Apparel Production Continues Despite Regime Change in Honduras
Most apparel manufacturers in Honduras said the ouster of the Honduran president was not affecting production....
Comune's Declaration of Independence
The sun finally broke out the weekend of June 26, after a long season of “June gloom” weather in Southern California. For Frank Delgadillo, it was the perfect time to invite 400 of his best buddies over for something of a housewarming party at the headquarters...
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VF Corp., 7 For All Mankind's Egeck Resigns
Michael Egeck, president of VF Corp.’s contemporary-brand coalition, which handles such labels as 7 For All Mankind, Lucy and Splendid, has resigned from the corpora...
Focal Tech Gains Microsoft Honor
Los Angeles–based Focal Technology Solutions was named a finalist for this year’s Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards in the category of citizenship....
Tenenbaum in at CPSC
Inez M. Tenenbaum was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the new chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. “I am pleased that the Senate has acted quickly to confirm Chairperson Tenenbaum to be the...
Stansfield Returns to C&C
Claire Stansfield has returned to C&C California, the Commerce-based company she co-founded with Cheyann Benedict in 2002, as creative director of design and marketing. Stansfield and Benedict sol...
Red Chapter: Designing a New Niche in Ambigram Art
The apparel industry has seen its fair share of tattoo-inspired streetwear, but a Los Angeles–area company has created a new spin for the category with a line of printed shirts and tops that carry hidd...
L.A. Fashion Week's Call to Action
Jen Uner issues a call to action to the L.A. fashion community.It’s not too early to start getting ready for L.A. Fashion Week! Members of the fashion community—including designers, retailers, executives, stylists, public-relations specialists and fashion show producers—gathered rooftop at the soon-to-open Hotel Erwin in Venice to get fired up for...
American Apparel Exec to Speak on RFID
Zander Livingston, American Apparel’s director of RFID (radio-frequency identification) will present the keynote address at the fourth annual RFID in Fashion conference and exhibition, being ...
Illegal Yarns in Central America Hurting U.S. Textile Factories
U.S. yarn makers started suspecting something was fishy in Central America two years ago when fabric knitters in that region said they could buy U.S. yarn for only $3 a kilo instead of the prevailing ...
Kaltman to Retire to Las Vegas
Longtime Los Angeles textile executive Hal Kaltman is retiring at the end of July....
NRF and RILA Break Merger Talks
The proposed merger between the United States’ two biggest trade organizations for retailers is off....
Centric IT Conference Promotes the Power of PLM
Selling software systems during a recession is a tall order when retailers are closing stores and manufacturers and importers are cutting staff. But Centric Software executives think it’s more...
