Hera: Pretty Chic
Los Angeles–based designer Mia Kim is frustrated with shopping. “Designer-level pieces are so expensive. And then if you go to a lower tier, the clothes don’t fit very well, and it just isn’t flattering,...
New Stores For Prana
Vista-based active-lifestyle brand Prana plans to open its first retail stores in Santa Clara, Calif., and Boulder, Colo., in 2007. Prana worked with San Francisco–based design firm Gensler to create a prototype store...
Sun Capital Submits Bid to Buy Kellwood
Boca Raton, Fla.–based private investment firm Sun Capital Securities Group LLC has offered an unsolicited bid to buy all outstanding shares of St. Louis–based manufacturing giant Kell...
James Perse Bets on Basics in Beverly Hills Flagship
Basics or classics?...
For Harveys' Owners, Their Shop is Their Castle
The workplace should be as comfortable as a living room....
Warnaco Cuts Swim to Focus on Calvin Klein
The New York–based apparel The Warnaco Group, Inc. announced it is severely whittling down its swim business, which includes Michael Kors, MICHAEL Michael K...
L.A. Contract Group Opens Shop in S.F.
The Evans Group, the Los Angeles–based contracting shop that provides everything from samples and patterns to full-production services for contemporary and young designer labels, is expanding ...
Liz Sells Four to Li & Fung
New York–based manufacturing giant Liz Claiborne Inc. sold four of its brands to Li & Fung USA, a division of Hong Kong–based Li & Fung Ltd. Li & Fung will become the owners of the Emma Jame...
Sewing With Renewed HOPE in Haiti
The heat was stifling in the cavernous space in an industrial park near Port-au-Prince’s international airport. Yet many of the 600 workers in the Caribbean Apparel Manufacturing S.A...
Costa Ricans Go to the Polls Over DR-CAFTA
Costa Rica is holding a national referendum Oct. 7 to vote on whether to join the Dominican Republic–Central American Free Trade Agreement....
Rory Beca
Bold prints and beautiful fabric choices have garnered designer Rory Edelman a slew of fans in a relatively short time. Designed and produced in Los Angeles, Edelm...
Green Fabrics to Highlight Material World N.Y.
Eco fabrics, product development and design software, along with a diverse group of offshore manufacturers, will greet buyers during the Sept. 25–27 run of Material World New York at ...
Christian Weber Opens Store in Seoul, Joins Milan Lineup
Los Angeles–based designer Christian Weber has opened a store in Seoul, Korea....
Lyon, Mode City: Setting the Trends
LYON, France—Cutting-edge trends. The Lyon, Mode City and Interfiliegrave;re trade shows showcased a visionary perspective for lingerie, beachwear and fabric trends during the event’s Sept. 1–...
Quick Facts: Haiti
bull; The Republic of Haiti covers 10,714 square miles of the island of Hispanola, which Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic. The country is approximately the size of Maryland with a total popula...
