Promotions Drive November '05 Sales
Retailers hope cold weather boosts December performance. ...
Just Divine
On the runway, Ryan Seacrest’s men’s shirt collection, R Line, was paired with Chip & Pepper’s premium denim and King Baby Studio jewelry, while in the audience, there was ...
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...
Paul Smith Lands on Melrose
British designer seeks to make L.A. love the suit ...
KAMA Elects New President
The Korean Apparel Manufacturers Association appointed Mike Lee as president Dec. 8. Lee is the chief executive of the young contemporary brand Poison Ivy and previ...
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...
TALA Plans Installation Lunch
The Textile Association of Los Angeles will host its annual installation luncheon in the Fashion Theater at the California Market Center on Jan. 31, where the group will pre...
L.A. Port May Get Its First Female Executive Director
After a national search, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has nominated Geraldine Knatz to become the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles....
Real Estate Influences Pulitzer Decision
The Lilly Pulitzer label was a standard bearer for the preppy look and a favorite of former First Lady Jackie Kennedy. Laura Lieblich gambled that the label’s bright colors would continue to a...
Nygard Acquires Times Square Property
Canadian manufacturer Nygard has acquired a six-story office building in New York’s Times Square, where the company plans to locate its world headquarters. The property is located at 1435 Broa...
Bucking Trends in Fashion Markets
Real estate prices in key fashion markets may become a little pricier in 2006....
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...
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 ...
Fed-May Merger Could Lead to Big Chargeback Headaches
The consolidation of two of the country’s largest department- store chains means that chargebacks will probably be on the rise next year for apparel manufacturers....
