Golden Gate Lands Bauer
Golden Gate Capital offered the highest and best bid for Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. in the apparel maker’s bankruptcy-sale p...
CFA: Apparel Industry Challenged With Host of Key Issues in 2009/10
California companies—and out-of-state companies that do business here—are faced with a full slate of recent issues that could make business challenging in an already challenging economic environment. ...
Billabong Gets PLM From NGC
Surf brand Billabong International Ltd. is jumping on the PLM bandwagon, enlisting New Generation Computing’s e-PLM and e-SPS products....
Retail Part of Mixed-Use Project Planned at Hollywood Park
The city of Inglewood, Calif., was once one of Los Angeles County’s jewels of suburbia but became a victim of inner-city growth. Now, city officials hope to restore some of its luster, having ...
Displaced Workers Get Skills From FBI, Microsoft
Times are tough on the employment front, but Los Angeles trade group Fashion Business Inc., in conjunction with software giant Microsoft, is trying to do something about it. ...
The Swim Scene in Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH, FLA.—Miami Beach was buzzing as swimwear designers, editors and retailers flocked to the sunny city for swimwear’s biggest week in the United States. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Sw...
Apparel Companies Narrow Focus on Technology
Despite some consolidation on the retail front, technology companies have been holding their own during the economic downturn, indicating that retailers and manufacturers are still looking to technolo...
Collina Strada: Handbags for Hipsters
Designer Hillary Taymour doesn’t want to design the next “it” bag, but her youthful, striking designs have “it girl” written all over them...
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Disposable Fashion as Permanent Art (Wall Street Journal)Look Book Love: Whitley Kros Holiday '09 (FabSugar)Scandals That Have Rocked the Fashion World...
Joe's Jeans Signs Belt License
Vernon, Calif.–based jeans maker Joe’s Jeans announced a new licensing agreement with Vogue Trimmings to manufacture and distribute Joe’s-branded belts for men, women and chil...
SIMA Announces Waterman's Honorees
The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association will celebrate its 20th annual Waterman’s Weekend Aug. 6–7 with its traditional Waterman’s Classic Golf Tournament and Waterman’s Ball. This year...
Americana One Year Later: Fine-Tuning the Mix at Celebrated Lifestyle Center
One year after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jay Leno toasted The Americana at Brand lifestyle center at its black-tie gala debut in May 2008, the ambitious retail and residential project is...
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Interview With Linda Loudermilk (Coutorture)Look Book Love: BCBG, Summer '09 (FabSugar)If you dare to wear white jeans, try these (Los Angeles Times' All the...
Check It Out: 20th Century Fashion: 100 Years of Apparel Ads
My book, “20th Century Fashion: 100 Years of Apparel Ads,” was just released by Taschen. The book is a fashion-focused take on Taschen’s iconic ad series and features some great advertising imagery—from the...
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A Sharper Look Is a Cinch With Our 15 Strap-Happy Belt Picks (Refinery 29)Fashion Week is turning out to be fashion month (Los Angeles Magazine's Chic Leak...
