Bread & Butter's Eisenstein Homage
Streetwear and urban trade show Bread Butter is returning to its hometown—Berlin—in July after four years in Barcelona. And to celebrate, the trade show appears to be channeling iconic Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein with a film innocuously titled “Coming Home.” Streaming on...
Apparel News Daily Reader
The fashion photography of Richard Avedon (Photo from The New...
True Religion Reports Strong 1st-Quarter Results
Vernon, Calif.–based premium-denim brand True Religion released its first-quarter financial results on May 5, and Wall Street liked it. Total net sales for the quarter were $63.6 million—up more than 1...
Komar Buys O#039;Bryan Bros.
Innerwear maker Komar Co. has purchased the assets of Chicago outerwear maker O’Bryan Bros. Inc., including O’Bryan...
Online Sale Sites Experiencing Growth in a Slow Economy
A growing coterie of upscale sample-sale Web sites is providing designers with an outlet to discreetly sell overstock merchandise, but these e-tailers say they are helping build brand loyalty for the ...
Better-Than-Expected Sales Reported in April
April retail sales were better than expected for many retailers. The International Council of Shopping Centers reported that U.S. chain stores’ sales increased 0.7 percent. Warmer weather and ...
Target Pops Up in Chicago
Minneapolis-based retail giant Target Corp. opens its first pop-up store in Chicago. Running May 7–9, the “Bullseye ...
Web-Savvy Teens Offer Fresh Take on Tech
When the owners of Malibu, Calif.–based technology resource Shapely Shadow looked into gaining feedback for its latest high-tech software product, they didn’t call on the usual industr...
West Coast Ports Ease Fees to Encourage More Traffic
When the Port of Los Angeles saw its cargo-container volumes plummet 17 percent in the first three months of this year, it decided to start whittling away at a basket of fees it imposes on ca...
Iconix Buys Half of Ed Hardy Brand
In a $17 million deal finalized on May 4, Iconix Brand Group—owners of the Mossimo, Rampage, Joe Boxer, Candie’s, Bongo, Ocean P...
Gap#039;s Rosen Returns to Banana
San Francisco–based Gap Inc. named Julie Rosen senior vice president of Banana Republic. Rosen, who held a similar position...
Cherokee Extends S.A. Deal
Van Nuys–based Cherokee Inc. extended its licensing agreement with South African retailer Pick’n Pay through Februar...
FGI Highlights Global Fall '09 Trends
Against a gloomy backdrop of low consumer confidence, Fashion Group International’s Fall/Winter ’09 trend report said “the runways are filled with fashion in denial.” One of the top trend...
Fall '09 Preview With Ferretti and the C.H.I.P.S.
A cocktail party and luncheon at the luxurious Montage Beverly Hills was the scene for the May 6 Colleague Helpers in Philanthropic Service 10th annual spring luncheon and...
Gap’s Rosen Returns to Banana
San Francisco–based Gap Inc. named Julie Rosen senior vice president of Banana Republic. Rosen, who held a similar position...
