Christy's Crown Series
HEAD OF THE CLASS: Dorfman Pacific expands its reach in the headwear market with the launch of Christy’s Crown Series, a license of the classic British headwear brand Christy’...
Lockheart: For the Love of Handbags
Last year when Trang Huynh and Jennifer Tash left Isabella Fiore, the successful accessories company that they co-founded, the plan was to pursue lazy beach days and alternate artistic endeavors. But...
Halmos and Shipley Leave Trovata
After five years, Trovata co-founders Jeff Halmos and Sam Shipley are leaving the contemporary brand they launched as a foursome with Josia Lamberto-Egan and John Whitledge....
L.A. Urban Fashion Week Events Set
The sixth edition of Los Angeles Urban Fashion Week will take place Dec. 29–31 with a slate of fashion shows, a trade show, seminars and parties....
Subway Sect
More than two decades ago, boutiques on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue buzzed with a creativity fueled by punk rock music and new fashion design. On Dec. 1, retailer and designer Cody Varona hope...
2006 Retrospective: Textiles Take a Dip, Apparel Manufacturing Jobs Maintain Status Quo
After several years in decline, California’s manufacturing jobs held steady in 2006, according to the most recent data available from the California Employment Development Department (EDD). Textile mills, whic...
Forecast for 2007
The steady business of 2006 bodes well for the prospects of 2007. California Apparel News editors caught up with several industry executives to get their take on 2006 and their forecast for t...
Chenault: Fashion for the Modern Missy Woman
Linda Chenault isn’t afraid to say her line of better separates, Chenault, is for the missy customer. The term is often associated with a matronly style, but, according to Chenault, when she u...
2006 Retrospective
“Steady” was the word that best described 2006 business for the apparel industry....
2006 Retrospective: Specialty Chains: Pacific Sunwear, Chico's
Pacific Sunwear is on the rebound, according to many Wall Street analysts. Yet the rebound follows an uncharacteristically tough year for the surf-and-skate retailer....
San Diego Bans Big Box Stores
San Diego’s City Council voted 5–3 on Nov. 28 to ban stores of more than 90,000 square feet from opening in the city, a move that would affect stores like Wal-Mart, Target and...
CFO Leaves Charlotte Russe
Dan Carter, the chief financial officer of Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. announced Dec. 6 that, after more than eight years, he would leave the San Diego–based retailer....
2006's Influential 25
There are some who say a decade’s prevailing look does not become evident until the decade is more than halfway over. That axiom seemed to ring true for this decade when the much-anticipated change in ...
Sourcing@MAGIC
California Apparel News spoke with Camille Candella, marketing director for MAGIC International, about the growing Sourcing@MAGIC show. ...
BCBG in Carrefour Deal
Paris-based retail giant Carrefour has inked a deal with Vernon, Calif.–based BCBG Max Azria for a new ready-to-wear collection set to bow for Fall/Winter 2007 in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Portuga...
