Rebel With a Cause
Siblings and co-founders of Rebel Yell clothing, Daniel and Andi Ballard, celebrated the addition of their new business partner, Guy Oseary, with a party at Los Angeles bout...
Joe Boxer's Licensees
New York–based Iconix Brand Group Inc. has struck three new licensing agreements for its Joe Boxer brand in Canada and Northern Europe. An agreement with Boxer ehf allows the Reykjavik, Iceland– based company t...
MAGIC Marketplace: Style for Fall '06
The MAGIC Marketplace showcased key trends for
Op and NBA Strike a Deal
Basketball fans will soon be able to wear the trappings of their devotion on the beach. Irvine, Calif.–based Ocean Pacific has announced a partnership with ...
Rodeo Fetes Costume Design
The Rodeo Drive Committee and the city of Beverly Hills honored three costume designers whose work has been frequently nominated for Academy Awards with a gala celebration Feb. 28....
Ford 'n Zegna
Former Gucci designer Tom Ford will design a new menswear line in a licensing deal with Italian luxury house Ermenegildo Zegna. Ford’s former partner at Gucci, Domenico de Sole, has held a seat on the ...
New Sales Manager for Mac & Jac
Liz Claiborne Inc. has made some quick changes for its latest acquisition and has named former Sigrid Olsen executive Michelle Sachs sales manager for Mac & Jac....
U.S. Apparel Sales Increase With Men Leading the Way
U.S. consumers were busy shopping last year....
Pumpled-Up Port
Container traffic is up at the Port of Long Beach. The port saw an 18 percent increase in cargo traffic in January compared with the same period last year....
Denim Technology Gets the Spotlight at MAGIC
LAS VEGAS—Automated denim finishing, Web-based product development and 3-D design led a new wave of technology offerings at the MAGIC Marketplace show, which was held Feb. 21-24 at the Las Veg...
The View From Vegas
Las Vegas apparel shows provide an indication of things to come ...
State Mealtime Rules Continue to Stir Controversy
The controversy surrounding California’s meal and break periods has gotten more heated with recent conflicting court rulings. An inconsistency between the state’s labor code and wage order are at the cr...
Formalwear Retailer Takes Pacoima Space
Officials at Norcross, Ga.–based After Hours Formalwear, the nation’s largest chain of company-owned tuxedo and men’s formalwear stores, have signed a 10-year lease to occupy a 70,000-square-foo...
MAGIC Marketplace Vision for Fall '06
The MAGIC Marketplace presented its Fall ’06 looks on the runway during the Feb. 21-24 run of the trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center....
New Generation Signs on Blair
Warren, Pa.–based catalog house Blair is the latest company that has enlisted Miami Lakes, Fla.–based New Generation Computing’s e-SPS sourcing management system....
