Curfew Stymied Honduras' Apparel Production
A 42-hour countrywide curfew imposed after deposed President Manuel Zelaya was secretly ushered back into Honduras on Sept. 21 forced factories in the country’s apparel hub to send workers home and shu...
Shopping Vans Story
Vans' new Heritage store in Long BeachVans has a long history of showing up on the feet of skaters and surfers, and the brand showed off some of that concrete-shredding past when it opened one of its handful of "Heritage" shops recently in Long...
L.A. Textile/Material World Seminar and Events Calendar
The Sept. 30–Oct. 2 run of the Los Angeles International Textile Show and Material World & Technology Solutions in Los Angeles will feature a full slate of semin...
West Coast Designs Hit the Red Carpet at the Emmy Awards
From left: Heidi Klum (Photo courtesy Nick Verreos via WireImage), Olivia Wilde (Photo by Nikki Nelson/Wenn.com) and Drew Barrymore (Photo by Juan Rick/Fame Pictures)Last night’s...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Edgy and Energetic: London Hits Silver (The New York Times) Toms Shoes and Incubus lead singer Brandon Boyd unveil new design (Los Angeles Times'...
Shop Here If You're Nasty
To say that Sophia Amoruso has an eye for vintage is an understatement. Amoruso has transformed the refined art of thrifting into a thriving business with her Web site, Nasty Gal...
Cherokee Home Introduced in Mexico
Van Nuys–based Cherokee Inc. kicked off its bedding and home-textiles division through a licensing partnership with Comerci...
Customs Revs Up Apparel and Textile Inspections
U.S. customs inspectors at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have begun to pore over apparel and textile imports coming in from Asia, trying to determine if the goods are undervalued or misclass...
New at Premiegrave;re Vision: PV Awards
The organizers of Premiegrave;re Vision have launched the PV Awards at the Sept. 15–18 run of the textile trade show in Paris....
CFA, Wells Fargo to Host 'Crystal Ball' Economic Event
The California Fashion Association and Wells Fargo Trade Capital—along with a panel of industry experts—will take a look at the current economic environment and outlook for the future ...
Study: Retailers to Cut X-mas Inventory, Discount More
For the 2009 Christmas holiday season, retailers will stock less merchandise and discount more heavily, according to a survey released by Forbes Insights, a research company, and New York...
Ports Streamline Clean-Truck Fees
Cargo owners using the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to ship their containers are getting a bit of a break on clean-truck fees....
AAPN Steps Up to Web 3.0
The Atlanta-based American Apparel Producers Network (AAPN) has launched a Web platform using Web 3.0 technology, enabling easier access to the organization’s resources, which include manufact...
Apparel News Daily Reader
New High (M)art moves from Chinatown to Los Feliz Village (Los Angeles Times' All the Rage)Target Signs on Designer Jean Paul Gaultier (FabSugar)Trend...
Knitwit Goes Green With ’Tofu Cashmere’
Newport Beach, Calif.–based contemporary brand Knitwit launched a new soy/cashmere group it’s dubbing “Tofu Cashmere.”...
