Fight Over Port Trucking to Heat Up Soon
The nation’s largest trucking association is getting ready to file a federal lawsuit at the end of June against the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach over a plan to alter...
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....
Rising Gas Prices Put the Squeeze on the Fashion Industry
The news at the pump isn’t good....
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...
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....
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 ...
Transforming the Showroom
Fashion showrooms do not need much more than a rack and the season’s “it” garment in order to conduct business....
The Penthouse
The Lady Liberty Building843 S. Los Angeles St.Suite 500(213) 327-0969
Mavi Jeans
The Gerry BuildingSuite 803 (760) 622-5056...
New Lines: Gerry Building
The following is a new line carried by a new showroom at the Gerry Building, located at 910 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines e...
DHL Looks to UPS for Help
Deutsche Post, the parent company of DHL, is trimming costs and cutting at least 1,500 jobs in the United States. To save money, the German company is hiring UPS for its U.S. air-cargo services. DHL i...
New Lines: Cooper Design Space
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the Cooper Design Space, located at 860 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles.The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines ea...
Cal Poly Students Are Motivated by Eco Trends
The next generation of fashion designers has a heady task to tackle. They have to save the planet....
New Lines: The New Mart
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at The New Mart, located at 127 E. Ninth St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines each market-week i...
Yves Saint Laurent Remembered
Funeral services were held June 5 for Algerian-born fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. The well-regarded fashion icon died at his Paris home June 1 of brain cancer. He was 71. Saint Laurent had been...
