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 ...
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...
September '06 Switch: Temperatures Down, Sales Up
Cold weather and steady growth made for a surprising September....
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...
Honeydew Intimates Does the Rumba for Breast Cancer Awareness
In commemoration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Los Angeles–based Honeydew Intimates is launching a limited edition style of their signature...
Bebe Bows New Footwear Concept Store
For Bebe, the next chapter in its retail growth may be walking on shoes....
2(x)ist Soy Collection
Benefits of soy can now be enjoyed inside and outside the body with the arrival of fabrics made from the soybean plant. For Fall 2006, the New York–based men’s underwear company 2(x)ist, a divi...
New York Fashion Week: Michon Schur
Los Angeles–based young designer Stephanie Schur sent a bevy of party-perfect cocktail dresses down the runway at her Sept. 13 fashion show during Olympus Fashion Week in New York. H...
Calif. Container-Fee Bill Vetoed
Apparel importers were relieved that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a containerfee bill that would have charged $60 for every 40-foot container going through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach...
New York Fashion Week: Monique Lhuillier
Known for her beautiful gowns and pretty dresses, Los Angeles designer Monique Lhuillier did not disappoint with her Spring ’07 fashion show Sept. 12 at Olympus Fashion Week....
Lavande SWK
Stacey Walker King had been inside many a closet as a personal shopper for private clients such as high-net-worth executive women. But under her clients’ chic designer clothing exterior were less-than-...
New Manager at Palm Springs Mall
Karen A. Wagner has been named manager of the Palm Springs Mall in Palm Springs, Calif. The mall was acquired in June by Irvine, Calif.–based Hopkins Real Estate Group, which is set t...
Shapely Shadow Releases SizeUSA Forms
Shapely Shadow Inc. of Malibu, Calif., has debuted a new line of dress forms that incorporate 3-D sizing data from TC2’s national sizing survey. It will be sold under the Fit...
New York Fashion Week: BCBG Max Azria
Los Angeles–based BCBG Max Azria went with the flow at its Sept. 8 show during Olympus Fashion Week. The contemporary brand showed flowy frock after flowy frock in a variety ...
Retail Overdue: Westfield S.F. Centre Debuts
San Francisco is not a mall city, according to its residents and real estate executives. But California’s legendary European-style city may have to change its ways....
