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...
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...
Liza Stewart Showroom
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L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Grey Ant
Grant Krajecki started his career designing for porn films, the theater and the Ice Capades....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Oligo Tissew
Oligo Tissew designer Kristopher Enuke found inspiration in an alternate reality for his
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Dina Bar-El
Sultry eveningwear was first and foremost on the runway for
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Thirteen Minutes
Stylist Mike Sam previewed his debut line, English Clientele. Veteran designer Maggie Barry gave a taste of her Spring 2008 line. It was all part of the mix when Asian-American fashi...
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...
Off to India
Cherokee Inc., based in Van Nuys, has licensed its brand name to Arvind Mills Ltd. in India. The multi-year license is for men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, footwear, accessories, home and other categories...
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: Brian Lichtenberg
As many designers zig toward eco-friendly themes and natural inspiration this season,
L.A. Perspective
Buyers, press, stylists and other fashion-industry insiders got a glimpse of the diverse scope of Los Angeles design during the many events of Los Angeles Fashion Week. Featuring everything from red-c...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Bradley Baumkirchner
Bradley Baumkirchner, the endearing designer from last season’s “Project Runway” series, debuted his ...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Who's Next
Fledgling lifestyle magazine Who’s Next, What’s Next hosted a three-designer showcase Oct. 16 at the Mondrian hotel’s Skybar in West Hollywood, Calif., where the models walked a runway...
