L.A. Fashion Week Fall '08: Orthodox
Somber tones were some of the distinguishing traits of the
Apparel Smuggler Pleads Guilty
A Los Angeles trucking company owner who was involved in a massive apparel-smuggling scheme that began in China and ended in the United States has pled guilty in federal court....
Fine-tuning Santee Alley
In a $1.4 million project spearheaded by the Los Angeles Fashion District, Santee Alley will start to look a little spiffier....
Rodeo Faces More Competition, Panelists Say
Luxury consumers typically spend twice as much as the average consumer, but will a weakening economy put a damper on those high-end shoppers?...
Mayor to Open L.A. Market
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be on hand to open the Los Angeles Fashion Market at the California Market Center on March 14. The mayor will greet buyers and invited gu...
Dark of Night
If the macabre mood of this year’s Oscar-nominated films are any indication of what the fashionable will be wearing this fall, then the look is decidedly dark. Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd” ...
February '08 Sees Shaky Gains
Economists judged February to be a better month for retail sales than they had initially forecasted, but the gains were shaky....
Glendale, Calif.: Before the Retail Gold Rush?
A new Tiffany’s concept is just one of the new luxury boutiques that the Americanaat Brand retail center will bring to Glendale, Calif., when it opens on May 1. The city’s existing cro...
Jean Therapy
Eighty percent of Americans own three or more pairs of jeans, according to Chicago-based Synovate, the market-research arm of Aegis Group PLC, which surveyed 7,700 people from around the world. The su...
Premium Trade Show Class Debuts
Exhibitors focused on the positives at the inaugural Class trade show, which debuted March 1–3 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with a premium-denim and contemporary focus. Organized by ...
Christian Audigier to Host Pop-up Showroom at CMC
Christian Audigier will take over a 3,600-square-foot space at the California Market Center during the March 14shy;–18 run of the Los Angeles Fashion Market, where he will host inform...
Green Giant
Eco consultant Lynda Grose stays at the forefront of sustainable fashion...
Shippers Go Full Steam Ahead on Bringing In Imports
A rush of cargo is expected to hit West Coast ports in May and June as shippers try to avoid any labor problems that might arise when the longshore workers contract expires July 1....
AAPN: Strategies for Changing Marketplace
Speed, design, technology and collaboration will be some of the ways apparel and textile brands can overcome challenges in the current marketplace, said industry experts speaking at the annual meeti...
A Change in Lingerie Americas' New York Show Dates Boosts Attendance
NEW YORK—A shaky economy, a new trade show on the scene and a hectic tradeshow calendar had vendors and buyers at the Feb. 24–26 run of Lingerie Americas contemplating the upscale lingerie trade show...
