A Boutique for Bags, Back Talk and More
Sassy clothes are sold at almost every shop on Los Angeles’ Robertson Boulevard. But Alison Muh wanted to give the fashionable street something with a little more bite when she opened her boutique on N...
U.S. and Peru Negotiate a Free-Trade Agreement
After 18 months of negotiations, the United States and Peru have come to terms on a free-trade agreement that will eliminate tariffs and trade barriers between the two countries....
Levi's Peter E. Haas Sr., 86
Peter E. Haas Sr., former executive of San Francisco denim giant Levi Strauss & Co., died of natural causes in San Francisco on Dec. 3. He was 86....
Talla: Prints of San Francisco
San Francisco–based Talla Wesely’s clothing line, Talla, is all about the prints. Wesely’s richly colored modern graphics of birds and leaves printed on T-shirts, tote bags, silk scarve...
Sirens & Sailors Adds Black Chandelier
Sirens & Sailors carved a reputation for offering designers with an avant-garde edge, such as Grey Ant and Desanka. On Dec. 2, the store partnered with Black Ch...
Bucking Trends in Fashion Markets
Real estate prices in key fashion markets may become a little pricier in 2006....
Diane's Rwandan Partnership
New York–based designer Diane von Furstenberg will carry exclusively designed scarves by women from Rwanda at her flagship store at 385 W. 12th St. in New York. The limited-edition mohair scarves were ...
CMC Sets Textile-Show Dates
The California Market Center has set its show dates for the next run of the Los Angeles International Textile Show....
CFDA's New Chief
Steven Kolb has been named executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, replacing Peter Arnold, who left in August to join John Varvatos’ design firm. Kolb was most recently executive dir...
Sears to Buy Canadian Unit
Hoffman Estates, Ill.–based retailer Sears Holding Corp. announced it is proposing to buy the outstanding shares of Sears Canada Inc. for $14.54 per share following an initial $16.06-per-share distribu...
Lilja: Contemporary Knits From San Francisco
As knitwear designers for the contemporary line Lilja, Juliana Beach and Linnea Michaelson can’t help but be control freaks. Michaelson said she chose to study knitwear design as opposed to woven desi...
Tag-It Taps Eclair Prym
Woodland Hills, Calif.–based Tag-It Pacific Inc. has struck a co-licensing agreement and strategic alliance for its Talon zipper division with German company Eclair Prym. The agreement allows the compa...
Online Retailers Give Thanks for 'Cyber Monday'
As “Black Friday”—the day after Thanksgiving—has become a Holiday shopping benchmark and buzzword among retail marketing analysts, it comes as no surprise that those same analysts are now touting ...
Bloomingdale's Ruttenstein, 69
Retail executive Kal Ruttenstein died on Dec. 8 in New York after battling cancer. He was 69. Ruttenstein was the senior vice president of fashion direction at Bloomingdale’s, where he worked for almos...
Dell Departs
Donna M. Dell’s tenure as California Labor Commissioner has ended. Her last day will be Dec. 9. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger now must appoint an acting labor commissioner to replace Dell, who took office...
