Arturo Rios Hats
ACCIDENTALHATTER: Arturo Rios never dreamed that a part-time job packing boxes in the shipping department of hat manufacturer Fashion Matrix Inc. would eventually lead to becoming a hat designer. The owner...
True Religion Expands Its Vision for Growth
True Religion is known for its top-end denim jeans and their distinctive pocket stitching and seams, which set them apart from other premium-denim lines....
Samsung Looks West
South Korean giant is California dreamin’ about introducing new labels...
L.A's Crocker Street Emerges as a Wholesale Destination
Crocker Street, a narrow two-lane road that runs down the eastern boundary of the Los Angeles Fashion District, is becoming the new wholesaling hot spot for discount juniors fashion and acces...
Speed-to-Market
What are the keys to success for the fastest-growing apparel-related trade shows? ...
Kohl's Sees the Light
Menomonee Falls, Wis.–based Kohl’s Department Stores announced plans to convert more than 50 stores in New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland to solar power. Once completed, the solar stores will represent nearly...
American Apparel Completes Purchase of Subcontractor
Los Angeles–based American Apparel completed the purchaseof U.S. Dyeing & Finishing Inc., a Garden Grove, Calif.–based dyeing and finishing facility that has done work for the appa...
Contemporary Boom Tightens Showroom Space in Dallas
The contemporary marketplace in Dallas is growing. In fact, it’s busting at the seams. That has put the pressure on the city’s real estate options for wholesalers, many of whom are from the West Coast. ...
Marquise: Rock-Inspired and Ready for Tour
Designers Jeanell Suggs and Gladys Tamez are shedding their sweet side. The duo recently closed their line of baby-doll and trapeze dresses, Franny, which soldin Ron Herman...
Fiore Acquired
Los Angeles–based luxury handbag label Isabella Fiore was purchased by New York–based FAB/Starpoint, a manufacturer of licensed and private-label merchandise. Debbie Coleman, president and chief executi...
Dimepiece: Streetwear With a Feminine Touch
Dimepiece’s irreverent graphic T-shirts blend a feminine tone with loud streetwear style. The brand, now in its third season, has added cut-and-sew tops and leggings to its offerings, which previously...
Green Acres
Chicago’s Merchandise Mart takes the LEED in environmental consciousness ...
Store Closures Add Another Stake to Economic Downturn
California’s retail landscape is being pelted by a spate of store closures by national retailers. That could spell trouble for many real estate investors, but, at the same time, the news may open up op...
Swell Launches Private-Label Collection
Shoppers will find a new brand in Swell’s summer 2008 catalog....
West Coast-Focused Trade Event to Debut in N.Y.
Matt Meyerson, the former senior vice president of product placement at BWR Public Relations, is leveraging his industry contacts to launch Expose NY, a fashion showcase of West Coast desig...
