Vegan Fashion Store Builds New Location in Los Angeles
Vegans, who observe a strict diet that contains no animal products, have the same rigorous demands for their fashion choices....
Hannah Jo: Cosmopolitan Chic
Launched for the Holiday 2007 season, luxe contemporary label Hannah Jo is the work of three industry veterans who share an eye for European fashion sensibilities. Los Angeles–based founder Phillipe Teman ser...
Yoga Line Omgirl Launches Lifestyle Collection
Yoga-based line Omgirl is taking lifestyle dressing a step further in the design direction with the launch of sportswear line Roam by Omgirl...
Gottschalks Reports First-Quarter Loss
Department-store chain Gottschalks Inc. reported a 10.3 percent decline in its same-store sales for its first quarter of 2008. The results were reported during a May 29 conference call with r...
South Coast Plaza Gets a Flurry of New High-End Stores
Luxury shopping center South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif., announced that Spanish design house Balenciaga and diamond jeweler De Beers will open new stores at the mall ...
New Seminars at Fall II/Holiday Market Week
Retail education will be one of the new features at the Fall II/Holiday Fashion Market, scheduled June 6–10 at the California Market Center. Nonprofit Fashion Business Inc. will prod...
Primo Purchase
Luca Luca, a women’s luxury clothing brand launched in 1992 in New York, has been purchased by The Equitium Group, a Miami-based investment firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Luca Orlandi, the founder...
New Staff at Centric, Retail Equation
Campbell, Calif.–based PLM provider Centric Software has named David Guercio executive vice president of sales and client services....
FIDM Student Gets Gerber Award
Tolland, Conn.–based Gerber Technology presented its “WebPDM Achievement Award” to Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising student Tal...
Doors Shutter
Department-store chain Dillard’s Inc. said it plans to close six department stores this year after closing three outlets in early 2008. The company, based in Little Rock, Ark., plans to open only four ...
Fashion Group Spotlights Licensing Dos and Don'ts
The world of licensing, its benefits and pitfalls, was the topic discussed recently by a panel organized by Fashion Group International, the nonprofit network and education group for the fash...
Eco-Friendly Line Bgreen Launches Yoga Collection
Bgreen’s simple, classic organic-cotton activewear isn’t breaking any new ground i n fashion but instead aims to comprise those favorite everyday pieces that the wearer will keep in the closet ...
Designers Look to Lectra for New Ways to Create
A few dozen apparel designers got a glimpse into the future of design when representatives of technology company Lectra debuted the company’s new Kaledo design software durin...
'Sex and the City' Purse Scores With Buyers
Beverly Hills accessories designer Timmy Woods is already reaping the benefits of the new “Sex and the City” movie, which opened in theaters May 30....
CIT Looks Ahead With Its Apparel Business in Mind
At the beginning of the year, most financial professionals agreed 2008 was going to be a challenging year. For those working in the apparel sector, the prevailing advice was to rein in costs; concentr...
