Apparel Makers Size Up 3-D Dress Forms
Making the perfect dress form is coming down to an exact science. Manufacturers and retailers are doing away with traditional forms and opting for ones that are based on data captured by 3-D scanners ...
EBay Being Sued by Tiffany
EBay Inc. might have to change its way of doing business if it loses a precedent-setting lawsuit by Tiffany & Co., which charges that the online marketplace is not taking adequat...
California's Job Growth to Weaken in First Quarter
It might take job seekers a little longer to find that perfect job in the upcoming months....
Lectra Updates Cutters, Printers
Paris-based Lectra has upgraded products within its cutting and printing systems lines aimed at apparel manufacturers....
Executive Turmoil at Innovo
Innovo Group Inc., the maker of Joe’s Jeans and Indie apparel, may be delisted from the NASDAQ if it doesn’t get its board of directors in order....
Lemon Twist Pleads San Francisco's Fashion Case
Danette Scheib is out to disprove the notion that San Francisco is not a fashion hub and she hopes her boutique, Lemon Twist, which opened in November, can help state the case for Bay Area fa...
Liz Goes (Middle) East
New York–based manufacturing giant Liz Claiborne Inc. struck an exclusive distribution agreement with MAF Fashion LLC, which will distribute some of the Liz Claiborne brands in the Middle East region, certain ...
Citizens of Humanity Partners With Buyout Firm
Huntington Park, Calif.–based Citizens of Humanity announced Feb. 2 a partnership with Boston-based buyout firm Berkshire Partners. The deal, which gives Berkshire 62.5 percent owners...
Pool Trade Show Grows Up
Since it launched in 2001, Pool Trade Show has gained a reputation as the business venue where the counter-culture designer could have it all—a place to discover new art as well as a platform to do se...
Tukatech Adds Hindi-Language Training Materials
Los Angeles–based CAD (computer-aided design) marketer Tukatech Inc. has released CAD video and training materials produced in the Hindi language for its customers in India and South Asia as w...
Halsea: Style on the Go
TRAVEL: Many women travel for work more than for play, but designer Sally Bartz said she hopes that her festively printed luggage will “make you feel like you’re going on vacation...
Nia
Los Angeles–based T-shirt lines are manifold, but designer Nia Nguyen trusts that the fabric quality of her line, Nia’s cotton tees with seam finishing details, will keep the customers coming b...
LAEDC Predicts Dip in Apparel Employment This Year
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. has been reading the tea leaves in 2006 for Southern California in its latest forecast....
Blue Marlin Corp. Trademark Infringement Case Settled
Blue Marlin Corp. announced the settlement of its trademark infringement case against Donna Karan International on Jan. 30. The case was filed in Federal District Court of San Francisco in June 2005. Severa...
