Margiela's Surprise Store
Most retailers fight for space at the top retail streets—except Martin Margiela....
Lost Launches Women's Swim
After several strong years of selling juniors apparel, Irvine, Calif.–based Lost Clothing has launched women’s swimwear for 2008. “It just made sense to enhance the line by adding swim,” ...
Going Global
Surfwear maker Hot Tuna, whose U.S. headquarters are in Costa Mesa, has a new chief executive. Niels Anders Juul, a native of Denmark, was named recently to the top spot. Previously he was managing director at Los An...
Rock Steady's Adeline Gets Web Deal in the U.K.
Rocky Steady Clothing, a division of Santa Ana, Calif.-based Steady Clothing has reached an agreement with United Kingdom-based online retailer EBTM to launch an ...
Deal Done
Jones Apparel Group Inc. wrapped up the loose ends on its $945 million sale of Barneys New York to Istithmar PJSC, a private-equity and alternative-investment firm based in Dubai. That is more than do...
Barneys New York Opens in S.F.
Specialty retailer joins growing high-end retailer scene in San Francisco ...
Nikita Loves Boys
After seven years of creating edgy looks for girls in action sports, Icelandic boardsports brand Nikita is turning its attention to guys. For Fall 2007, the company, whose U.S. headq...
Prepping Preps for Fashion Careers
Pasadena, Calif.-based Fashion Prep L.A. has launched a new program for high school students looking to enter the fashion industry....
Filling the Gap
Specialty retailer The Wet Seal Inc. announced its Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President John Luttrell has resigned to take a similar position with Old Navy, a division of Gap Inc., in San Fran...
Suits Filed Against Kenpo
Kenpo Inc.—the Los Angeles company known for its iPod jacket, unveiled in 2005, as well as its collection of jeans, shirts and urban fleecewear—is being sued by several companies claim...
Eleksen Expands Distribution for Interactive Apparel Devices
United Kingdom–based Eleksen Group plc, which supplies components for interactive clothing such as iPod jackets, has opened its distribution up to the general trade with a new product...
Browzwear Unveils New 3-D Tools
Tel Aviv, Israel–based Browzwear International has released a new version of its VStitcher 3-D design software....
New Name
Belk, the largest privately owned department-store chain in the United States, has completed the name change on the 25 Parisian department stores it acquired last year from Saks Inc. Sixteen of the fo...
Quiksilver Courts Women
Huntington Beach, Calif.–based Quiksilver will debut a brand for Fall 2008 aimed at an unlikely target: 20-something women. “We are positioning the line at the better-best end...
Los Feliz: After the Swinging
The 1996 film “Swingers” was shot at Los Feliz bars such as The Dresden Room, and the neighborhood still buzzes with the lively energy of people going out for a drink or chowin...
