Halston Sold
Hilco Consumer Capital LLC and The Weinstein Co. announced plans to team up to buy the Halston brand from Neema Clothing Ltd., with plans to revitalize the iconic fashion label under the direction of Tamara Mellon, f...
Mayor to Turn Out for Intersection Party
The Intersection is throwing a party—and the mayor will be among the guests of honor....
Cerre
Former models Flavie and Clayton Webster are the husband-and-wife team behind the indie handbag line Cerre. The luxe collection of bags debuted in 2006 at Scout in Los Angeles and has become a cult f...
Gerry Building Gains Commercial Condominium Status
The Gerry Building is going condo. Hermosa Beach, Calif.–based LaeRoc Partners, owner of the nine-story wholesale structure in the Los Angeles Fashion District, has gained en...
Designer Anand Jon Arrested
Beverly Hills–based designer Anand Jon, whose legal name is Anand Jon Alexander, has been dropped out of the lineup at Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culve...
Black Label San Francisco
When Rita DiLorenzo first started constructing clothes, she literally pieced together the idea of mixing dressy and casual by sewing the fabric from a frilly vintage silk blouse together with a thrift...
Retailers Find Hazards and Profits in Wholesale
After more than 20 years of owning Los Angeles–based boutique chain The Wasteland, Cheryl Cohen and Joe Swinney started their own line of high-end men’s T-shirts, Quintessence of Dust,...
Sandy Potter Joins Jerry Leigh
Sandy Potter, the former co-owner of Los Angeles–based buying office Directives West, has joined Jerry Leigh as brand manger of the company’s Tokidoki and Harajuku Lo...
Kymberly Lubell Leaves True Religion
Los Angeles–based denim giant True Religion Apparel Inc., which trades on the Nasdaq stock exchange, announced that Kymberly Gold Lubell, wife of founder Jeff Lubell and the company...
The Houses That MAGIC Built
The MAGIC Marketplace’s February opening-night party–cum–fund-raiser reached its projected fund-raising goal and then some, show producer MAGIC International announced. The Mardi Gra...
Insurance Against Copyright Claims-and Copied Designs
Imagine the following scenario: You have established a newly capitalized apparel design and distribution company with a “unique,” cutting-edge product that has generated retail interest ...
The Cool Kids Are at Kingpins
New York–based garment and fabric agent Olah Inc. helps link denim brands with sources all over the world. “Essentially, we’re the middleman,” said Andrew Olah, the company’s co-founder. But, with services that range fro...
Bishop
Self-taught designer Anna Barthelme is the creative force behind the new Los Angeles–based luxury knitwear brand Bishop. The line, which debuted for Fall 2007 at the Designers and Agents show...
Strong Demand for Warehouse and Retail Space
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Del Rosario Shifts Focus, Regroups
The lace, silk and chiffon evening gowns designer Alan Del Rosario is known for are nowhere to be found in his Los Angeles studio. Instead, trapeze jackets, polka- dot tops, silk blouses and jumper dresses ha...
