Sideffects Returns to CMC

Los Angeles–based Sideffects, a 30-year-old manufacturer known for its extensive line of misses knitwear, has returned to the California Market Center after a five-year absen...

Loft Developers Expand in Fashion District

A new wave of loft construction is underway in and around the Los Angeles Fashion District, but developers fearing rising interest rates appear to be moving back to building rentals ...

Benetton Building in S.F. Sells for $14m

San Francisco real estate continues to rebound, as evidenced by the recent sale of the Benetton building in Union Square for $14 million....

L.A. Fashion Week Fall '07: Suh-Tahn

Los Angeles—based designers Shannon Nataf and Dimitri Tcharfas debuted their fledgling men’s and women’s contemporary brand,...

Trade Only at CMC's Markets

The California Market Center announced plans to limit access to the building to only trade and tenants during market weeks....

L.A. Fashion Week Fall '07: Sue Wong

Sue Wong knows how to set the mood, and at her March 18 runway show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios, the Los Angeles dress designer introduced her...

L.A. Fashion Week Fall '07: BOXeight

The baroque opulence of the historic Los Angeles Theater provided the backdrop for new alternate fashion week BOXe...

L.A. Fashion Week Fall '07: Dina Bar-El

Make no mistake about it, German-born designer Dina Bar-El was bent on making her Fall 2007 collection as vampish as possible....

L.A. Fashion Week Fall '07: Collection Bebe

This is the third season that designer David Cardona is injecting Collection Bebe with a mega dose of sophisticated yet sexy styles....

L.A. Fashion Week Fall '07: Kushcush by Kerry Cushman

War and peace. The subject has been on the agenda of several designers during Los Angeles Fashion Week, and Kerry Cushman was among them. The Los Angeles–based swimwear designer ...

L.A. Fashion Week Fall '07: Octavio Carlin

Octavio Carlin made a splash when he designed red-carpet gowns for his debut collection in March 2006. But he switched gears for his...

'Project Runway' Auditions

Producers of the Bravo TV fashion reality series “Project Runway” have announced open-call dates and locations for the hit show’s upcoming fourth season....

Nordstrom in the Summerlin

Seattle-based specialty retailer Nordstrom will open a two-level, 149,000-square-foot store in the Summerlin Centre in Las Vegas in late 2009, according to General Growth Properties, owners of the Summerlin C...

Quail: Hatching New Jersey Knit Classics

Michelle Nguyen first got addicted to the jersey fabric drug while working as an intern at The Closet’s corporate offices in Costa Mesa, Calif., where she saw how jersey tops and dresses flew ...

Quiksilver Slips on Slopes

Known for its surf and skate brands Quiksilver, Roxy and DC Shoes, Quiksilver Inc. slipped up during the first quarter of 2007. The Huntington Beach, Calif...