Browzwear's New 3-D Tool
Browzwear International has released a new tool for 3-D apparel visualization. The Fabric Testing Kit enables fashion designers and patternmakers to measure fabric properties requir...
Local Organization Looks to Ports' Future
By 2027, more than 42.5 million containers will pass through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, compared with 15.8 million containers in 2006....
Retailers Told to Light Up-in an Eco-Friendly Way
Wal-Mart and Bill Clinton want to shine a light on better ways to illuminate a store. It’s part of a wave to find more–environmentally friendly ways of lighting up a space. By 2009, tighter ene...
PAD Event Draws Interest in Home-Grown CAD
Even though a significant amount of pattern-making has moved offshore, executives at PAD System Technologies aim to create a new level of interest for domestic pattern design with the launch of a new—...
Dillard's Gets Tranquility
Little Rock, Ark.–based department store Dillard’s Inc. opened its new Tranquility department featuring yoga-inspired activewear in 25 Dillard’s stores throughout the chain. Some of the yoga, pilates and fitness...
LVMH Wins Music-Video Case
Luxury-goods maker LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA has won a trademark dispute against Sony BMG and MTV Online over a Britney Spears music video that features the pop star driving a Hummer upholstered in pink fabric bearing what...
Internet Shopping
More people are using their credit cards to go shopping on the Web this year. According to ComScore Inc., which tracks Internet sales, e-commerce spending in October rose 19 percent to $10 billion ove...
American Apparel Prepares NewRetail Concept, Updates Acquisition
As details of American Apparel's impending acquisition are solidified, the vertically integrated manufacturer and retailer announced plans for a new store concept launch in the United States. On Nov...
Getting Sporty
The Kohl’s Corp., the mid-tier department-store chain based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., has struck a multi-year licensing deal to be the exclusive U.S. retailer of Fila Sport. Kohl’s will collaborate with Fila on appare...
Displays of Affection: Trade Show Booths Go Earth-Friendly
Trade shows are getting a little less wasteful thanks to Eco Systems Displays. The Grand Rapids, Mich.–based company has developed eco-friendly booths and displays made from recycled and sustainable re...
Knock It Off
The Jimmy Choo label—known for its high-end shoes, handbags and accessories—has reached an out-of-court agreement with a London retailer to destroy thousands of handbags similar to the “...
No Go
The Kellwood Co., the Chesterfield, Mo.–based apparel giant that owns several labels—including Koret, Sag Harbor and Phat Farm —again rejected a $544 million takeover bid from the Sun Capital Securities Group. The company’s board met No...
D&A Partners With CFDA
Boutique contemporary trade show Designers and Agents has partnered with the Council of Fashion Designers of America to showcase CFDA members at its New York and Los Angele...
Future Fashion
Since 1998, DDCLab, a New York label, has produced contemporary fashion with fabrics that seem to turn convention upside down. On Oct. 25, it held a gallery-style party at its boutique on Los Ange...
AAFA Takes Aim at Knockoffs
This year, Nike Inc., the world’s No. 1 shoemaker, won several battles in its pitched war against Chinese counterfeiters....
