Angeles Fashion Week Calendar: Spring/Summer 2017
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CCA Names John Bauernfeind Chair of the Fashion Design Program
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NYFW Trends Have a California Feeling
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