Alms: Translating Style Into Design
Mixing the right elements in an outfit has always been natural for Isabelle Carter, the designer of Alms, whose personal style helped her climb the ranks as a stylist in Los Angeles....
Rolling Hills Mall Sold for $95m
The Avenue of the Peninsula, a 375,000-square-foot lifestyle shopping center based in tony Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., has been sold for $95 million to Stoltz Real Estate...
Go to the Head of the Class
It’s easy to lose your focus at a trade show, between the frantic and exhausting working of the show floor, followed by blowing off steam at parties afterwards. Whether you’re an exhibitor or attendee, ...
A Niche in Time...
Regional marts re-tool to build market share Regional markets are undergoing tremendous change, from a growing emphasis on the contemporary and higher end of the apparel market to even re-imagining ho...
Get Outerwear
Quiksilver and Roxy previewed their 2007/2008 his and her’s outerwear collections Nov. 8 at the Quiksilver Inc. headquarters in Huntington Beach, Calif....
H&M Flagship Lands in L.A.
Los Angeles got its first H&M flagship store, which opened on Nov. 9, almost one year after the Swedish-based retailer selected San Francisco as the site of its first California store....
Core and Fluke
BEST OF THE BASICS: Claudia DeLaVega is getting back to basics. DeLaVega originally started her clothing line, Core, as a collection of active sportswear in 2004. She relaunched the ...
Karen Kane, Tadashi Reap Awards in Dallas
Karen Kane and Tadashi were among the Los Angeles–based labels that were recognized during the 31st Annual Dallas Fashion Awards,...
True Moves
Los Angeles–based premium-denim maker True Religion Apparel Inc. signed its first licensing agreements for True Religion–branded footwear, headwear, scarves and gloves. Italy-based GMI Corporation landed the exclusive rights to produc...
In-Store Concept in Asia to Focus on L.A. Designers
The lineup of labels that will fill exclusive L.A. designer stores within department stores in Shanghai and Seoul is still being worked out....
Licensing Linea Pelle
Van Nuys–based Cherokee Inc. has reached an exclusive representation agreement with Linea Pelle Inc. to help the Los Angeles– based accessories maker pursue strategic licensing opportunities in the Unit...
Apparel Turnaround Specialists Form New Company
After several years as top executives at the Buxbaum Group, twins David and Richard Ellis have left the turnaround and consulting firm to form their own Lo...
Liz Buys Kate
New York–based manufacturing giant Liz Claiborne Inc. bought Kate Spade LLC for approximately $124 million. New York–based Kate Spade produces women’s and men’s accessories under the Kate Spade and Jack Spade lab...
Bathurst Joins Howe
Former Quiksilver exec John Bathurst has joined Hause of Howe as president of the Huntington Beach–based menswear line, which was recently acquired by Seattle-based Seattle Pacific Industries. In addition to Q...
Bella's Boutique, Dos Lagos Debut
Luxury shopping center The Promenade Shops at Dos Lagos opened on Oct. 7 in the fast-growing town of Corona, Calif., more than 30 minutes from Riverside, Calif....
