Tech Consultants Join Forces
Atlanta-based Productive Solutions LLC and New Jersey–based Optimyze LLC have formed an alliance to provide research, consulting and technology guidance services to mid-market apparel...
JH Design Acquires Sledge
Sportswear licensing company JH Design Group recently acquired Sledge USA, a sportswear line of sweats and T-shirts designed by Phillip Teboul....
Caruso Moves Forward on Glendale Retail Center
Los Angeles–based real estate developer Caruso Affiliated got the go-ahead to proceed with its $264-million retail-residential project in Glendale, Calif., after a rival firm withdrew its laws...
Melissa M
After taking a four-year hiatus, designer Melissa McElrath has resurrected her line Melissa M and updated its image from young contemporary to contemporary....
Suspect: Contemporary Menswear With a Twist
Suspect clothing puts a new spin on the term “fashion emergency.”...
Lacoste Fights Back
New York–based sportswear maker Lacoste USA announced that more than $1 million worth of counterfeit Lacoste merchandise had been seized in raids conducted in retail and wholesale businesses in Puerto ...
Acting Labor Commissioner Named
Robert A. Jones has been named the state’s acting labor commissioner until a full-time person is found to take over the job, according to the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, which ma...
Booming With the Baby-Boom Generation
Da-Rue of California, the Los Angeles company whose sportswear line and retail outlets cater to the grandmother crowd, is flirting with a younger generation to grow its business....
Christmas Cheer
Children from the Salesian Boys and Girls Club and the Salvation Army Red Shield Community Center stopped by the California Mark...
Mealtime Law Clarified
Employees looking to collect on penalties for mealtime violations have a one-year deadline to collect, thanks to a Nov. 23 court ruling in the case of Caliber Bodyworks Inc. v. Superior Court...
'Tis the Season of Gifting
Frederick’s of Hollywood celebrated the Holiday season with piles of gifts and mounds of snow at the Frederick’s flagship store on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Ange...
Warnaco Picks Up Euro Calvin
New York–based Warnaco Group agreed to acquire all the shares of the company that runs its licensed lines and related wholesale and retail businesses for Calvin Klein jeans and accessories in Europe and Asia, ...
Blue Courts Nasdaq
Commerce-based Blue Holdings Inc., makers of Antik Denim and other premium-denim labels, has filed an application to list its common shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market (formerly called the Nasdaq Sma...
Fantasy-Inspired Finale
“Fantasy, Folklore and Fairytales” was the theme of the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College fashion show, held Dec. 16 at the college’s downtown Los Angeles campus, and...
Warhol Echo
William Anzevino, at right with design partner Richard Florence, calls his 1,000-square-foot store a gallery. He and Florence opened the Hollywood space on Dec. 15. Anzevino’s description of the store, Anzev...
