Chaps Taps Cunningham
New York–based Warnaco Group named David Cunningham president of Warnaco’s Chaps division, where he will oversee the design, development, merchandising, marketing and sales of the Chaps brand in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Cunningham was previously with Los Angeles–based Paul Davril Inc.,...
Turnaround Experts Take On Outdoor Label
Marty Weening has the cool look of a beat musician or of an avant-garde painter. His hair is parted in the middle and tumbles toward his shoulders....
Jamison Buys Long Beach Medical Property
Los Angeles–based Jamison Properties, which owns the California Market Center in Los Angeles, has purchased a 150,000- square-foot medical building in Long Beach, Calif., for...
Signs of Slowdown?
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke sounded a note of caution during a recent speech to the National Italian-American Foundation in New York. The Fed chief said inflation remains “uncomfortably high,” addi...
Anti-Sweatshop Center Marks Fifth Annivesary
One of the first sweatshop cases the Garment Worker Center ever tackled as a new organization was pretty much a slam dunk....
Gaylord Joins GMAC
Longtime financial executive Fred K. Gaylord has joined the Los Angeles office of GMAC Commercial Finance as senior vice president and senior business development officer for GMAC’s commercial...
International Bean
Outdoor lifestyle retailer L.L. Bean opened a new retail store in Japan as part of the Freeport, Maine–based catalog and bricks-and-mortar company’s international expansion efforts. The company recently opened ...
Off-Price Retailers Find a New Online Resource
Industry veteran Robert Libby is using the power of the Internet to connect buyers to the world of off-price retailing. Libby has launched Offpricemark...
Steve Madden Gets Cold
Long Island City, N.Y.–based Steven Madden Ltd. has inked a deal with Cejon Accessories for a line of cold-weather accessories such as hats, gloves, mufflers, wraps, capes and ponchos under the Steve M...
Melrose Place: Off the Beaten Path and on Designers' Radar
Is Los Angeles’ Melrose Place on the verge of becoming the next Rodeo Drive?...
Gianni and Donatella Versace to Be Honored on Walk of Style
Gianni and Donatella Versace will be the next recipients of the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award, the 3-year-old award launched by the Rodeo Drive Committee and the city of Beverly Hi...
Happy Birthday, XLarge
Los Angeles–based XLarge Clothing marked its 15th year with a party and fashion show at Hollywood’s Vanguard on Nov. 16. The urban streetwear brand launched in 1991 with the backing o...
New Deals for Iconix
New York–based Iconix Brand Group Inc. struck three new licensing agreements for its London Fog brand. Cincinnati-based Totes Isotoner landed the license for London Fog umbrellas. New York–based Leisure Merchandising C...
Forever 21 Sued by Jewelry Designer
Los Angeles jewelry company Christie Martin Designs Inc. filed suit Nov. 17 in Los Angeles Superior Court against the fast-fashion retailer Forever 21. The suit from the Hollywood-ba...
Guess Who's Coming to Retail
On the heels of a record third quarter, Los Angeles–based apparel maker and retailer Guess? Inc. announced plans for a new apparel/retail venture, G by Guess. The new, mall-...
