J. Jill at Dos Lagos
Massachusetts-based specialty retail chain J. Jill opened a new 2,830-square-foot store in the Dos Lagos lifestyle center in Corona on Oct. 6. The store—the 210th in the chain and the 34th in California, carri...
Surviving and Thriving the Lean Years in Long Beach's East Village Arts District
When Mike De La Vega opened his boutique The Academy in the East Village Arts district of Long Beach, Calif., he confessed to having more than the typical debut jitters....
EDI Part of Seminar Topics at L.A. Textile Show
Electronic data interchange (EDI), style catalogs and order-entry systems will be among the topics of discussion at a seminar series hosted by Fashion Business Inc. during the Los A...
Steve Madden Launches Dresses
Long Island City, N.Y.–based Steven Madden Ltd. has struck a deal with Jump Apparel Group for a line of dresses under the Steve Madden and Steven by Steve Madden labels for Spring 2007. Distribution for the ne...
B.Son: Rebecca Beeson Dresses the Fellas
San Francisco womenswear designer Rebecca Beeson is taking her casual-chic aesthetic to the menswear market with a new collection called B.Son....
Centric Releases Tech Packs
San Jose, Calif.–based Centric Software Inc. has rolled out Tech Packs, a new PDM (product data management) product for the apparel industry....
Olympus Fashion Week on the Move
After 13 years at New York’s Bryant Park, IMG’s Olympus Fashion Week will be moving to a new home....
SPESA Returns to Miami With a New Look
The SPESA Expo—the United State’s largest trade show featuring equipment, fabrics and technology under one roof—will return for its sophomore run May 8–10 at the Miami Beach Convention C...
Ashley Paige and Coco Kliks Team Up for New Dress Line
A week before Los Angeles Fashion Week, bikini designer Ashley Paige is busy readying her Spring 2007 offerings for the runway, and her Hollywood-based studio/retail boutique is buzzing with activity. Skimpy...
Union Bay Parent Co. Buys Howe, Hause of Howe Eyes Global Expansion With Seattle Pacific Sale
Seattle Pacific Industries, Inc., makers of the Union Bay label, purchased contemporary menswear label Hause of Howe for an undisclosed sum in a deal announced Oct. 9. Now, the Hunt...
Technology U: More Companies Are Employing Users Groups to Help Their Clients
About 125 customers of Computer Generated Solution’s Blue Cherry software are heading to Las Vegas later this month to meet with company executives to give them a piece of their minds. Of course, tha...
Peace of Us: It's All in the Details
To the founders of Peace of Us, Arie Soloman and Tanya Ghantous, a well-crafted design is only as good as its production quality. On the inside and out of Peace of Us’ garments are ha...
California Brands Look for a Route to China
Victor Cortese has never exported his clothing line overseas, but he is taking a good hard look at the wide-open consumer frontier offered by China....
Wal-Mart Officials Talk RFID at L.A. Conference
Rollin L. Ford, executive vice president and chief information officer for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and David E. Kepler, chief information officer for The Dow Chemical...
Lectra to Boost Staff
Lectra is hiring. After a period of downsizing, the French technology company said it plans to hire about 100 workers worldwide in various aspects of business to support the developm...
