Obituary: Susie Lehr, 52
Showroom owner Susie Lehr died of an apparent brain aneurysm, said her friend Joy Ferrara. ...
Knock It Off
Louis Vuitton Malletier has won a $3.5 million judgment in a New York court following its counterfeit lawsuit against three companies and two individuals accused of making products identical to those ...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: D'Amore by Marceau
Caroline D’Amore couldn’t make the Oct. 14 debut of D’Amore by Marceau at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, Calif. She was filming a movie on the East Coast, but th...
New Zweave 2.0 Available
South Orange, N.J.–based Zweave Inc. has released a new version of its PLM (product lifecycle management) application, Zdesign 2.0., designed specifically for the retail, footwear and...
Fessler Gets Grant for Solar-Powered Factory
Orwigsburg, Penn.–based knitwear manufacturer FesslerUSA received a $1 million grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) to help fund the installation of a solar power pl...
French Coat Makes the English-Style Boutique
Sammie Rawjee is serious about offering a bit of London fashion in Beverly Hills. She typically travels to the British capital one week each month to find new merchandise for her shop, Sammie LA London. It o...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Tulle and Cloth Logic
Men and women shared the runway at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, Calif., for the...
Fashion Icon Dies
“Mr. Blackwell,” the Los Angeles fashion designer and acerbic critic known for his annual “Worst Dressed List,” which targeted female celebrities, died Oct. 19 in Los Angeles. He was 86. The forme...
Gottschalks Delisted from NYSE
Leaders of troubled department-store chain Gottschalks Inc. said they would appeal its recent delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, which is scheduled to take place Oct. 27....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Beau Monde Pink Label
With one foot in Paris and one foot in Los Angeles, designer Jennifer Van Leuvan’s
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Debra Davenport
Debra Davenport’s first collection, shown Oct. 15 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios i...
Syspro's ERP Appeals to Small Businesses
Taiwanese footwear and apparel manufacturer Pou Chen Corp. signed a contract to use business-management software by Costa Mesa, Calif.–based Syspro....
Adrenalina's Bid to Purchase PacSun Rejected
On Oct. 20, tiny Miami, Fla.–based retailer Adrenalina made a $296 million unsolicited buyout bid for Anaheim, Calif.–based retail giant Pacific Sunwear of California. Adrenalina, a three-store core a...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Leila Hafzi
Tibetan mythology played a center role in designer
Two Garment District Fires in Five Days
For the second time in less than a week, a fire adjacent to the Los Angeles Fashion District prompted scores of firefighters to respond to the blaze....
