Miami Runway Report: Gideon Oberson
Gideon Oberson, the creative director for Tel Aviv, Israel–based Gottex, played with texture and color for his 2007 Resort collection. Flowers cut from a bright floral print were layered on a ...
Boutique Takes 'Green' Fashions to Freeway Crowd
Delilah Snell came tantalizingly close to owning a captive audience when she opened her environmental lifestyle store The Road Less Traveled on July 15....
American Apparel's Second Life
When American Apparel chose to unveil its new denim line, it headed for a somewhat obscure Web site called Second Life (
Governor Visits Inland Empire Distribution Center
The real estate maneuvers of the apparel industry have captured the interest of even Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger....
Miami Runway Report: Parke & Ronen
New York–based retailers-cum-designers Parke Lutter and Ronen Jehezkel showed the only all-menswear line at the swim shows. The Parke & Ronen show on July 17 offered bikinis, 4- a...
Pool Show Bows in N.Y. With Project by Its Side
NEW YORK—The oppressive mid-July heat meant that New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center was an absolute haven of cool—in every sense of the word...
Miami Runway Report: Inca
New York–based designer Stephanie Hirsch added men’s swimwear to her line of Inca swimwear, which was featured on the Miami Beach runway July 15. Strutting alongside their female counterparts, male models show...
Miami Runway Report: Red Carter
“Unrelenting cuteness” is an accurate way to describe designer Red Carter’s eponymous 2007 Resort line, which bowed on the runway July 16. Heavy on retro good-girl, bad-girl and nautical themes, ...
Complex Magazine to Honor ASR Exhibitors
Complex magazine, a national men’s publication for 18- to 35-year-olds who dig action sports and hip-hop, will launch the Complex Design Awards at the Action Sports Retailer ...
Chico's and the Woman
At various times over the past century, there’s been talk of the “new woman.” That time may very well be here again. For how else would you describe today’s woman over 40, who’s fit, trend-...
Miami Runway Report: Norma Kamali
The tent was packed for the July 18 Norma Kamali show, which didn’t disappoint. The iconic designer showed her 2007 swimwear collection, and it was classic Kamali. From the moment the first gold metallic ...
Japanese Streetwear Label Takes Melrose Location
Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue gained added cachet as a designer district when Marc Jacobs and Paul Smith opened stores there more than one year ago. But the fashion thoroughfar...
Basic Instinct
While other denim brands opt for novelty, Red Engine sticks with the basics ...
Ferragamo on the Move in O.C.
On July 28, Calypso Christiane Celle signed a lease to open a boutique at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif. The New York–based ethnic-inspired luxury line has mo...
Miami Runway Report: Shay Todd
Los Angeles designer Shay Todd closed the swim shows with her most comprehensive collection to date. Showing swimsuits, handbags and coverups that crossed the line into ready-to-wear, Todd’s Americana-...
