L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Up Next: Emerging L.A. Designers

Classic and new wave styles seemed to be the respective inspirations for emerging designer labels Keemia and Monn’Amur. On Oct. 15, the labels gave a view of their Spring 2...

Lucky Brand Looks for Interactivity With Shoppers

Los Angeles–based Lucky Brand is exploring new ways to communicate with its customers over its Web site,

L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Amelia Toro

For Amelia Toro, fashion might as well be about dance. It’s because a dancer’s graceful movement was one of the inspirations for the Colombia-based designer’s...

L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Nonja McKenzie

Fresh to the runway scene was designer Nonja McKenzie, a Los Angeles stylist who

L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Samora

French fashions often raise eyebrows, and Los Angeles–based label Samora hoped French cachet would give its Spring...

L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Idol Radec

A nostalgic trip down memory lane inspired the

Exit Strategy

After 25 years with the company, Michael Scarpa is leaving Liz Claiborne Inc., where most recently he was the chief operating officer. Scarpa will not be replaced. His duties will be divided among oth...

L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Brian Lichtenberg

Brian Lichtenberg, the underground fashion darling whose sexy, body-conscious styles are favorites with editors and club kids alike, didn’t disappoint with his Oct. 17 show at BoxEight Studios in Los ...

L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Lana Fuchs Couture

Lana Fuchs was one of several designers from the desert making their debuts at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Culver City, Calif...

Textile Show Seminars

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AAFA/CFA Summit: Tough Economic Times Mean 'Think Harder, Smarter'

The economy will be treading water for quite a long time, which is why retailers and manufacturers will need to sharpen their skills in marketing, merchandising and brand building to survive....

L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Raquel Allegra

Designer Raquel Allegra elevates the concept of a deconstructed T-shirt to artistic heights. For

L.A. Fashion Week Spring '09: Yotam Solomon

Young designer Yotam Solomon showed his

Yunique Opens West Coast Office

New York–based PLM (product lifecycle management) software provider Yunique Solutions hired veteran technology executive Rodney Harrelson as its Western regional sales director, a new...

Rays Apparel to Shutter Doors

Rays Apparel, the Irvine, Calif.–based licensee of the surf brand Split, confirmed that it will cease operations....