Tukatech to Be Featured in New Textbook
Veteran patternmaking instructor Helen J. Armstrong is going digital....
Larry Hansel Launches New Line, Re-enters Juniors Market
It’s the end of an era....
Designer Eletra Casadei, 55
Eletra Casadei died on Sept. 27 following a long battle with brain cancer. She was 55 years old....
Shopping Centers Get Creative to Fill Vacancies
The recent flurry of store closures and bankruptcy filings from national retail chains has left shopping-center owners in the predicament of figuring out what to do with all that empty space....
Nuwa Textiles: The Greening of Polyester
When environmentally friendly business practices began to grow in popularity, textile maker Michael Shih decided to look at his family’s nearly 40-year-old textile business to see what could be done to...
Buying Vince Online
Los Angeles–based contemporary brand Vince, a division of Kellwood Co., has launched an e-commerce Web site at
Academy Award Calls It a Wrap
An era in Los Angeles men’s retail came to an end when Academy Award Clothes announced recently it would shut its doors....
Costa Rica Gets Extension to Join Free Trade Agreement
Costa Rica has gotten a three-month extension to join the Dominican Republic–Central American Free Trade Agreement....
Forever 21 Makes an Offer for Mervyns' Stores
Mervyns’ bad luck may be Forever 21’s good fortune....
Fluevog Remodels for Tough Times
The retail market may be going through a tough time, but fashion footwear designer John Fluevog could not think of a better moment to unveil the new look of his self-named footwear boutique, ...
It#039;s All About The Shoes
Shoetube.tv, a new only-video channel and social-networking community dedicated to shoe lovers, recently...
New Report on Los Angeles' Creative Economy Released
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. released its second annual report on the creative economy of the Los Angeles region. The report, commissioned by Otis College of Art &...
It’s All About The Shoes
Shoetube.tv, a new only-video channel and social-networking community dedicated to shoe lovers, recently...
L.A. Fashion Week/Market Calendar
NOTE: Most Fashion Week events are invitation-only. Please contact the fashion-show producers prior to the day of the show. Also, please confirm all times and locations before the event, as t...
Iconix Goes Home With Waverly
New York–based Iconix Brand Group Inc.—owner of the Candie’s, Bongo, Badgley Mischka, Joe Boxer, Rampage, Oce...














