Apparel Manufacturers Tap Into Techwear
Some apparel companies are betting that wearable technology will be the next big thing to hit the retail sales floor....
Negotiator Named
Scott Quesenberry has been named chief textile negotiator by the U.S. trade representative’s office, replacing David Spooner, who recently hammered out a deal with Chinese officials to limit apparel an...
Retailers Gamble, Experiment With Promotions for Holiday
’Tis the season to dazzle consumers with big discounts and generous gifts....
Stop Staring! Receives Minority Business Award
The Los Angeles Minority Business Opportunity Committee awarded local manufacturer Stop Staring! the Minority Manufacturer of the Year award on Nov. 17 at the Annual Minorit...
Simon Takes Interest in Santa Rosa Mall
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. has acquired a 50 percent interest in the Coddingtown Mall in Santa Rosa, Calif., for about $37 million, the company said....
MAGIC Adds Bling to WWDMAGIC
MAGIC International will expand its jewelry resources in February with the addition of MODEUROPE, a new fashion jewelry show featuring product from Europe. “This will be the first ti...
L.A. Style Meets London Tradition
Young Los Angeles–based designer Corinne Grassini is no stranger to accolades. Her line, Society for Rational Dress, debuted in 2004 at Gen Art’s Spring ’05 show, “The New Garde...
Pakistan Makes Push for Better Economic Ties
Pakistan is making a big push to grow its apparel and textile industry, which now makes up about 24 percent of the country’s gross domestic product....
Competitive Research
Congress has earmarked $13 million for the National Textile Center to fund research on how to make the U.S. textile industry more competitive in the global market. The money, provided through a U.S. D...
Counterfeit Plea
A Newport Beach man pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit designer merchandise out of his home, answering federal charges of trafficking in counterfeit goods, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Santa A...
Undressing the Field of Costume Design
For those who have wanted a behind-thescenes look at the field of costume design, Holly Cole and Kristin Burke have created the complete “how-to” guidebook. “Costuming for Film: T...
Levi's Takes Beverly
The 150-year-old jeans brand Levi Strauss & Co. opened a more than 4,100-square-foot store at 316 N. Beverly Dr. in Beverly Hills on Nov. 30. The store will carry the full line of Levi’s products. The comp...
Denim 'Round the World
Although denim has been a quintessential wardrobe staple for Angelenos for years, it’s still a growing trend internationally. Not everyone is on the same page when it comes to what makes for fashionable denim...
Svoboda's Plus-Size Road Show
Plus-size apparel designer Jessica Svoboda is taking her show on the road with a new series of “traveling boutiques,” starting with a Dec. 2–4 stop in New York....
X-Large Goes Feminine With XGLA
X-Girl’s tomboy customer is ready to show her feminine side. Enter XGLA, a new division launched for Spring 2006 under the X-Large umbrella that includes the urban men’s line X-Large and sis...
