Q&A: Talking 3-D With OptiTex's Yoram Burg
Three-dimensional technology has become an area of interest for pattern makers and designers during the past couple of years, ever since advancements made it more of a practical tool within the...
Lawson Launches Small-Scale ERP
Minneapolis-based Lawson Software has released QuickStep Fashion, an industry-specific, lower-cost, pre-configured ERP (enterprise resource planning) application for the apparel, foo...
True's Eastern Outlet
Los Angeles–based premium-denim and apparel maker True Religion Inc. will open its second outlet store, to be located at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, N.Y. The company’s first o...
Asian Styles Hit the Street
HONG KONG—California’s casual style and urban streetwear had a definite influence on the creations that paraded down the runway a...
Millan Leaves Labor Department
Jose Millan, one of the state government’s most prominent figures in cracking down on sweatshops in California’s garment industry, left his position Jan. 13 to take another job with the state government...
Stokes to Debut Line at MAGIC
Los Angeles–based writer/director Christopher Stokes will debut his new menswear line, Christopher Brian Apparel, at the MAGIC Marketplace Feb. 13–16 in Las Vegas....
Broger Joins Levi's
Former 7 For All Mankind executive Armin Broger has joined Levi Strauss & Co. as president of the San Francisco–based denim maker’s European division. Broger was previously chief executive officer o...
MAGICal Attractions
Organizers of the MAGIC Marketplace, set for Feb.13–16 in Las Vegas, have planned special events and new attractions for buyers attending the Fall trade show....
Niche Buying at Boutique Lingerie
The Boutique Lingerie show had room to breathe this market thanks to an upgrade to two large showroom spaces in the Gerry Building. Exhibitors were prepared for a slower m...
Blue World
When Jason Ferro was preparingto launch his new denim brand, Bread, he knew he had to make it stand out from the crowd of existing premium brands. To do that he needed to start with unusual fabric, and for that he went not to Japan or Italy, but to Turkey.
FBI Hosts Intellectual Property 101
Apparel makers and new designers gathered at the Fashion Business Inc.’s headquarters at The New Mart Jan. 9 for an intellectual-property seminar taught by attorney Greg Weisman, a partner a...
NaCo Opens First U.S. Showroom
NaCo, a popular T-shirt and sportswear line based in Mexico City, has opened up its first U.S. showroom in Miami along with a Los Angeles design center, said company executives....
Williams Leaves Warnaco
Roger Williams, longtime group president of the Warnaco Group’s swimwear division, has resigned from his post for personal reasons, the company announced....
Surf Expo Adds One Day, Grows Attendance
The Jan. 11–14 Surf Expo in Orlando, Fla., was the biggest show ever for the Atlanta-based action-sports trade show. The show, which organizer Doog Becker said featured a “bigger floor plan, mo...
Trimble Named Gen Art Fashion Director
Lee Trimble has been named fashion director of Gen Art in New York....
