Task Force Nets Counterfeit Denim, Apparel
A multi-agency, anti-counterfeit task force seized thousands of pairs of counterfeit True Religion and other branded jeans, Ed Hardy shirts, DVDs, and other merchandise valu...
Influential Tracey Ross Boutique to Close
High-profile Los Angeles boutique owner Tracey Ross closed her influential Tracey Ross boutique, another casualty of the weak economy, on New Year’s Eve, said a boutique spokesperson....
Chain Reaction: Store openings in L.A. and Points Beyond
The holiday sales news is grim, but that’s not stopping retailers from opening shop in Los Angeles and other Southern California retail hot spots....
Importers Prepare for a Post-2008 World
China, importing, apparel, anti-dumping, China Conference, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, ports, manufacturing, textile
More of Everything at N.Y. Trade Shows
Fashion Coterie, The Train, Platform 2, Designers and Agents, Starrett-Lehigh Building, Chelsea Art Museum, Spring 2008 Fashion, Federation Francaise du Pret a Porter, Terminal Shores, new york, trade shows
Gen Art Announces Fresh Faces Lineup
Get Art, Fresh Faces in Fashion, Petersen Automotive Museum, Jeffrey Sebelia, Cosa Nostra
Flaunt Turns 10, Jacket Required
Flaunt magazine is frequently an advocate of “hippiester” style, or the boho fashions of the 1960s and 1970s. But you wouldn’t know it from the dress code at the...
Bomb Scare at Printemps
Historic Paris department store Printemps was evacuated for several hours on Dec. 16 after French police discovered five sticks of dynamite in the men’s section of the luxury store. Police were tipped ...
Importing Apparel Faces Upcoming Perils in 2009
With the new year fast approaching, there are some new rules and regulations on board for importing apparel....
TALA Names Friend, Member of the Year
Richard Clareman, president of Los Angeles–based juniors apparel brand Self Esteem, will be named “Friend of the Year” by the Textile Association of Los Angeles and STC-QST’s Rob...
Designers Gear Up for an Indie Take on L.A. Fashion Week
Expect an independent spirit to run through Los Angeles Fashion Week next March....
2008 Retrospective Declines in California Apparel, Textile and Retail Employment Mirror U.S. Results
There were few bright spots in California’s apparel industry in 2008. As the year comes to a close, the best that can be said for the state’s industry-related jobs in the textile, manufacturing and retail sectors is that unemp...
Dear Charlotte
The board of directors of San Diego retailer Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. received a letter recently from Baltimore-based Plainvie...
Kill City: Purveyors of Punk
Kill City, the contemporary streetwear brand owned by Los Angeles–based Lip Service, hosted a grand opening for its new Kill City store on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue....
