Becker Bows in Encinitas- First New Store in Four Years
Since 1962, Hansen’s Surfboards has dominated the market for surfwear in the boardsports mecca of Encinitas, Calif. But the venerable surfshop will soon be getting some competition....
Windsor Experiments With New Prototypes
In 2007, “less is more” could be the new rule for Vernon, Calif.–based Windsor Fashions Inc....
Surf's Up
Podium Venture Group Inc., an apparel, media and publishing holding company in Portland, Maine, plans to acquire all of Erino Clothing Co., a surflifestyle apparel firm in Cape Cod, Mass. The acquisit...
Chaus and Steffe Split
New York–based manufacturer Bernard Chaus parted ways with designer Cynthia Steffe, and the contract between the company and the designer will be allowed to expire at the end of the year. Chaus has owned the b...
2006 Year in Review, Part 2
October...
American Apparel Confirms Sale to New York Company
American Apparel Inc. formally announced on Dec. 19 that it has entered into a merger agreement valued at $383.5 million with Endeavor Acquisition Corp., a specified-purpose acquisition comp...
Licensee Sues Rusty
San Diego–based surf brand Rusty and its new Australian owners are being sued by longtime Rusty apparel licensee and owner of more than 40 percent of the brand, C&C Partn...
Frederick's Announces Merger With Publicly Traded Vendor
Frederick’s of Hollywood is on a growth spurt. On Dec. 19, America’s No. 2 retailer of women’s lingerie announced a merger with one of its vendors, Movie Star Inc., which has b...
New Head at CITA
After a nearly three-month vacancy, a new director has been found to head the U.S. government organization that imposes apparel and textile quotas on foreign-made goods....
Chicago Gets Religion
Los Angeles– based premium denim brand True Religion Apparel Inc. announced plans to open a True Religion store in Chicago’s upscale Lincoln Park neighborhood. The 1,028-square-foot True Religion store will carry the entire Tr...
Sunset Millennium Sold for $100m
Palo Alto, Calif.–based investment group Broadreach Capital Partners has acquired the Sunset Millennium office and retail complex on the Sunset Strip from New York’s Apollo Re...
Evisu Looks to North America
Premium-denim brand Evisu promoted Nick Starsmore to chief executive officer and president of global retail for the New York–based company. He was previously Evisu’s director of retail. In his new position, Starsmore w...
2006 Year in Review
Real estate development, mergers and acquisitions, and retail rollouts—2006 was a year of expansion...
Apparel Makers Thinking Twice About Vietnam
Vietnam is being touted as the newest frontier for making affordably priced clothes, and it will become even more attractive after it joins the World Trade Organization on Jan. 11. But Califo...
MB Fashion Week Sets Dates
The Fall 2007 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios is scheduled for March 18–22, according to Jason Powell, media operations coordinator for the event’s producer, IM...
