London Calling
Fashions from Ted Baker London graced the runway at the recent Divine Design opening-night gala, where the British label was among the evening’s honorees....
LAPD Quickly Squelches Internet Threat Against the Grove
On the heels of the tragic Dec. 5 massacre at a Von Maur department store in Omaha, Neb., The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles received a threat of a shooting attack. The threat ...
Smile, Happy Is in Pacific Palisades
Pacific Palisades is one of Los Angeles’ wealthier neighborhoods, where the median household income is above $131,000 and the median home price is $1.3 million, ac...
Bird of Prey
Bird of Prey is an evolution in design for Peter Ross. The founder of Grail launched the brand in August at the Project Global Trade Show in Las Vegas. Ross described Bird of Prey as a meta...
Martin & Osa's Big Step
While retail watchers wait for the highly anticipated announcement of American Eagle Outfitters Inc.’s fourth brand, expected to debut in summer 2008, they can cool their collective heels at ...
Showroom Space in L.A. Is a Game of Musical Chairs
Getting a Class A showroom in the Los Angeles Fashion District is becoming a waiting game....
Simon Miller Jeans: Progressive Classic
Simon Miller had dozens of premiumdenim brands at his fingertips but found none that fit just right. As the owner of Fabric, a high-end specialty store in his native New Zealand, Miller tra...
Skechers Goes to China
Manhattan Beach–based footwear company Skechers USA Inc. struck a joint venture deal with Hong Kong–based Luen Thai Enterprises, which plans to open more than 1,200 points of sale for Skechers over the ...
Warnaco Explores Lejaby Sale
New York–based Warnaco Group Inc. formed an exclusivity agreement with Palmers Textil AG giving the European company exclusive rights to negotiate for Warnaco's Lejaby lingerie label, based in Lyon, Fr...
Old Navy Recall
Old Navy, the discount division of San Francisco retail giant Gap Inc., announced a recall of performance fleece–lined jackets style #507907 for boys due to a toggle on the jacket's waistband drawstrin...
Federal Sting Nabs N.Y. Counterfeit Ring
Capping an almost 1frac12;-year investigation, federal authorities on Dec. 5 announced the arrests of 10 people in the New York and New Jersey area for the alleged ...
$8 Million in Counterfeits Seized in Fashion District
A Nov. 29 raid that resulted in 26 arrests and the seizure of more than 50,000 pieces of suspected counterfeit clothing, jewelry, accessories, DVDs and CDs in the Los Angeles Fashion District...
Day in the Life of Rickey Kim: Tastemaker
Rickey Kim, creative director of the Evil Monito Intelligence Agency, wears many hats—and sometimes he designs them, as well....
Police Confiscate Counterfeits in Fashion District
A multi-agency task force seized a large haul of suspected pirated DVDs, apparel, footwear and other intellectual property during a Nov. 29 raid near the Santee Alley area of the Los...
Koi Suwannagate: From Art to Commerce
When Koi Suwannagate landed a coveted spot among the finalists for the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s prestigious CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award e...
