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Beth Ditto's plus-size line for British label Evans (Photos courtesy...
Only 16 Weeks Until L.A. Fashion Week!
(Image from Laeken show at BOXeight Fashion Week in March 2009) October is shaping up to be “Fashion Month” in Los Angeles.The newest player on the Los Angeles Fashion Week calendar, New...
Round 2 for Trovata, Forever 21 Case
MISTRIAL: A mistrial was declared in Trovata's suit against Forever 21 over alleged copies of Trovata's designs. Trovata’s garments are pictured at left and Forever 21's garments are pictured at right.A new jury with have another crack at the...
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The hip and fashionable take to the "streets" of the Melrose Trading Post (Photos courtesy the Los Angeles...
L*Space Gets 'Presented' at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim
Swim designer Monica Wise hopes her latest accolade will draw attention to her latest effort: a collaboration with OmniPeace, a humanitarian fashion brand that donates 25 percent of profits to charities promoting peace, human rights,...
L*Space to Be Highlighted at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim
Monica Wise’s sexy L*Space swimwear line has been named the “Mercedes-Benz Presents” brand for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim Miami shows, set for July...
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The CFDA Awards at the Lincoln Center in New York (Photo courtesy The New York...
Trovata, Forever 21 to Return to Court in October
Contemporary brand Trovata’s lawsuit against giant retailer Forever 21 will see another day in court. Tentative dates have been scheduled for October for the award-winning fashion label...
What's French for 'Single'?
Visitors to the famous Galleries Lafayette department store in Paris are getting a dose of Los Angeles glamour thanks to an in-store shop dedicated to L.A. label Single. The 10’-by-12’ shop has been open since the beginning of the year and features racks of...
Elaine Kim Offers a Peek Inside New Studio
Designer Elaine Kim in one of her creationsDesigner Elaine Kim typically limits access to her design studio to clients only. But after moving to a new location, at 8373 W. Third St. in Los Angeles, the designer hosted an...
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eryn brinié's Spring/Summer collection (Photo courtesy...
Tweeting the Latest on CPSIA
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act—or CPSIA—has been a hot-button industry issue that threatens to impact the childrenswear side of the apparel industry.Childrenswear makers have been closely following the latest on the CPSIA since it was...
Bones and Roses
Designers are known to take up aspirational “It Girl” models and celebrities as muses. But Emy Hovanesyan’s muse for Bones and Roses was a friend whose style inspired her in an u...
J. Jill Sold
Hingman, Mass–based The Talbots Inc. agreed to sell its J. Jill division to an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital. The San Francisco–based private-equity investment firm’s J. Jill Acquisition LLC affiliate...
Quiksilver Posts 2nd-Quarter Profit, Announces $150 Million Loan
Huntington Beach, Calif.–based surf giant Quiksilver posted a modest profit in its second quarter, marking the second time it has done so in the past two years. With earnings at $2.8 million for the q...
