Two Rodeo Sells for $275m
Luxury shopping venue Two Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills has been sold for an estimated $275 million, according to Cushman & Wakefield real estate brokers, who represented...
SIMA Liquid Nation Ball Raises $250,000
On Sept. 8, the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association’s fourth annual Liquid Nation Ball hauled in more than $250,000 to benefit a variety of surf-related humanitarian o...
Macy's Passport at 25: A Fashionable Party for the Cure
The notion of Elizabeth Taylor and $25 million sharing a room may sound like the plot for a movie. But the Hollywood icon and the fortune will be part of the story at Macy’s Passport ...
New EVP/CFO for Ann Taylor
New York–based Ann Taylor Stores Corp. named Michael J. Nicholson executive vice president and chief financial officer. Nicholson is a former Limited Brands Inc. executive who served as executive vice president and ch...
Design, Pattern-Making Company Launches in L.A.
Unlimited Design Services—which offers pattern-making, design and consultant services for apparel manufacturers—has opened an office in Los Angeles....
Grammy: Mixing Music and Fashion
The Grammy Awards is no longer just an awards show. Beginning this fall, the Grammy brand will extend into clothing, footwear, jewelry and accessories through a number of partnerships with mo...
Galanos Honored at Rodeo Drive Walk of Style
James Galanos helped pioneer California fashion when he debuted the Galanos Originals fashion label in 1951. He retired in 1998, but he will be honored in his fashion label’s hometown on Oct. ...
Textile Design Companies See Future in Digital
It was not that long ago that Corey Schwartz would meet apparel industry workers so technologically inept they thought the CD-ROM tray was a cup holder. Then there was the guy who thought no one would...
Retail-Construction Company Expands West
Hackettstown, N.J.–based construction company Mackenzie Keck Inc. has opened a West Coast office in Monterey, Calif., to answer demand for new retail projects throughout California and the Wes...
State-Mandated Health-Care Proposals Rankle Apparel Businesses
Even though the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce has endorsed a controversial statewide program making all businesses pay for employee health-care coverage, most people in the apparel industry...
On the Fiber Front
DuPont Expands Eco Initiative Wilmington, Del.–based DuPont has long touted the performance attributes of its innovative fibers, but now with the eco trend it is playing up the renewable resources angl...
Surf Expo: Basics and Then Some
ORLANDO, FLA.—Just one week after showing at San Diego’s Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo, California’s surf, streetwear and skate brands trekked cross-country to Surf Expo, held Sept. 14–16 at Orland...
Desert Jewel El Paseo Due for a Polishing
El Paseo Drive, the tony shopping district that lies just east of Palm Springs, Calif., is getting a makeover....
Prince Rupert Port Prepares for Container Ships to Call Soon
The Port of Prince Rupert, located along the mist-shrouded upper reaches of Canada’s west coast, once was planned as a land link to ship Chinese silk from Asia to Europe....
Kenneth Cole Acquires Le Tigre
New York–based footwear and apparel maker Kenneth Cole Productions purchased the Le Tigre trademark, its tiger logo, its portfolio of licenses and other intellectual property associated with the Le Tigre mark....
