Corpus: Hip and Slightly Edgy
Launched first as a men’s collection by design duo Keith Richardson and Jerrod Cornish, Los Angeles–based label Corpus has expanded to include a women’s collection that complements the casually...
Paul Frank Culls Workforce, Welcomes New Investors
For the first time in its 10-year history, Paul Frank Industries has had to lay off staff members....
JCPenney Gets PLM From PTC
Dallas-based JCPenney is investing in new PLM (product lifecycle management) software to help streamline its private-label business....
Metropark Gets New Chief Executive
Metropark, a mall-based fashion-boutique chain geared toward street-savvy young adults, has promoted one of its executives to the top spot....
Michelle Yu: Art Meets Fashion
After six years designing for established companies, including Rock & Republic and BCBG, Michelle Yu thought it was a time for a big change....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Gregory Parkinson
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L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Heatherette
There’s no such thing as too much at Heatherette’s fashion shows. The New York–based dynamic duo of Richie Rich and Traver Rains gathered souvenirs of inspiration for their Spring 2008 collection on a ...
Attendance Up at L.A. Textile Show Despite Crowded Calendar
Traffic was unexpectedly brisk at the Oct. 15–17 run of the Los Angeles International Textile Show at the California Market Center, where long lines at the registration counter contin...
Tukatech Expands International Presence
Los Angeles–based Tukatech Inc. has opened new offices in Central America, Asia and Europe....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Eduardo Lucero
Eduardo Lucero took inspiration from his surrounding for his runway show held Oct. 11 at the ...
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...
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 ...
Charting Great Retail O.C.'s Great Park
Orange County in Southern California is still wide-open territory for many retail developers looking to capitalize on the region’s fairly well-to-do consumers....
Zainab: Top Fashion by Appointment Only
If retail is supposed to be like theater, or cinema, if you will, then Zainab Sumu aims to give her clients an exclusive personal screening....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: What's Next
Los Angeles Fashion Week kicked off with a series of independent runway shows under the BoxEight banner, Gen Art’s Fresh Faces in Fashion and Merce...
