L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Shay Todd
Shay Todd saw a spike in sales after celebrities Eva Longoria and Paris Hilton wore the designer’s swimsuits at an aw...
Real Estate Veterans Launch Retail Venture
Real estate executive Robert A. Manarino has formed Irvine, Calif.–based Manarino Realty, a new company that will develop and renovate retail centers on the West Coast....
Mills Completes Del Amo Expansion
Chevy Chase, Md.–based Mills Corp. has completed an expansion of its Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, Calif., adding a two-story outdoor promenade, which features about 35 new stor...
Peligrosa: A Sweet Sweater Company
Despite a name that means “dangerous” in Spanish, Los Angeles–based Peligrosa is as nice a company as one can find. Nico Morrison, the chief executive and creative director of th...
Contemporary, Designer Lines Find a Niche on CMC's 3rd Floor
Buyers looking for contemporary lines at the California Market Center in Los Angeles usually shop on the center’s fifth floor, but lately they’ve been adding a special trip to the thir...
L.A.'s Next Fashion Street: Fairfax?
The character of Los Angeles’ Fairfax Avenue is up for grabs, according to the businesspeople on this street, which neighbors high-profile fashion boulevards Melrose Avenue and West Third Street. Howev...
RFID Adoption Moves Ahead of Schedule
Emerging RFID (radio frequency identification) technology is progressing above expectations, but industry- wide adoption is expected to be a lengthy and arduous process, said manufacturing a...
Navy Woman
Gap Inc. has a new president of its Old Navy division. Dawn Robertson has been appointed to oversee all of Old Navy’s operations, working out of the company’s San Francisco headquarters. Robertson, who ...
Mike & Millie Split
After a five-year partnership, Mike Davie and Millie Troll of Mike & Millie in the California Market Center have split to start separate showrooms....
Retailer Chargebacks: Is There a Cease-Fire on the Horizon?
The Hatfields and the McCoys. The Montagues and the Capulets. The Skywalkers. To this list of famed familial feuds we add perhaps the most rancorous of them all: retailers and suppliers (also referred...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '07: Meghan Fabulous
Designer Meghan Fabulous’ recent whirlwind travel schedule inspired her
Plus-size and Premium
If most premium denim is designed for skinny minnies roughly the shape of a carrot, new denim brands Rozzie Rae and C.enne.V (pronounced “sea-envy”) are making denim fo...
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Blue Holdings Bows Second Store
Blue Holdings Inc., the publicly traded maker of the Antik Denim, Yanuk and Taverniti So Jeans brands, opened Blu, a new store concept at the freshly expan...
L'Ecole Des Femmes: Playing Dress Up
Laura Sfez considers herself more of a storyteller than a clothing designer. She just finished writing and illustrating a children’s novel, which she describes as whimsical, environmental and in the vein of au...
