Capsule Claims New Niche With the Underground Elite
New trade show Capsule is on a roll....
Famous Footwear to Build Tejon Ranch Warehouse
Madison, Wis.–based Famous Footwear is building a 350,000-square-foot distribution center in Tejon Ranch, a massive 422-square-mile master-planned development located in an environmen...
Letter to the Editor: 'The Greening of Vegas,' a Clarification
In the July 11 edition of California Apparel News, Zachary Delbex-Smith and the foundingof his company, Greener Vegas, were featured in an...
Sales Slump
Department-store clothing sales in Japan took a dive this spring. For the months of May and June, apparel sales fell 14 percent. Aeon department-store officials said the company has seen a sharp drop-...
Obando Nominated for CFDA Award
Los Angeles–based designer Juan Carlos Obando is among the finalists for the prestigious Council of Fashion Designers of America’s “CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund” award....
Dominican Textile Bill Introduced in Congress
The Dominican Republic might be getting an apparel manufacturing boost....
St. John Tapping Into New Ideas and New Markets to Grow Business
For St. John, the venerable knitwear company founded in 1962, the last year has been a time of evolution....
Centric Adds Compliance-Management Features to PLM
Campbell, Calif.–based Centric Software, which specializes in PLM (product lifecyclemanagement) software, has entered into an agreement with San Ramon, Calif.–based Hokura LLC to deli...
New Orange County Malls Follow Tourist Dollar
Consumer spending is forecasted to take a dip this year in Orange County, the home of venerable retail centers such as South Coast Plaza, yet the county’s newest malls are banking on ...
Ben Venuto
After spending years eyeing San Francisco as a top spot for retail, Prada recently opened a flagship store in the city surrounded by bridges and bays. For Prada, this is its 11th U.S. retail outlet and its first U.S. store o...
Timbuk2 Inks Deal With CenterStone Technologies
San Francisco–based accessories company Timbuk2 is using the Internet to manage sales and orders. The company has signed an agreement with Denver-based CenterStone Technologi...
New West Coast Offices for 24Seven
New York–based employment agency 24Seven Inc. has opened a Seattle office to supply the region with fashion-industry staff and other creative talent. ...
True Religion's Lubell Up for Entrepreneur Award
Jeffery Lubell, founder of Vernon, Calif.–based denim label True Religion Apparel Inc., has been named a finalist for Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” award...
Powerhouse
Dutch fashion designer brand Viktor & Rolf has a new partner. Italian businessman Renzo Rosso, the man behind Diesel, acquired a majority stake in the brand, which is headed up by Viktor Horsting and Rolf...
Intellectual Property for Sale on Web
A Troy, Mich., company has developed a Web site (
