The Kingpins Denim Show Comes to L.A.
Specialty denim trade show The Kingpins holds its first Los Angeles edition Oct. 11–12 in downtown Los Angeles....
Celebs On Board
Los Angeles–based Sub-Urban Brands Inc., makers of the White Boy, Mash Culture Lab, Black Jesus and PYT brands, is forming a celebrity advisory board of musicians, artists and other pop culture figures...
September '06 Switch: Temperatures Down, Sales Up
Cold weather and steady growth made for a surprising September....
Turk+Taylor: T-Shirt Color Chameleons Dip Into Sportswear
The founders of Turk+Taylor, Mark Lee Morris and Andrew Soernsen, perfected their clothing line’s punchy color palette the old-fashioned way. The two brewed and hand-dyed each piece in Soernsen...
PacSun Chief Resigns, Stock Jumps
On Sept. 29, Pacific Sunwear of California chief Seth Johnson resigned from his posts as chief executive and director of the company. Johnson, who joined the mall-based specialty surf retailer in 200...
Gen Art's Newest Fresh Faces
Gen Art, the fashion, art and music nonprofit, has named its latest Fresh Faces in Fashion, who will be featured in a runway event and party on Oct. 13 at Barker Hangar in S...
ProportionofBlu: Focus on Fit
The designers behind the new premium-denim brand ProportionofBlu aren’t employing the Golden Rule in their designs, but they are applying something known as the Golden Ratio....
Washington Joins Delia's
New York–based e-tail and bricks-and-mortar retailer Delia’s Inc. has named former sportscaster Gene Washington to its board of directors. Washington is the director of football operations for the National Foot...
Importers Worried about Vietnam Trade Bill
A group of heavy hitters in the retail and apparel industry is mounting a major campaign to protest antidumping measures, which are part of a bill to grant Vietnam permanent normal trade relations, a ...
Chip & Pepper Apparel Revamps, Refreshes and Expands
Chip and Pepper Foster describe their Chip & Pepper line as “California fresh.” But after more than three years in the upper echelon of premium denim, how do they retain tha...
Ourtranslation: Jewelry With a Sense of History
Designers Annie Goodwin and Heather Allman are putting history into their line of reconstructed vintage jewelry, Ourtranslation, based in Manhattan Beach, Calif....
Rethinking Von Dutch's Brand Image
Since its trademark trucker hat sparked a fashion firestorm a few years ago, Los Angeles–based apparel maker Von Dutch has lost some of its hipster clout. Now, the brand is looking to...
Windsor and Project Runway's Verreos Head to the Prom
Los Angeles–based young contemporary retailer Windsor will unveil a collection of dresses in January under the Nick Verreos for Windsor label....
Speed-to-Market the Theme at Material World N.Y.
NEW YORK—As fast-fashion retailers such as H&M, Mango and Zara hit U.S. shores, the speed-to-market maxim is taking on new meaning, encouraging manufacturers, r...
Eva Franco: Elegant Alternative on Top
Eva Franco once listed daredevil activities such as skydiving and bungee jumping as her favorite hobbies. The Los Angeles–based dressmaker’s latest risk is more entrepreneurial....
