Former Trovata Principals Launch New Label
Jeff Halmos and Sam Shipley, half of the original dream team that turned the contemporary brand Trovata into a fashion darling, are set to debut Shipley & Halmos, their new men’s and wome...
Next-Generation Textiles
Studio Bert Forma carries on the tradition of seeking new lines and new business ...
State Sweep Closes 30 Garment Factories
In one of the largest garment-factory sweeps in the last two years, labor inspectors visited 37 garment factories across Southern California and closed 30 of them for wage and labor violations....
Men's Boutique
Tiffany & Co. announced plans to open a new men’s store on the ground floor of the Isetan department store this September in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. The boutique is Tiffany’s first endeavor to focus exclusively o...
New Banker
Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick was nominated by President Bush to take over as president of the World Bank. Zoellick would replace Paul Wolfowitz, who steps down at the end of June. Wolfowit...
Head Hunting
Michael Vollbracht, the lead designer and creative director at Bill Blass, has resigned from the New York–based company after four years with the label. Vollbracht arrived at Bill Blass in March 2003 right aft...
Getting Intimate
Kohl’s is getting into the intimate-apparel business. The department-store chain based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., is launching its first private label, called Moments. It also has two other exclusive in...
Fashion District Thrives as Economic Engine
The Los Angeles Fashion District is celebrating its slightly more than 10- year anniversary with plans to expand its boundaries to the east and build on its claim as the hub of Southern California’s fa...
Students Mount Campaign For Sweatshop-Free Apparel
In a flashback to the sweatshop protests of the 1980s and 1990s, students once again are hoisting picket signs and staging campus sit-ins to demand administrators get tough with stringent anti-sweatsh...
New Zip Systems More Durable
Atlanta-based trimmings supplier YKK USA Inc. introduced two new zip products at the recent Material World show in Miami....
L.A. Designer Checks In With Hotel Uniforms
Maybe you’ve seen designer Tadashi Shoji’s creations on the runway of the Miss Universe contest....
Retailers Make Big Gains in E-Commerce Sales
Move over, Microsoft. For the very first time, online apparel sales outpaced computer-product sales in 2006. Apparel is No. 1 for all non-travel-related e-commerce sales, according to a rece...
MAGIC Names Group-Sales Director
Woodland Hills, Calif.–based MAGIC International, producer of the MAGIC Marketplace trade show in Las Vegas, named Karalynne Sprouse group-sales director for the trade show....
Will M-Commerce Embrace Apparel?
Once upon a time, Web pundits said nobody would buy clothes on the Internet. The arguments against e-tailing apparel ran the gamut from “You can’t feel or adequately see the merchandise” ...
Container Bill Heads to Senate Floor
A controversial state bill to charge a $30 fee for every 20-foot container coming through three of California’s biggest ports could be headed for a vote on the state Senate floor the week of June 4....
