YMI Signs TV Actress for Fall Ad Campaign
Los Angeles–based juniors denim brand YMI Jeanswear has enlisted teen actress Aimee Teegarden from NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” to promote the company’s Fall 2008 line with...
New Lines: California Market Center
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the California Market Center, located at 110 E. Ninth St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines ea...
Urban Fashion Awards Come to Los Angeles
The first Urban Fashion Week Awards, honoring the best urban and streetwear designers, takes place June 22 at The Republic, a club in Hollywood, in conjunction with L.A. Urb...
Johnny Was
The New Mart Suite 1011 (213) 629-1717...
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...
Tom-Tom Sales
California Market Center Suite A265 (213) 622-1626
Abbot Kinney Facing Change With Designer Stores
When the established New York design house of Steven Alan opened a boutique recently on the historically bohemian Abbot Kinney Boulevard, many started to wonder whether this unique street, wh...
U.S. Cotton Subsidies Still Disputed
The United States lost its final appeal in a trade dispute with Brazil over cotton subsidies. A World Trade Organization appeals panel in Geneva, Switzerland, reversed parts of a ruling made late last...
Mavi Jeans
The Gerry BuildingSuite 803 (760) 622-5056...
Fire Shuts Down Portions of L.A. Fashion District
An early morning fire on June 5 destroyed the contents of several businesses located in the 1000 block of South Los Angeles Street in the heart of the Los Angeles Fashion District....
Anand Jon's Support Team Claims Evidence Stolen
Several laptop computers that contained evidence relating to the Anand Jon sex-crime case have been stolen from Jon’s home in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, said a spokesperson for the designer...
Former Speedo Exec Moves to Lululemon Athletica
Sheree Waterson—the former president of Speedo North America, the Los Angeles division of Warnaco Inc.—has been named executive vice president of general merchandise managing and sourcing at Lululemon A...
California Designers Win CFDA Awards
California proved to be the place with the hottest young talent at the Council of Fashion Designers Association Fashion Awards on June 2 at the New York Public Library. ...
Hot Topic Gets New Top Executive
Hot Topic Inc., the mall-based retailer that appeals to young shoppers into the music scene, announced that Michael Crooke will take over the top spot as president of the Hot Topic division....
Decision Due on Caruso Mall
Developer Rick Caruso might have to wait until the end of the summer before he can get a green light to build The Shops at Santa Anita, a luxury retail mall in Arcadia, Calif., locat...
