Rug-Store Owner Killed in Fashion District
A 71-year-old Iranian immigrant who owned a rug store in the Fashion District was shot and killed during an armed robbery on Oct. 23....
Male Appeal
The French design house Cacharel, best known for its ready-to-wear womenswear, has opened a pilot store in Paris filled with the company’s first men’s collection. The store is called La Chemiserie Cacha...
Playboy Next Generation
A new partnership between Playboy magazine and Los Angeles–based licensing and graphics company Giant Merchandising Inc. recently bowed at select retailers with the goal of conveying the cach...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Bird of Prey
Every season, Peter Ross takes an inspirational trip of cultural submersion. Last season for his Grail line, Ross traveled to Haiti. For the debut of his...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: The Green Initiative Fashion Show
The Gallery Los Angeles presented
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Brian Lichtenberg
As many designers zig toward eco-friendly themes and natural inspiration this season,
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Monarchy
Monarchy’s edgy rock ’n’ roll embellished style went to prep school for the label’s
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Whitley Kros
Actress Marissa Ribisi and business partner Sophia Coloma debuted their new line,
Fashion Week Goes Green
Eco-fashion shows were all the rage for the recent Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios. But it remains to be seen whether green will be more than a trend for this glamorous biannua...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Evidence of Evolution
Evidence of Evolution launched its green line Oct. 17 during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Cu...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Juuml;nker
Juuml;nker designers Tod Waters and Giuliana Mayo took to the streets for their Oct. 18
Retail Conference in the Desert
“Redefining the Retailer/Supplier Relationship” will be the theme for this year’s Vendor Compliance Federation’s fall conference, set for Nov. 4–7 at the Renaissance Esmer...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Samora
Designer Samora Olayan has been making pretty dresses and separates for her contemporary collection, Samora, since 2002. This season, the designer wanted to highlight strength alongside beau...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Voom by Joy Han
Los Angeles designer Joy Han is taking a break from her playful silk baby dolls and moving into more-streamlined silhouettes and even bolder prints featuring eye-popping colors and graphics gleaned from Roy Lichtenstein...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Christian Audigier
Christian Audigier set the scene for his Oct. 16
