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...
U.S. to Get Tough on Counterfeiting and Piracy
The United States hopes to pass a trade agreement with major trading partners to combat counterfeiting and piracy of branded goods and other items....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Single
“Forget the runway” seemed to be the motto behind the Oct. 18 debut of Single’s Spring/Summer 2008 collection...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Whitley Kros
Actress Marissa Ribisi and business partner Sophia Coloma debuted their new line,
Kate and Kass
Putting a playful twist on retro chic, Kate and Kass founder Anya Teresse brings a youthful eye to a classic aesthetic. Gleaning inspiration from 1960s films and female icons—including Jane Fonda, Jac...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Bebe
Bebe kept it low-key when producing a fashion event Oct. 17 at the Social Hollywood nightclub in Hollywood. The party was held to celebrate the Brisbane, Calif.–based retailer’s...
Hellz Bellz: Raw, Loud and in Your Face
Hellz Bellz went from a spare-time hobby for Lanie Alabanza-Barcena to demanding every inch of her space. Alabanza-Barcena and her husband, Bam Barcena, felt the growth of the line immediatel...
Getting the Goods
Family Dollar, with more than 6,000 stores in 44 states, and The NPD Group Inc., a Port, Washington, N.Y., company that tracks consumer and retail trends, have formed a three-year alliance to share information. Famil...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Jordi Scott
New York–based designer Jordi Scott lit up the Vanguard in Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 15 with a fashion show featuring her colorful neon...
Jeffrey Sebelia Launches New Line
On the heels of debuting his Spring 2008 Cosa Nostra collection on the runway during Los Angeles Fashion Week, designer Jeffrey Sebelia has launched a new line to further h...
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...
PacSun Closes Steps, Looks for New Solutions for Demo
Pacific Sunwear announced on Oct. 24 that it will shutter its nine-store footwear retailer, One Thousand Steps, and that it will search for an investment banker to help it find...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Grey Ant
Grant Krajecki started his career designing for porn films, the theater and the Ice Capades....
Stephenson
With the Fall 2007 launch of her eponymous label, North Carolina native Amy Stephenson has settled into the So- Cal premium-denim market with ease...
