Levi's Goodwill Campaign
San Francisco–based denim giant Levi Strauss & Co. kicked off a fund-raising campaign on April 24 to benefit Goodwill Industries. The campaign, dubbed “Take Your Jeans Off,” asks Levi’s customers to bring ...
quot;What Not to Wearquot; at Macy's
Clinton Kelly, co-host of TLC’s “What Not to Wear” reality show and author of “Dress Your Best: The Complete Guide to Finding the Style That’s Right for Your Body,” will ...
Ludwig: Streetwear with an Iconoclastic Streak
Designer Mike Dytri has found an unusual muse for Ludwig Van the Man, his new line of grown-up streetwear. Inspired by the composer Ludwig van Beethoven, who wrote his best work after losing his sense of hearing, Dytri stri...
L&T's Sluss Retires
Earl Sluss, longtime retail executive and executive vice president of stores for New York–based retailer Lord & Taylor, is retiring. Sluss, who started his retail career in 1967 atMay Co., has been...
Nouvolution: New Player on the ERP Front
Apparel companies looking to streamline back-office operations have another softwareresource to consider in Los Angeles–based ERP (enterprise resource planning) specialist Nouvolution....
Quiksilver Lands Latest Victory Over Roxy Name
After a six-year tussle over competing trademarks, Quiksilver Inc. has won the latest and perhaps last legal round in its case against a small Los Angeles apparel manufacturer that had a simi...
Levi's, Hirst Land at Fred Segal Man
BLUE PERIOD: The Warhol Factory X Levi’s X Damien Hirst capsule collection and book launched April 3 in a pop-up store at the Fred Segal Man store in Santa Monica, Calif. The coll...
Economy Has the Apparel Industry Cooling Its Heels
With the winds of recession blowing over Southern California, many apparel makers and retailers are battening down the hatches until the economic outlook improves. Clothing makers and store owners are...
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
An international fashion-house consulting firm partners with Avery Dennison to bring you the latest technology to a store near you...
Deckers Leases Distribution Center
Santa Barbara, Calif.–based Deckers Outdoor Corp., which markets the UGG Australia, Teva and Simple footwear and accessories brands, has leased almost 500,000 square...
New Vegas Project to Replace Sands Expo Center
The developers of The Venetian and Palazzo resorts in Las Vegas have filed plans with Clark County, Nev., to build a 1.2-million-square-foot convention center just south of ...
Claiborne to Cole
Kenneth Cole is stepping down as the long-time chief executive of his company, Kenneth Cole Productions Inc., handing over the reins to Jill Granoff, executive vice president of direct brands...
L.A. County Bar Takes on Design Copyright Debate
The Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law section and the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers will tackle the issue...
Customization for the Masses
It is no longer an off-the-rack-world, with computer programs making custom fashions available to all...
The Lab Developer Plans Organic Foods Center in Portland, Ore.
The Lab founder and niche-market developer Shaheen Sadeghi has set his sights on organic foods for his latest project....
