L.A. Winners at CFDA
Rodarte designers and sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy landed the “Womenswear Designer of the Year” award at the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s annual awards gala. Scott Sternberg, designer of Los Ange...
Syms Wins Filene’s Bid
Secaucus, N.J.–based off-price retail chain Syms Corp. won the bid for the assets of Filene’s Basement after several...
Education Resource Guide
Los Angeles’ wide array of educational opportunities for the apparel industry parallels the job opportunities available in this fash...
K. Bell Expanding to New HQ
El Segundo, Calif.–based legwear maker K.B. Socks Inc. is on an expansion track, having made some key management appointments with plans to relocate its corporate headquarters....
Project to Offer Exclusive Product
The Project Global Trade Show, the premium show that is part of the MAGIC International family of trade shows, will launch a Project Special Cut during its Sept. 1–3 run in L...
Ximena Valero Bows at FBI Center
Mexican-born designer Ximena Valero
PacSun Gets New CEO, Kasaks to Remain on Board
Mall-based surf/skate retailer Pacific Sunwear of California announced that current Chief Executive Sally Frame Kasaks will step down June 29 and be immediately succeeded by Gary Schoenfeld, former...
La Jolla Chief Hints at Growth
Attendees at the June 10 “Innovator Series” event, hosted by Group Y and held at The Lab in Costa Mesa, Calif., got a chance to hear the latest from Toby Bost, chief e...
Price-Conscious Buying at Los Angeles Market
The mood at the June 12–16 Fashion Market was up as buyers perused everything from Immediates to Fall and Holiday styles. “It was the most positive market I’ve seen in a while,” s...
From WSA to MAGIC
Leslie Gallin, who formerly headed The Collections at WSA, joined MAGIC International as vice president of footwear. Gallin joined WSA in 2004 as director of The Collections at WSA, an upscale show featuring ...
Syms Wins Filene#039;s Bid
Secaucus, N.J.–based off-price retail chain Syms Corp. won the bid for the assets of Filene’s Basement after several...
Nastos Named President of ENK
Veteran apparel- and footwear-industry executive Thomas Nastos has been named president of New York–based ENK International, which produces the Brighte Companies show in Los Angeles a...
Rock Fashion Sketches L.A. Fashion Week Plans
The newest player on the Los Angeles Fashion Week calendar, New York–based Rock Media & Entertainment, was recently in town working on the Los Angeles edition of Rock Fashion Week...
USA-ITA, Korean Group Join Forces to Support Trade Pact
A group of U.S. apparel importers and a South Korean textile organization have agreed to work together to help get a free-trade agreement between the two countries passed....
Retail Crime Increased as U.S. Economy Worsened
Crimes against retailers are increasing, and they are costing the economy billions of dollars, said criminologist Dr. Richard Hollinger, who spoke at the National Retail Federation’s...
