Made in California, Part III: A Special Report
Third in a continuing series of apparel and accessory brands that are “making it” in California ...
Metropark Prepares to Go Public
Orv Madden’s latest project is ready to go public....
Looking for Privacy
The special committee of independent directors for Los Angeles–based Tarrant Apparel Group has retained law firm Bingham McCutchen LLP as a legal adviser and Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin as a financial ad...
Pattern Service Owner Martin Wicksman, 74
Martin Wicksman of Wicksman Pattern Service died on June 8 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 74. Wicksman, who immigrated to the United States in 1959 fr...
ENK Adds Vegas Show to Lineup
New York–based trade-show producer ENK International is returning to Las Vegas Aug. 25–27 with ENK Vegas, a show highlighting contemporary apparel and accessories....
Vacancies Up in Warehouse, Distribution Sector
The slowing economy is starting to catch up with the industrial real estate market as the main indicators showed some signs of weakness during the first quarter of 2008. Vacancy rates in Los ...
William Rast Heads East
Los Angeles–based People’s Liberation Inc., makers of the People’s Liberation and William Rast apparel lines, struck an exclusive distribution deal with Lokat to bring William Rast apparel to Croatia, Serbia and...
Rising Gas Prices Put the Squeeze on the Fashion Industry
The news at the pump isn’t good....
G-Star's California Concept
Dutch denim brand G-Star Raw Denim made a classic Hollywood splash for the debut party of its Beverly Hills showroom, located at 8820 Wilshire Blvd., on June 4. In the parking lot of the two-...
Purrmission Lingerie: Santa Barbara's Love Line
At the Purrmission Lingerie boutique in Santa Barbara, Calif., a specialized bra-fitting service is only half of the offerings provided....
Alternative Apparel's New Deal
Norcross, Ga.–based T-shirt maker Alternative Apparel formed a partnership with San Francisco–based investment company Rosewood Capital, granting Rosewood a non-controlling equity position in Alternative Apparel. Terms of the agreement were n...
Juicy Couture's New President
Juicy Couture, a division of New York–based Liz Claiborne Inc., hired Edgar O. Huber as president of the Los Angeles–based lifestyle brand. Huber previously was managing director of major markets for L’Oreal SA, where he managed a portfolio of beauty ...
Project Ethos Seeks Designers
Project Ethos—a multifaceted fashion, music and art event—is accepting submissions for fashion and accessories designers for its next show edition on Sept....
Mexico to Start Increasing Fabric Exports to Central America
After much delay, Mexican textile factories are getting ready to start shipping duty-free woven fabric to Central America to sew clothing destined for the United States....
GlobalTex Shifts Dates for L.A. Show
Organizers of GlobalTex, the newly proposed biannual textile trade show set to launch in Los Angeles in 2009, have shifted the dates of the show to avoid a conflict with Material Wor...
