Hartmarx Goes Blue
Chicago-based Hartmarx Corp. purchased Seattlebased companies Simply Blue and Seymour Blue, makers of women’s denim bottoms and related apparel, for $21 million. The companies, which manufacture the Christophe...
Hotter Than Haute
Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, and, of course, Las Vegas—from sea to shining sea, the major market centers offer buyers great restaurants to talk shop, and inspi...
Twin Springs' Design Space Open to the Trade
Los Angeles’ Twin Springs Building, at 433 S. Spring St., has opened its doors to design-industry professionals and companies for leasing opportunities....
S.F. Knitwear Designer in N.Y.
Margaret O’Leary tested boundaries in knitwear and found success. Last month, the San Francisco– based designer took on Manhattan....
No Moss
Mossimo Giannulli, founder of Santa Monica–based Mossimo Inc., has dropped his bid to take his company private after failing to garner the support of the company’s board of directors. Giannulli has been...
CFA Hosts Charge-back Workshop
Charge-backs—and how to avoid them or reduce them—will be the focus of the California Fashion Association membership meeting Dec. 1 at the California Market Center....
Valentino in O.C.
There may be no better place to witness the high competition for the luxury dollar than the South Coast Plaza shopping center in Costa Mesa, Calif. Ic...
Venice Designer Juggles Art and Commerce With Freeform Designs
Giorgio Borruso could be the closest thing retail architects have to a rock star. This year, the Venice, Calif.–based architect has taken almost all of the top honors for store design....
California Retail Chain Acquired by S.F. Firm
Draper’s & Damon’s Inc., a retail chain geared to the 50-plus woman, has been acquired by Golden Gate Capital, a San Francisco private equity investment firm. ...
Agenda Moves
Agenda announced that its Jan 20–21, 2006 show will be produced at the San Diego Community Concourse convention facility, located at 202 C St. in San Diego, Calif. Agenda was formerly held in a parking...
Trovata Takes Top Honors
The boys of Costa Mesa, Calif.–based Trovata, a men’s and women’s contemporary line, took the real O.C. to New York and brought home a big win last week....
7 for All Mankind Moving Showroom
A move to the Cooper Design Space is adding up to more showroom space for 7 for All Mankind....
Show and Tell
From the smallest first-time exhibitor in a 10-by-5-foot space to the organizer of a mega-show, trade show exhibitors and those who put on the shows share one goal: strong sales....
Talking Trends
Fashion Group International held its semiannual runway trend report for Spring 2006 and a panel discussion on how the media impact fashion brands and reta...
After the Backlash: Von Dutch Devises Comeback
Tonny Sorensen is planning a comeback....
