Vintage Boutique Opens Pop-Up Store
The Way We Wore is one of Los Angeles’ leading vintage-fashion boutiques. When word spread about the high-end vintage after its 2004 debut, designers for labels such as Zac P...
Cone's New Prez
Thomas E. McKenna was promoted to president of Cone Denim, a division of Greensboro, N.C.–based International Textile Group Inc. McKenna, who has been with Cone since 1981, was previously president of ...
Tommy Buys Tommy Japan
New York–based The Tommy Hilfiger Group struck a deal to acquire majority control of Tommy Hilfiger Japan Corp. from Itochu Corp. for an undisclosed amount. THJC has been the exclusive licensee of Tommy Hilfig...
Tropi-Ties: Eco Friendly, Funky and Hip
Santa Ynez, Calif.–based Tropi-Ties Swimwear is getting earth-conscious. The suitmaker and catalog dealer is making friends with Mother Earth for its Spring/Summer ’08 collection...
Quiksilver: Getting Technical
The most avid surfers swear all you need to live the dream is a board and a pair of trunks. Quiksilver, the Huntington Beach, Calif.–based surf giant, believes surfers deserve something better...
Balboa Peninsula: Selling at The Wedge
When Donna and Greg Allen took over the 30-year-old Molly Brown’s swimwear shop in Newport Beach, Calif., in 2007, they kept the place’s landmark pink-andgreen neon sign. They also decided to heed the former ow...
Lisa Lozano Swimwear: Back From a Break
For seven years, Los Angeles–based swimwear designer Lisa Lozano had a successful line of teeny-weeny bikinis that sold at small boutiques and high-end department stores....
Lost Girls: Swim for Women
After several strong years of selling juniors apparel, Irvine, Calif.–based surf/skate brand Lost Clothing has launched Lost Girls, women’s swimwear for 2008. “It just made sense to enh...
Retail by Design: Swimwear Designers Open Shop
North Cahuenga Boulevard in Los Angeles’ Hollywood district is a 30-minute drive from the nearest beach, and until a few years ago, it was a world away from the California dream. But in 2002, Ashley Pa...
Room to Grow
L*Space’s Monica Wise is dreaming beyond the beach ...
Salt Swimwear: Salt of the Sea
For the woman who desires some fashion, luxury and value in her swimwear, Salt Swimwear may be an option...
Cabana Seven: Relaxing in a Resort
After decades of designing swimwear for several big Southern California companies, Kathleen Sampson decided to take the plunge and start her own swimwear line, Cabana Seven...
Textile/Apparel Search Engine Debuts
A new Web site offering access to a database of apparel, fabric, fiber, chemical and yarn resources has debuted at www.nctext...
Nike Outfits the College Team
Beaverton, Ore.–based apparel and footwear giant Nike has struck a deal to outfit this season’s winners of the college football national championship game. This is the ninth consecutive year Nike has ou...
Hot Air: Where the Skies Meet the Street
Bee Nguyen’s arms are marked by tattoos of rosaries and pistols, making him an unlikely purveyor of clothes inspired by the well-heeled millionaire’s sport of hot-air ballooning...
