TALA's Rosa Gurerro, 42
Rosa Gurerro, administrative assistant and office manager for the Textile Association of Los Angeles, died on Oct. 12 after a severe asthma attack....
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L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Kushcush by Kerry Cushman
Los Angeles–based swimwear designer Kerry Cushman mixed things up a bit for her Spring/Summer 2007 collec...
Sweet As Wine, Complex As Denim
Premium denim is like a fine wine or a microbrew beer, according to the advocates of the luxury jeans. Each premium denim has its own point of view and nuance, but how does one explain that to consume...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Balans
Femininity was the guiding light for novice designer Alison Zimmerman’s line,
Evokal: Home-Grown Streetwear
Hailing from South Africa, freelance designer Brett Walker is consumed with helping local artists use apparel as a platform for creating exposure and revenue. From graffiti artists to painters to mus...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Morphine Generation
To get to Spring 2007, Eric Hart got lost in a park in London. The Los Angeles–based designer never learned the name of the park, but the visit inspired his latest Morphine Generation collection for me...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Sue Wong
Los Angeles designer Sue Wong took everyone on an around-the-world trip with her dresses. The looks spanned the globe, going from the fiery fashions of Latin America to the sultry silhouettes of Holly...
Kingpins' First L.A. Foray a Success
The Kingpins’ first show in Los Angeles was deemed a success as 15 denim suppliers, laundries and trim companies proved to be a draw to many of the city’s best-known premium-denim brands....
Roxy, Roxywear Squabble Heads Back to Court
Call it the case that would never die....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Gen Art
Gen Art introduced 12 young designers to Los Angeles’ fashion movers and shakers with its ninth-...
Liz's New Man
After a nine-month search, New York–based manufacturing giant Liz Claiborne has named a new chief executive to replace Paul Charron, who is retiring. William L. McComb, company group chairman at Johnso...
YMI Bows Royalty
YMI International heralded the debut of its newest denim collection, YMI Royalty, with a fashion show and party at Social in Hollywood on Oct. 10. Royalty, the junior denim brand...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Louis Verdad
Louis Verdad journeyed through the 1980s, channeling the look of Natalie Portman in the 2004 film “Closer” for his...
Coco Kliks to Design Jak & Rae
Los Angeles–based designer Coco Kliks has signed on as design director of Jak & Rae, the contemporary sportswear brand owned by Hot Kiss. Kliks...
