PacSun Exec Moves to Haggar
Joseph Harris, who was vice president of sourcing and product development at Pacific Sunwear of California in Anaheim, Calif., for nearly two years, has left to take a similar positi...
Sato Acquires Bar Codes From Check Point
Sato International Pte. Ltd. said it has reached an agreement to acquire the bar code–systems business of Redwood City, Calif.–based Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. for about $4...
Tianello's Holiday Spirit
On Dec. 22, Tianello Inc., a Los Angeles–based women’s apparel manufacturer, and its 200 employees donated 200 gift bags to homeless women at the New Image Emergency Center on Broadway in Los ...
Fire Gets New Showrooms and Corporate Office
Fire, a Los Angeles–based juniors denim, dress and sportswear manufacturer, is in the middle of a bicoastal growth spurt. The brand, which sells in Nordstrom, Char...
Feng Shui Tee
DAILY DOSE: The Feng Shui Tee brings the Chinese practice of living in harmony with the elements to the everyday wardrobe. Paschal Jarmoune, who developed the T-shirt concept, worked...
Raison D'ecirc;tre: California's Take on Linen
Raison D’ecirc;tre interprets California’s favorite casual styles with a new fabric—linen....
For Lingerie Retailer, 13 Is His Lucky Number
Lingerie retailers developed a higher profile in the past 20 years by opening boutiques in shopping centers across the United States. But Jaivin Karnani believed the market lost some of its s...
Paris Blues Names New President
For more than 20 years, Jose Quant, who founded denim manufacturer Paris Blues Inc., has been the company’s president....
FIDM Gets the Emmys
First it went to the movies, then it went to the stars, now the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is preparing to enter the world of television....
December '05 Sales Solid, January '06 Sales Could Be Hot
Retailers turned in solid sales reports for the Holiday season, but indications point to a ripple effect in January, when consumers return to shop with gift cards in hand....
New Look Planned for Sourcing at MAGIC
Woodland Hills, Calif.–based trade show producer MAGIC International is revamping the Sourcing at MAGIC section in time for the Feb. 21–24 run of the MAGIC Marketplace in Las ...
K-Swiss Communiqueacute;
Kids in Europe are communicating through the stripes on their K-Swiss shoes, according to the European distributor for Westlake Village, Calif.–based K-Swiss Inc. The company’s Stripe Shifter shoe style has five stripes on the...
Lectra to Outfit Mango With PLM
Spanish apparel manufacturer and retailer Mango will be among the first companies to use Lectra’s new Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software system after signing on to install th...
Affliction: Graphics With a Vintage Edge
The graphics of Santa Ana, Calif.–based Affliction are hip and edgy—but they take their cues from vintage illustration styles, including hand-drawn etchings and engravings....
Ed Hardy Debuts Christian Audigier
The tattoos on Ed Hardy T-shirts may be vintage, but the Los Angeles–based brand is developing retail businesses that are new. On Dec. 14, the company opened a debut boutique for its new line, Christian Audigier, named af...
