Bayou Hosts Private Show
Los Angeles–based couture designer Bradley Bayou has shown on the runway at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios, but the former Halston designer recently eschewed ...
PTC Brings its PLM Knowledge Westward
The apparel industry is starting to embrace PLM (product lifecycle management) technology, and that has a bandwagon of vendors courting West Coast manufacturers, retailers and importers....
California Couture
Fashion shows and the glamorous madhouse images they conjure up are great for building buzz. But some Los Angeles–based couture designers are turning the idea of the fashion show on its head to showcase their designs better and close sales.
Deal Making
Retail Ventures Inc., a Columbus, Ohio, retailer, said it has entered into talks with a third party for the acquisition of one of its chains, Value City Department Stores Inc. The talks are subject to certain conditions, including d...
2007 Retrospective: Retail, Textile and Manufacturing Jobs Slump in 2007
Across the board, California’s apparel-related jobs dipped in 2007, according to the most recent data available from the California Employment Development Department (EDD)....
2007 Retrospective: Some Rents Stabilize for the Short Term
After a steady increase in rising rents and prices, retail real estate rates in some of California’s most desirable retail areas may finally plateau....
Leases Signed for New Bay Area Center
A slate of national retailers will take space at the new Streets of Brentwood lifestyle shopping center under construction in the Northern California town of Brentwood....
Variations on a Theme
The theme was quot;East Meets Westquot; at Los Angeles Trade-Tech’s annual Gold Thimble Fashion Show, where students were asked to mix Eastern and Western historical attire to create a new look. Juan G...
Technology, Sustainability on Agenda at Garment-Washing Symposium
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) hosted its “Fashion Garment Washi...
Graphics and Street Art in San Francisco
During a trip to San Francisco, Sally Lohan, content editor of the Worth Global Style Network, the Britan-based online forecaster at
Shirt Tale
Phillips–Van Heusen Corp. has signed a licensing agreement with Donna Karan Studio to manufacture men’s shirts under the DKNY label. The shirts will start appearing in stores in early 2008 with the Spring colle...
Opening Doors
Von Maur, the department store in the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb., where a gunman went on a rampage, planned to open its doors on Dec. 20. The store had been closed since the Dec. 5 shooting, during...
Grey Ant's Pop-Up Store Opens
Following the close of designer Brian Lichtenberg’s pop-up store on Dec. 14, designer Grant Krajecki moved in Dec. 15, morphing the New High (M)art into a Grey Ant pop-up space....
Local Ports Increase Cargo-Handling Fees
Come June 1, the cost to load or unload a 40-foot container from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will go up by $70....
For Sale
Cherokee Inc., a licensor and marketer of brands such as Cherokee, Sideout and Carole Little, is considering selling its business. The publicly traded company announced it has retained Goldman Sachs & Co....
