Hot Topic Expands IT Program With Lawson
Retailer Hot Topic Inc. is expanding its information-technology infrastructure with St. Paul, Minn.–based supplier Lawson Software, adding the company’s Business Intelligence ...
Groovy Goddess Shirts to Bow at MAGIC
New women’s tops line Groovy Goddess, based in Los Altos, Calif., will bow Aug. 27–30 at the MAGIC Marketplace at the Las Vegas Convention Center....
Exclusive's Goetz to Retire This Month
Apparel-industry veteran Stevi Goetz is calling it a career. Goetz, co-owner of The Exclusive menswear show and a long-time sales agent for a number of couture and menswear lines, will retir...
Go Jeans Sues Target
Los Angeles–based Vanounou Clothing Inc., maker of Go Jeans and Go Couture, has filed suit against the Target Corp. The suit, filed in A...
Smart Sportswear
Italian luxury brand Zegna and British technological textile maker Eleksen Group plc. have teamed up to produce the Zegna Sport Bluetooth iJacket, which incorporates Eleksen’s ElekTex controls in a garment the two com...
Roxywear Seeks to License Brand
Roxywear by Roxx, a contemporary label sold at Barneys New York and Macy’s, may be locked in a heated battle over its name, but that isn’t stopping the small Los Angeles compa...
Hartmarx Buys Monarchy
Chicago-based Hartmarx Corp. has acquired Los Angeles–based premium-denim and sportswear brand Monarchy for $12 million. Hartmarx, which produces men...
Dress for Success Launches Young-Executives Division
Dress for Success L.A., a nonprofit agency that supplies disadvantaged women with clothing and educational services, has established Young Executives for Success (Y.E.S.), a new divi...
New From Russell Simmons
Phat Farm creator Russell Simmons has his eye on a new market: upscale menswear. Simmons will launch Russell Simmons Argyle Culture, created for the “urban graduates who have ’arrived’ in the world...
Fitzgerald in at Liz's Direct Brands
New York–based Liz Claiborne Inc. named Tom Fitzgerald chief operations officer for its Direct Brands business, which includes its Lucky Brand Jeans, Kate Spade, Juicy Couture and Mexx labels, as well as the c...
To Be or Not To Be
Critical questions loom over importers as 2007 nears the end ...
Design Piracy Prohibition Act: The Opposing View
The Design Piracy Prohibition Act, proposed last year by U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R–Roanoke, Va.), was reintroduced this year to both houses of Congress after several months of review by a subcommittee chair...
More Contemporary En Route to CMC With New Area 4
In a quest to find more room for contemporary showrooms, the California Market Center is looking to break new ground to expand beyond its existing 130,000 square feet of contemporary space on...
Kazuo: Japanese Fashion, L.A. Style
Joel Knoernschild sweats the small stuff. From tiny knife pleats in a shirt that are individually ironed to French darts on T-shirts and back pockets on jeans specially designed to keep wallets safe ...
Veltex to Sponsor Celebrity Golf Event
The City of Industry, Calif.–based Veltex Corp. will sponsor the America’s Baby Cancer Foundation’s annual Heroes Tour Celebrity golf tourna...
