Boutique Lingerie Lands in London
Lingerie manufacturer Samantha Chang is taking her Boutique Lingerie trade show global. Chang hosted the first Boutique Lingerie show at the 54 Boutique Hotel in the South K...
Fashion Blog Coutorture Trades Hands
San Francisco–based Sugar Inc. has acquired the online fashion community Coutorture (
Majors Market Bullish in Tough Economy
The news going into the Majors Market Oct. 8–10 at the California Market Center wasn’t encouraging. According to the Conference Board, consumer confidence has slumped to a two...
Eco-Chic Fashion Week
Is green really the new black? Los Angeles gears up for eco-friendly runways....
Mom2B Returns to L.A. With Larger Event, Fashion Shows
Mom2B, the new trade show for maternity apparel and pregnancy-related products, returned for its second season in Los Angeles to the Cooper Design Space....
Is Target Missing the Mark?
A recent court ruling regarding Target Corp.’s successful Web site (
Juicy Couture Finds Place on Rodeo
Irreverent California contemporary brand Juicy Couture will open a boutique on Oct. 12 on stately Rodeo Drive, but the casual brand will not turn Rodeo elegance upside down, according to the ...
Holiday Shoppers to Take a Wait-and-See Attitude
Holiday shoppers will probably be spending about the same amount of money as last year, but they won’t be sprinting to the stores until later in the season, according to the latest holiday sur...
Surf's Executive Shuffle
A bevy of surf executives are taking new positions this month....
Cardona Joins Rock & Republic
Designer David Cardona has joined premium-denim maker Rock & Republic as vice president of design, a spokesperson at the Culver City, Calif.–based company confirmed. Ca...
Doneger Trends
For the critical retail categories of dresses and tops, a big shift has taken place, according to Janine Blain, West Coast director of trend forecasters and retail consultants The Doneger Gro...
Name Change for Blue-Jeans Company
When the Innovo Group started up in 1987 as a small company in Texas, it was making cnvas and nylon products for the sports licensing and advertising specialty markets. ...
Gap Heads to the Philippines
San Francisco–based retailer Gap Inc. struck a franchise agreement with the Rustan Group of Companies to open eight Gap and four Banana Republic stores in the Philippines over the next five years. The first Ga...
MyShape Names Potter to Merchandising Post
Former Directives West partner Sandy Potter has joined Pasadena, Calif.–based e-commerce start-up MyShape (...
Trademark Decision for True Religion
Los Angeles–based premium-denim lifestyle manufacturer True Religion won a trademark dispute against denim maker Triple S. Productions Inc. regarding the stylized “U” design on the back pocket of True Re...
