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...
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...
Retailer Carves Out Green Niche
The Hive, a new boutique in Costa Mesa, Calif.’s The Lab shopping center, is taking a recession-friendly approach to eco-retailing. ...
Chip & Pepper Closes O.C. Store
April 30 was the last day for denim maker Chip & Pepper’s store at the Fashion Island shopping center in Newport Beach, Calif. The 900-square-foot space, which opened in May 2007, sold denim and ...
CFA Panelists Discuss Key Issues
The California Fashion Association hosted a series of panel discussions on hot-button issues affecting the industry during the April 28–30 run of new textile trade show Globa...
Shipping Industry 'Slow Steaming' Back to Recovery
It will be years before U.S. consumers are snapping up as many flat-screen TVs, laptop computers and frilly dresses as they were in 2007....
Swine Flu Stoppages in Mexico Reverberate in U.S. Apparel Cos.
The swine flu outbreak in Mexico is costing California companies making clothing in that country millions of dollars to cover the expense of government-mandated factory closings and a high-rate of abs...
Bowman, Othon Return to the Runway for a Cause
Fashionable ladies—and a few men—gathered for a day of philanthropy and fashion at the ninth annual fund-raiser luncheon hosted by the Universal Love Foundation, a nonprofit organization based ...
Komar Buys O’Bryan Bros.
Innerwear maker Komar Co. has purchased the assets of Chicago outerwear maker O’Bryan Bros. Inc., including O’Bryan...
Sourcing Solutions
Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. is a leading supplier of the highest quality yarns to the apparel industry in the Americas. By using only top grade, extra-long staple...
Cherokee Extends S.A. Deal
Van Nuys–based Cherokee Inc. extended its licensing agreement with South African retailer Pick’n Pay through Februar...
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#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...
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...
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...
