Promotion at Jones
Joseph Donnalley, senior vice president of corporate taxation and risk management for the Jones Apparel Group, has added treasurer to his duties for the company. Donnalley is a 12-year veteran of the New York...
Lucky Takes Denim on the Road
This summer, Lucky Brand Jeans will kick off the “Denim Highway Tour,” a “Summer of Love”–meets–the MTV generation extravaganza. A 1949 Flxible bus—complete with a psychede...
Gianfranco Ferre, 62
Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre died on June 17 in a hospital in Milan after suffering a brain hemorrhage two days before. He was 62 years old. Ferre studied architecture in his native Italy but upon gradua...
Feraud Debuts
The streets of Beverly Hills are lined with the flagships of iconic designers, but the newest arrival has its own angle. The 57-year-old French-based Feraud label held a grand debut for its 1,300- square-foot boutique...
Tulle: New Direction, New Look
For Los Angeles–based fashion line Tulle, changing direction means growing up....
Doneger West Expands
The Doneger Group, the New York–based buying office and global-trend forecaster, is expanding its West Coast office, located in the California Market Center....
Suitmaker Hartmarx Looks to Two California Companies for Growth
Inside a red brick building in Santa Monica, Calif.’s high-tech corridor, two small apparel companies have shifted into high gear to create new lines for their new owner, Hartmarx Corp. ...
American Apparel Realigns IT
Los Angeles–based American Apparel has overhauled its information-technology platform with new enterprise software from the Microsoft Corp. The company has an 800,000-square-foot manu...
Alternative Tees Star in Kids' Benefit
T-shirt maker Alternative joined the festivities at the 2007 “A Time for Heroes” family carnival to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation on J...
Thieves Take $41.6 Billion Graft and Construction From America's Retailers
America’s retail industry lost $41.6 billion to fraud and theft in 2006, according to the “National Retail Security Survey,” which was released at the recent National Retail Fed...
Trends Help Draw an International Crowd at L.A. Fashion Market
Business was surprisingly good at the June 8–12 run of the Los Angeles Fashion Market at the California Market Center, The New Ma...
MKP Development Expands Production, Sample Making
Los Angeles–based MKP Development LLC, which provides production and sample-making services to the apparel industry, has relocated and expanded its operations....
Retail Is the Rising Star in the Inland Empire
California’s Inland Empire has long been known as the warehouse empire of the West, but for the first time in years, retail real estate investment is outpacing industrial sales, indicating that retaile...
Hippie Ink Shirts to Aid Angelina Jolie's Charity
Los Angeles–based Hippie Ink will donate a portion of proceeds from sales of its “Love” series T-shirts and tops to Millennium Promise, a charity supported by actress An...
Style Trend Forecaster WGSN Looks to 2009
While some apparel companies are focused on forecasting the trends six months out, the Worth Global Style Network (
