Think Local, Buy Local at Scissors Trade Show
Does the apparel industry need another trade show? Well, if you're looking for goods from local talent that are produced locally and available immediately, the answer is yes.The first Scissors mini trade show, highlighting fashion and...
MyShape Gets More Sociable
Pasadena, Calif.–based e-tailer MyShape (
Hot Topic, PacSun Report Quarterly Losses
Hot Topic Inc. reported on Aug. 19 a loss of $3.2 million, or $0.07 per share, for its second fiscal quarter. The good news was that the loss came in the high end of its guidance for its seco...
Dickies' Deal With BioWorld
Fort Worth, Texas–based Dickies formed a licensing partnership with BioWorld Merchandising for a line of Dickies-branded headwear and cold-weather accessories for men, women, boys and girls. The collec...
Santa Monica Place Remodel Lets Sun Shine In
The Santa Monica Place retail center has not made use of its beautiful Southern California weather until now....
American Apparel to Remain in Downtown L.A.
American Apparel, whose company slogan is “Made in Downtown L.A.,” will be able to live by that for at least another decade, as the company renewed a 10-year lease with...
Project Runway Proves Good Guys Win
Designer David Alexander, left, with a model wearing his champagne silk art deco designs.Images of Project Runway contestant Johnny Sakalis breaking down danced over a TV screen at downtown Los Angeles nightclub Remedy Lounge. Some 500 feet away from the screen at the nightclub’s Project Runway...
Retail Focus Resource Guide
Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. is a leading supplier of the highest quality and innovative yarns to the apparel industry in the Americas. It now offers Royal Spun and fashion slub yarns in Supima...
Cargo Carriers Pushing Higher Shipping Rates to Stem the Red Ink
For the past year, retailers and apparel importers have had few good-news packages delivered their way....
Retailers Looking to Tap Into the Malibu Market
Despite the weak economy, Malibu’s commercial real estate is booming, but questions remain for the retail entrepreneurs who set up shop in the exclusive colony of celebrities and surfers. ...
David Orgell on the Move
Beverly Hills jeweler David Orgell is moving its flagship location from Rodeo Drive to a new, larger location on Two Rodeo, the luxury street located off the famous luxury thoroughfare. The new David ...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Street Fashion: Third Street, Los Angeles (Los Angeles Times Image)Dispatch from LA: Touring Rory Beca's Studio (Lucky Magazine) 'Project Runway,'...
Cooper Design Space Opens Sample Store
It’s like sample-sale season year ’round. The Cooper Design Space is opening a store where the building’s tenants can sell samples, overstock and damages directly to the public. The boutique—called simply The Store—opens on Aug. 27 and will be open weekly on Thursdays,...
Tolentino Takes on Los Angeles, Lee Opens Beach Bridal Shop
An Oliver Tolentino gownOne story that never gets old is the one of the immigrant who makes it big in America. Oliver...
Gen Art Joins Forces With Rock Media
Gen Art—founded in New York 15 years ago to provide a launching pad for emerging talent in film, fashion, art and music—and Rock Media & Entertainment announced on Aug. 19...
