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...
Demand for Premium Space Pushes Up Retail, Industrial Rents
Despite some slowdowns in employment rates, demand for retail and industrial real estate remained strong in California during the third quarter....
Hippie Ink's 'Strawberry Fields' Collection
RETRO TEES: Los Angeles– based tops line HippieInk has released a new group of shirts under the “Strawberry Fields” collection. The series features about 20 retro prints...
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...
Gap Gets Hardy
San Francisco–based mega-retailer Gap Inc. announced a partnership deal with accessories designer Pierre Hardy for a capsule collection of women’s shoes in U.S. Gap stores. Hardy recently launched his first capsule col...
Curve's New Man
Riverside, Conn.–based lingerie trade show Curvexpo hired Xavier Le Borgne as sales manager for the biannual show, which launched last year in Las Vegas and recently added a New York edition to its schedule. French na...
Creativity, Hustle to Drive Sales After Black Friday Frenzy
2007 was the year that specialty retail joined the Black Friday frenzy....
Guess Appoints New Europe Chief
Los Angeles–based manufacturer and retailer Guess? Inc. has announced the appointment of Massimo Macchi as president of Guess Europe, effective December 2007. Macchi, who most recently held ...
Getting Into Shape
According to Australian designer Bruno Schiavi, the No. 1 characteristic women want in effective shapewear is comfort....
United to Offer Nonstop Flights to Guangzhou, China
United Airlines will begin daily nonstop service between San Francisco and Guangzhou, China. The carrier was recently awarded the route by the U.S. Department of Transportation....
Quiksilver Names New Marketing Chief
Quiksilver Inc. named Greg Perlot senior vice president of marketing for Quiksilver Brands in the Americas. A function of Perlot’s job will be to spread the word about Quiksilver far beyond it...
Echo Park Shops Holiday Sale
On Dec. 8, select retailers in Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood will host holiday sales in a party atmosphe...
CFDA and Vogue Fashion Fund Award Winner Named
Designer Rogan Gregory of the lines Rogan, Loomstate and Edun landed a $200,000 award and a year of business mentoring from the Council o...
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...
New Wave of Real Estate Growth Powers L.A. Juniors Biz
The intersection of 12th and Stanford streets in downtown Los Angeles is dusty and cramped with narrow two-lane streets that are overshadowed by tiers of scaffolding from new construction. It’s not pre...
