Trunk to Debut Expanded Brand
With its very first full-time designer in place, updated designs and a growing license portfolio, Culver City, Calif.–based Trunk Ltd. is set to debut its new direction at th...
Myne: Reconstructing the Classics
Wunderkind designer Ashley Ann cites vintage fashion, people-watching and Hollywood glam as inspirations for her collection of contemporary dresses and tops. Prior to launching Myne, the youn...
AIMS Expands With Web Tools, Services
Los Angeles–based software provider AIMS Technology Solutions Inc. is taking a step backward....
L.A. Fashion Awards' Denim Nominees
Five Los Angeles denim brands will compete to be named “Supima Denim Designer of the Year” at the 2007 Los Angeles Fashion Awards presented by Saturn ...
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 ...
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...
7 Takes One for Robertson
Popular Los Angeles denim brand 7 For All Mankind forecasts opening 10 boutiques across the United States before the end of 2008. But it will debut the first store on Los Angeles’ Robertson Bo...
Las Vegas Emerging as Wholesale Destination
Las Vegas isn’t just a land of slot machines and trade shows. The desert city is becoming a wholesale mecca, as well....
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...
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...
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...
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...
MJW Sells East L.A. Retail Site
Real estate developer MJW Investments of Santa Monica, Calif., has reached an agreement to sell a 23-acre swatch of land in East Los Angeles to boxer Oscar De La Hoya and partner Man...
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...
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...
