Dirty Red
San Diego–based designer Nicol Akins is an active woman. She mixes a design career with running marathons and races on the weekends and taking care of her two young children...
SPESA Show Shifts to New Venue for New Customers
Organizers of the SPESA (Sewn Products & Equipment Suppliers of the Americas) trade show are hoping to capture a bigger share of business outside of the apparel industry...
Salt Optics: Looking Beyond the Beach
The high-end optical market may seem like an unlikely place for two former professional surfers to land, but the fledgling glasses brand Salt Optics has a quality that can only spring from Southern C...
FGI Examines the Profitability of Eco Fashion
The world of environmental fashion has grown increasingly popular, but crucial questions on eco business remain for entrepreneurs planning to get into this field, according to a pane...
Gray's Quiksilver Exit
Michael Gray resigned from Quiksilver Inc.’s board of directors after 17 years with the Huntington Beach–based surf giant....
L.A. Retailers Facing Fallout From Possible SAG Strike
With a possible strike looming after the June 30 expiration of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) contract, fashion retailers serving Los Angeles’ film-industry neighborhoods have been dreading the...
CMO Leaving American Eagle
Susan P. McGalla, president and chief merchandising officer of Pittsburgh-based retail chain American Eagle Outfitters Inc., announced she will not renew her contract with the company after it expires...
Stiska: Simple Shirts, Fashionably Complex
The market for casual fashion for guys is crowded. Yet, if casual shirts can be made complex with exotic details, even a man with a complete wardrobe will make room for another shirt, according to de...
Alstyle Heads to Agua Prieta
Anaheim-based black T-shirt maker Alstyle Apparel & Activewear, a subsidiary of Midlothian, Texas–based Ennis Inc., announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Agua Prieta, Mexico. Acc...
San Francisco Fashion Week Takes a Vacation
For the first time in five seasons, San Francisco Fashion Week won’t be taking place this year....
New HQs for Affliction, Famous Stars & Straps
Two streetwear brands are moving on up to larger, newer facilities to house their growing businesses....
Kenneth Cole Acquires Le Tigre
kenneth cole productions, le tigre, trademark, tiger, logo, license, intellectual property
New EVP/CFO for Ann Taylor
ann taylor stores corp, michael j nicholson, executive vice president, chief financial officer
Liz Sells Four to Li & Fung
liz claiborne, hong kong, Li and Fung USA Ltd
Sex and the HSN
Patricia Field, the groundbreaking stylist for “Sex and the City” and costume designer for “The Devil Wears Prada,” has struck a deal with the HSN to create a l50-piece, limited-edition co...
