Fashion, Art, Music Focus of Alternative Fashion Week Event
In its eighth installment, Sew Down, the biannual runway show and marketplace, is b...
Cuffz Partners with Celebs for Charity
Los Angeles–based handbag label Cuffz by Linz has partnered with a trio of celebrities to create three custom-designed bags to help raise funds and awareness for several charitable or...
In Lieu Boutique Combines Old San Francisco Charm With Cutting-Edge Design
SAN FRANCISCO—The Old World feel of San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood is a fitting locale for the indie, vintage-inspired boutique In Lieu, where owner Christina Claypool has created a y...
Car Company Scion Launches Clothing
Scion has made the leap from cars to clothing after the car company’s employees began asking for something more stylish to wear than the typical corporate-logo tee....
L.A. Fashion Week Takes on International Flavor
This season’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios is taking on a certain foreign flavor, much like Los Angeles itself....
Here Comes the Bride's Shoes
New York–based Iconix Brand Group Inc., owners of the Candie’s, Bongo, Badgley Mischka, Joe Boxer and Rampage brands, has struck a deal with Titan Industries for two new footwear collections under the B...
Gen Art Styles Competition Seeks Entries
Nonprofit organization Gen Art is looking for entries for their 8th annual International Styles Competition set for May in New York....
Lepore's New Look
New York–based Nanette Lepore showed the first gowns designed by the 10-year-old fashion label on Feb. 28 at the Nanette Lepore boutique on Los Angeles’ Robertson Boulevard. Model Carrie Anderson, pictured, wore Lepore’s...
Politicians Want to Expand Buy-American Amendment
Congressman Robin Hayes (R-N.C.) introduced legislation on March 14 to extend the Berry Amendment to include the U.S. Department of Homeland Security....
Blue Cult In Flux
Slow sales in the United States and stiff competition have Los Angeles–based denim maker Blue Cult Inc. streamlining its business and trimming the chaff....
ASR Parent Company on the Block
The financial community has been abuzz since Dutch media conglomerate VNU accepted a takeover bid from a group of private equity firms on March 8. Valued at $9 bil...
Leona Goes to Hollywood
Australian dress label Leona Edmiston opened a second Southern California boutique on March 14. The line, devoted to bright, frilly dresses, ensured the glamour of the openi...
Top California Design Firm Gensler Shows Face in Home State
Gensler is the name of one of the biggest design firms in the United States, but Californians may just be getting re-acquainted with the San Francisco–headquartered company over the past 12 months. So...
New Items From Kasil Jeans
ACCESSORY ADDICT: Kasil Jeans is raising the offerings on its men’s jeans with the iPod-friendly “Victory” jean. The jean is equipped with an extra pocket that perfectly holds a full-s...
Paul Davril Does Battle With Spammers
Los Angeles–based manufacturer Paul Davril Inc. is putting up a fight against the swarm of spammers, hackers, viruses, spyware, etc....
