Funeral Services Scheduled for Husband of Boutique Owner Lisa Kline
Robert Bryson, husband of pioneering boutique owner Lisa Kline, died in an early-morning accident at his home....
BOXEight Gets on Its SoapBOX
The organizers behind the indie BOXEight Fashion Week have launched an online video series featuring both up-and-coming and well-known musicians and bands at the soapBOX Live. “We wanted to use our online presence to provide an intimate...
ASR Event and Seminar Calendar
The seminar and event lineup at the upcoming
Stand Real Still, Kelly Slater
Attendees at the Jan 15–17 run of the Surf Expo trade show in Orlando, Fla., were treated to an unusual sight—a larger-than-life clay Kelly Slater statue alongside a much smaller bronze model dedicated to the nine-time ASP world champion. The two Slater doppelgangers, created...
Candice Held Mini-Boutique Debuts at Xin
For designer Candice Held, retail has come full circle. In 2002, she sold her first designs at pioneering Los Angeles fashion boutique Xin. Almost seven years and seemingly a career later, she debuted a mini-Candice Held shop at Xin...
L.A.'s Genlux-Straight Outta Tokyo
Fashion’s flirtation with Japanese pop art must not be exclusive to Marc Jacobs and artist Takashi Murakami. Beverly Hills, Calif.–based beauty and fashion mag Genlux is swooning for Japanese pop art. On...
Retail Report: Challenges Ahead in 2009
Executives from several large national retailers converged recently at the ICR Xchange conference in Dana Point, Calif., to discuss the challenges of 2008 and the opportunities of 2009. Among the bright...
HotterThanHollywood.com Presents an Insider's View
Fashion e-commerce site HotterThanHollywood.com recently launched The Magazine, an online news magazine complete with blog entries and video clips about the goings on in Los Angeles fashion. The online magazine follows Hotter Than Hollywood owner Mary Helen...
PacSun, Wet Seal, Hot Topic Plan to Tough Out Rough Times at ICR Xchange
After a rough 2008 holiday season, retail executives plotted their companies’ comebacks at the 11th annual ICR Xchange investors conference, held Jan. 14–15 at the palatial St. Regis M...
Beach Bums & Active Chiefs: No Bankruptcy, No Store Closings
Rumors are bouncing around the show floor at the Surf Expo trade show in Florida about the fate of specialty retailers Beach Bums and Active—but the chief executives at both of specialty chains denied the reports....
Anand Jon's Defense Team Ponders New Trial
Sentencing for designer Anand Jon Alexander, which was to have taken place on Jan. 13, has been postponed, as his attorneys consider filing a motion for a new trial....
Reichman Turns 25
Don and Velma Reichman celebrate 25 years at the California Market Center with a 25th-anniversary partyon Jan. 17 in their Reichman Associates showroom, located in CMC suite A287....
Wilhelmina#039;s Pretty, Pretty Deal
Wilhelmina International Ltd. and its affiliated companies—including Wilhelmina Models, Wilhelmina Miami, Wilhelmina Film ...
Film Costumes Come to FIDM for 17th Exhibition
Some of the year’s best film costumes will be on display when the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising hosts its 17th annual “Art of Motion Picture Costume Design...
