Eucalyptus: Label Aids Guatemalan Workers
Eucalyptus, a 5-year-old misses label out of Austin, Texas, made its way to the West Coast when its owners struck a distribution deal with Roseanne Tritica and Ernesto Mantilla of th...
Luxury Loves Company: Fashionable Radical
Just a couple of months after it debuted in May, new fashion brand Luxury Loves Company landed in top-fashion boutique Kitson. It was a coup for LLC designer Diane Rosenstein, a woman who, u...
Dear Charlotte, Take Two
The board of directors of San Diego retailer Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. received a second letter recently urging the board to accept a recent bid from a private equity investment consortium. Financial-services company B. R...
Costa Rica Joins Free Trade Agreement
After years of political wrangling, Costa Rica is finally joining the free-trade agreement that eliminates most tariffs and quotas on goods traded between Central America and the United States....
Zuhhah: Flirty and Feminine
Joo Ha’s Beau Bois line, which launched in 2001, supplies trendy item tops, dresses and jackets to the young contemporary racks of Macy’s, Bloomingdales and...
American Apparel Names New CFO
American Apparel has promoted Adrian Kowalewski to executive vice president and chief financial officer....
Industry Voices: Is Vietnam the New Sourcing Frontier?
For almost 30 years, China has been the go-to place for fulfilling the needs of U.S. importers to make clothing, textiles, footwear and accessories. ...
Mr. Larkin: Eco and Chic
Fashionable eco lines are on the rise, as evidenced by Mr. Larkin, an exciting new addition to this growing category....
Timmy Woods: Making a Political Statement
There’s been much speculation about what Michelle Obama will wear to the Jan. 20 inauguration of her husband, President-elect Barack Obama....
Tattoo Art and Breast-Cancer Research Inspire New Tops Lines
Funny how life imitates art...
A&F Renews CEO Contract
New Albany, N.Y.–based retail chain Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has struck a new contract with its chairman and chief execu...
FBI Moves to CMC in the New Year
Fashion Business Inc., the business incubator for small- to mid-size apparel companies, is packing its bags and moving from its long-time headquarters at The New Mart to a l...
Ed Hardy Launches Snow Division
The slopes are about to get a little more colorful. ...
Embracing 'Haute' Technology
The Academy of Couture Art is a Los Angeles–based fashion college that prides itself on the ages-old haute couture methods of garment construction taught in Europe. Yet, the school’s founders know that...
NRF Wants a Tax Holiday
The National Retail Federation, a Washington, D.C.–based retail organization, is asking President-elect Barack Obama to inc...
