L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Petro Zillia
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, Calif., closed on a cheerful note thanks to designer Nony Tochterman, who retur...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Jeremy Scott
Jeremy Scott returned to the runway Oct. 17 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, Calif., afte...
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...
Dreamgirl Moves to Online Sales
Los Angeles–based lingerie brand Dreamgirl International is installing a new Internet-based software system that will enable its retailers and sales agents to place orders, check inventories a...
Counterfeiter Gets 57 Months
A U.S. district judge sentenced New York resident Abbas Chouman to 57 months in prison on one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement. Chouman was ordered to forfeit the $7 million he re...
State Garment Raids Net $600,000 in Fines
In a two-day sweep of garment factories in Los Angeles and Orange counties, state officials cited more than 70 manufacturers for violating several labor rules....
Lectra Launches Education Initiative
Lectra has launched an education initiative to create a better-skilled work force by teaming up with fashion colleges around the world and giving them easier access to the company’s technology...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Avita
Avita designer Amanda Shi opened EcoNouveau, held on Oct. 13, the third day of the BoxEight r...
Vineyard Vines Teams With CGS/Blue Cherry
Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.–based apparel company Vineyard Vines has upgraded its information-technology systems with the BlueCherry enterprise suite, developed by New York–based ...
Searching the World's Factories With Panjiva
Apparel manufacturing has been expanding to the four corners of the earth, but emerging database technology is making the world smaller for companies looking for offshore manufacturers....
Kellwood Rejects SunCap's Offer
The board of directors of St. Louis–based manufacturer Kellwood Co. rejected an unsolicited proposal from Capital Securities Group LLC to purchase Kellwood for $21 per share. The board, on the advice of independent fi...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Bahar Shahpar
Eco-friendly styles are laying claim to all categories of fashion, and Brooklyn, N.Y.–based Bahar Shahpar seems to be carving out a niche in wearable, highend contemporary styles....
OptiTex Breaks Into Home-Sewing Market
Software supplier OptiTex is entering the home-sewing market. Home sewing is fueled by independent fashion designers and hobbyists and is considered to be one of the fastest-growing segments ...
Sunrise Tech Sets Up Shop in L.A.
“Go West” is a message being sounded loudly in the technology community. After all, the West Coast fashion scene remains hot, and the manufacturing base is still significant. Those fact...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Elsie Katz Couture
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