Zachariah Bryant: Contemporary Take on Luxe Classics
Designer Zachariah Bryant came back to Los Angeles after living in New York and Australia with the urge to create a line of casually luxe classics. The result, his self-named contemporary line debutin...
Michael Kors Gets PLM From MatrixOne
Michael Kors is jumping on the PLM bandwagon. The American design house has contracted Enovia MatrixOne to install its Apparel Accelerator design and development PLM (product lifecycle manag...
Gramicci Makes New Hires
Gramicci, the outdoor-apparel company known for its tough climbing shorts and shirts, is boosting its sales staff....
Talbots Taps Kindler
Lizanne Kindler was named senior vice president of merchandising, general merchandise manager for Hingman, Mass.–based The Talbots Brand. A former Ann Taylor executive, Kindler was previously senior vi...
Economic Woes Dampen Spirit of Hong Kong Fashion Week
HONG KONG—Up and down the aisles and booths filled with glitzy cocktail dresses, finely knit cashmere sweaters and crayon-colored childrenswear, the feeling inside the Hong Kong Convention and...
Imprinted Sportswear Show Takes on a Green Focus
There was a green tint to business at the Jan. 18–21 run of the Imprinted Sportswear Show, held at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. ...
Retail Expert Rosenblum at Tech Conference
Retail consultant Paula Rosenblum of Miami-based Retail Systems Research LLC will deliver a keynote address on PLM technology at the first Apparel Tech Conference West, on A...
Macy's Expands San Francisco Web Operations
Macy’s e-commerce division is expanding its San Francisco headquarters....
Isaac Mizrahi Exits Target
Designer Isaac Mizrahi ended his five-year licensing agreement with Minneapolis-based Target Corp. The deal, struck in 2003, included apparel, accessories and shoes. Isaac Mizrahi for Target merchandi...
Anand Jon Seeks Help from Indian Government
Jailed designer Anand Jon, whose full name is Anand Jon Alexander, is reaching out to the government of his native India to help him in his sexual-assault case, in which he is facing 56 counts of vari...
Online Apparel Shopping Strong in 2007
Although overall retail sales this past year were nearly flat, purportedly due to the housing finance debacle and rising energy costs, the view online—especially for apparel—remained rosy....
Eco Focus: Pure Product
Sworn Virgins is both green and vertical ...
Sunny Styles Combat Sluggish Winter at Surf Expo
ORLANDO, FLA.—Fresh off a sluggish holiday season, buyers converged on Orlando, Fla., for the Jan. 10–13 run of Surf Expo to shop for Summer 2008 and, in some cases,Fall. The Orange Co...
Volcom Lowers 2008 Outlook, Acquires Electric Visual
It’s been a busy week for Costa Mesa, Calif.–based Volcom....
Denim Report: Natural Wonder
In the eco-trend timeline, 2005 seems like ages ago. But in the premium-denim market, 2005 is very late in the race, which makes Tierra Del Forte both a pioneer in the marketing of organic denim, and ...
