Antik Denim Veteran Goes Solo
Alex Caugant, half of the design team behind the Antik Denim label, launched AC Collection, his own premium denim line, for Fall 2008....
Apparel From Vietnam Gets Green Light
After one year of monitoring the price of apparel imported from Vietnam, the Bush administration has decided not to take any antidumping action against that country....
Hot Topic Gives Perez Hilton Celebrity Fashion Line a Whirl
Reality-show stars Heidi Montag and Lauren Conrad have lent their names to fashion lines. On May 7, gossip blogger Perez Hilton, 30, announced he will develop a fashion line for retailer Hot ...
April '08 Sales Strong
April was the strongest sales month in more than one year, according to the New York–based International Council of Shopping Centers. Retail sales increased by 3.6 percent compared with sales ...
Modify: Surrealist Streetwear
After April 24, the Los Angeles–based artist Sonik Mercury put his mark on the Coachella Arts & Music Festival when he painted his science fiction–style graffiti look on t...
Lessons to Be Learned to Source Wisely
Although the North American Free Trade Agreement, between the United States, Mexico and Canada, is the granddaddy of most of our free-trade agreements (FTAs), the textile portion of these treaties are different. Ther...
Logistics and Customs Essentials for Central American Garment Sourcing
Sourcing apparel from Central America can be daunting without a basic understanding of the rules of the Dominican Republic–Central American Free Trade Agreement, also known as DR-CAFTA or CAFTA. CAFTA ...
New Online Sourcing Resource for Small Companies
Apparel and textile companies now have an online sourcing resource designed especially for small- to mid-size companies....
Eva Varro's in the Swim With Retailers
Los Angeles designer Eva Varro of Eva Varro California Style started her career almost 20 years ago, styling swimwear in Budapest, Hungary. Though it’s been many years since she has picked up ...
MAGIC Goes Green
Tradeshow giant MAGIC International will host a green section called Ecollection@MAGIC at the Aug. 25–27 run of the MAGIC Marketplace in Las Vegas....
The Challenging World of Sourcing: A Q&A With Liz Claiborne's Fritz Winans
Manufacturers are constantly revising their sourcing strategies, taking the temperature of economic and political conditions around the world to see how it affects their apparel and textile production...
Iraq Protest Shuts Down West Coast Ports
Longshore workers protesting the war in Iraq shuttered 29 West Coast ports when they didn’t show up for work on May 1....
American Apparel Workers March for Immigration Reform
About 1,000 American Apparel workers participated in May Day marches in Los Angeles, joining thousands of others in a mostly peaceful demonstration for immigration reform and less policing by...
Playing the Waiting Game on Mexican Fabric
Maybe the odds makers in Las Vegas should start taking bets on when Mexico and Canada can start sending fabric to Central America to make clothing that returns to the United States duty-free....
American Apparel Invests in Sustainable Cotton
American Apparel Inc. has joined the sustainable-cotton movement. ...
