Shades of Blue
Los Angeles–based Blue Holdings Inc. has reduced its payroll by $2 million and is in negotiations to modify its partnership with William Adams’ label, Will.i.am, as part of a cost-saving effort to make the blue...
Porridge Goes Home
Designer Laura Stang-O’Dell is known for the quirky retro prints and sweet silhouettes in her contemporary line, Porridge. Now, Stang-O’Dell is bringing her sunny sensibility to the home with...
LA's Edge
The fashionable crowd showed up early and stayed late for the debut of Metropolis—a new event mixing fashion, music and art—held in a loft space in South Los Angeles. The fashion mixed well-known names with up-...
Junk Food Strikes Deal with GapKids
GapKids division debuts collaboration with Los Angeles–based T-shirt label ...
From Vintage Retailer to Design Archivist
Retailer Shareen Mitchell has been known to shoo designers out of
The Afterlives of Mannequins
Mannequin styles change almost as frequently as fashion trends, and when retailers want to get rid of last season’s mannequin, they often call a liquidator such as Mannequin Madness. The Oakland, Cali...
Cooper Building Continues Showroom Expansion
Buyers at the recent Los Angeles Fashion Market were greeted by a floor newly packed with showrooms at the Cooper Design Space. The mezzanine, which has been anchored by Showroom Se...
Nike Football, a.k.a. Soccer
Beaverton, Ore.–based footwear and athletic-apparel maker Nike Inc. named Bert Hoyt as vice president and general manager of global football (or American soccer). Hoyt has nearly 20 years of experience in th...
Iconix On a Roll
The New York–based Iconix Brand Group has struck a series of licensing deals for its London Fog, Rampage, Ocean Pacific, Joe Boxer, Danskin and Rocawear brands. Plus, the company announced plans to expand its Mossimo...
Ex-Yahoo! Executive de Luca Joins MyShape
Former Yahoo! Internet executive Mercedes de Luca has joined the staff of Pasadena, Calif.–based MyShape (
Fashion Philanthropy
The California apparel industry is known for its glamour and glitz, but behind the scenes and often less recognized, there is another “g” at work—giving. The industry has a long history o...
Holiday Season Forecast: Slower, Economists Say
The economy’s engines slowed in 2007, and many forecasters have predicted that sales for the 2007 holiday season will fall short of those of the 2006 holiday season....
RVCA Flagship Debuts in SF
Costa Mesa, Calif.–based fashion label RVCA always seeks to turn convention upside down. Instead of opening its first flagship boutique in its surf- and skateboard-crazy hometown, it chose to...
L.A. BID Launches Holiday Tours
The Los Angeles Fashion District Business Improvement District has several shopping programs rolling out for the holiday season....
