Lingerie Americas Cancelled, Curve Partners With Eurovet
The lingerie trade-show competition is over. Lingerie Americas, the international trade show launched in 2002, has “decided to stop its activity,” according to a company stateme...
French Twist
Christian Audigier brings his own special touch to the trade show landscape with When I Move You Move ...
Delusional
Kandy Kiss is moving a step into the “more done up” direction for its new juniors line, Delusional. The nearly 30-year-old company also produces the juniors li...
Protea
Kelly Bradshaw aims for her clothing line, Protea, to strike a harmonious balance of a “sophisticated look with a little bit of quirkiness.”...
Ferretti Debuts 1st U.S. Flagship, on Melrose
Italian label Alberta Ferretti quietly opened its first Los Angeles store in September....
Chemline
Chemline considers the Earth in every aspect of its collection, from the use of organic and eco-friendly fabrics to the title of this season’s collection, “Altus Humo,” which tra...
Gambling on Fashion at Beverly Center
Men’s fashion retailers are typically conservative when it comes to fashion. Yet Michael Dovan has been taking risks with men’s fashion for more than 25 years—through good times and bad—and he has found t...
Society of the Spectacle
Society of the Spectacle’s artistic T-shirt graphics depicting natural objects have a subtext of sociopolitical meaning, but Namanh Hoang tries to incorporate the messages in a way that’s not h...
Indie Shopping Event Compound Holiday Bazaar to Launch in L.A.
A group of hip local retailers and designers will band together on Dec. 14 to sell their wares at a new shopping event called Compound Holiday Bazaar. The shopping event is like an indie mini mall of sorts that will feature local shops such as Sirens & Sailors, The Circle, Una Mae’s and Flock Shop and vintage stores Lucy Finch and Come to Mama/Hung on You. Mostly local designers such as Grey Ant, Jared Gold, Kime Buzzeli of Show Pony, Victor Wilde of the Bohemian Society, Baltazar, Bandit Brand, Matrushka Construction, Mohawk General Store,Dust, Fahmina, Incognito, Kucoon, Anita Hopkins LA Millinery, Junkyard Jeans, Original Hip Hop Chocolates, Valou Jewelry and Smoke and Mirrors will sell a variety of clothes, accessories, gifts and...
MAGIC Man
Chris DeMoulin speaks about his challenging first year as head of the country’s largest apparel trade show ...
CMC Showroom Closing After 44 Years
Lee Kreizel sold infants’ and children’s apparel out of her eponymous showroom at the California Market Center since 1964. On Nov. 21 she closed her doors for the last time, citing th...
Optimer's New President
Wilmington, Del.–based Optimer Inc. named Lynn Weitzke as president, a new position at the company, which owns Optimer Performance Fibers and the Dri-release and FreshGuard brands. Previously, Weitzke was gene...
Alternative Pops Up in Hollywood
North Cahuenga Boulevard seems to be a magnet for fashion retail. Atlanta-based Alternative opened Limited Addition, a quot;mobile-retail installationquot; at 1555 N. Cahuenga Blv...
Cloth Logic
The utilitarian look of vintage military clothing gets tweaked for today’s young bachelors in the line Cloth Logic. Designer Leon Shpayer makes sure that Cloth Logic’s vintage-inspired peacoats...
Reality Sells at Live! on Sunset
Imagine the Home Shopping Network goes MTV’s “Real World.” That’s the pitch for Live! On Sunset’s upcoming e-commerce store.The new reality show-based e-commerce store is scheduled to debut in December at www.liveonsunset.com. The...
