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...
L.A. Fashion Awards Turns 3
The Los Angeles Fashion Awards hosted its third annual awards event celebrating Los Angeles designers, manufacturers and retailers on Oct. 26 at the historic Orpheum Theatre in downt...
Immediates Drive Sales at Spring '08 Market
The recent brush fires may have stymied buyer traffic at Los Angeles Fashion Market, held Oct. 26–30, but showroom representatives felt sales were fairly brisk for Spring ’08 apparel....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Single After Eight
After appearing on reality show “Project Runway” in 2005, designer Andrae Gonzalo joked he was famous in fashion, but he did not have a label to call his own. That story changed on Oct. ...
Organic Cotton Market Reaches $1 Billion
Organic Exchange, a Berkeley, Calif.–based organization focusing on increasing the production and use of organically grown fibers such as cotton, announced the global organic cotton market top...
Lingerie Buyers Add to Shelves and Fill In Gaps
Last-minute orders for Spring 2008 drove sales at the Boutique Lingerie show, held Oct. 26–29 during Los Angeles Fashion Market....
CFDA, von Furstenberg Fecirc;tecirc; L.A. Designers
The Council of Fashion Designers of America provides a host of services and opportunities for the California design community....
Iconology Closes Shop
When it opened in April 2006, Iconology seemed to usher in a new guard of upscale specialty retailer on South La Brea Avenue....
Knock-Off Victory
The North Face, which makes rugged outdoorwear for sports enthusiasts, won a counterfeit case in China after it filed a lawsuit against The Beijing Xiushui Clothing Co., a five-story clothing market t...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Maria Bianca Nero
After a four-year absence, the Maria Bianca Nero label returned to the catwalk Oct. 26 with a
Rusty Gets New Design Head, Continues Evolution
When Irvine, Calif.–based manufacturer La Jolla Group acquired the license in August to produce Rusty apparel, it promised to reinvent the brand....
Up All Night in Brentwood
Many fashion boutiques outside the malls close at 7 every night, but not Metro, based in Los Angeles’ exclusive Brentwood neighborhood....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Beach Bunny Swimwear
Swimwear was in scarce supply on the runway this season, but Angie Chittenden of Newport Beach, Calif.–based...
No Apparel Investigations
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced recently it would not self-initiate any apparel investigations of Vietnamese-made clothing imported into the United States. However, the government will conti...
Quiksilver Sheds Golf Division
Surfwear maker Quiksilver Inc. said it plans to sell its Cleveland Golf unit to a Japanese company for $132.5 million by early 2008....
