Wal-Mart Suit
A jury in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif., heard testimony that Wal-Mart workers were often denied meal breaks, according to the Los Angeles Times, which is covering the cas...
Tops With a Twist
With the success of shirt lines like Three Dots and C&C California, designer Farida Benderradji thinks the California woman can use another brand or two in her closet....
Federated Stores to Reorganize Into 7 Divisions
Federated Department Stores Inc. said it would operate through seven geographic divisions after Feb. 1, 2006, in the wake of its acquisition of May Department Stores Co. ...
Boutique to Introduce Brazilian Fashions
Flavia Mosci opened her first boutique, called Mosci, at 7813 Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles, on Sept. 13. She’s gambling that California fashionistas will buy new Brazilian fashions....
Tukatech to Outfit Vocational Centers in India
Los Angeles–based CAD/CAM supplier Tukatech Inc. has won a contract with the Apparel Export Promotion Council of India and will install 168 TukaCAD design s...
As California Fashions Rise, Buying Offices' Business Expands
When New York–based buying office The Doneger Group recently announced plans to open a Los Angeles office, many in the local fashion industry saw the move as an acknowledgement of California designers...
Mossimo Buy Back
Mossimo Giannulli, founder of Santa Monica–based Mossimo Inc., announced plans to purchase the remaining outstanding shares of his company for $5 per share in cash. Giannulli currently owns a 65 percen...
New York-based Iconix Brand Buys Rampage Label
Iconix Brand Group Inc., the New York–based owner of the Candie’s, Badgley Mischka, Joe Boxer and Bongo trademarks, purchased the Rampage brand for...
Pickett In at Innovo
Los Angeles–based Innovo Group, maker of Joe’s Jeans and Indie denim labels, hired Elena Pickett as vice president of sales, a new position for the company. Pickett comes to the company from Liz Claiborne...
Sample Sale to Increase Awareness of Deadly Disease
Long Beach, Calif.–based apparel manufacturer Bellablu is putting fashion to work in the hope of creating awareness of a rare but deadly disease, multiple myeloma....
A Talk With the Fashion Industries Guild's Man of the Year
On Oct. 8, the Fashion Industries Guild of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will honor Moshe Tsabag, president and owner of Los Angeles–based junior-lifestyle brand Hot Kiss Inc. as its M...
Oakley's Jannard Steps Down
Jim Jannard, chief executive officer of Foothill Ranch, Calif.–based Oakley Inc. announced plans to step down from the company he founded in 1975. Scott Olivet has been named director and chief executive officer in Jannard...
L.A. Fashion Will Be the Belle of New Show
“Belle Du Jour,” a 30-minute newsmagazine-style fashion show, will focus on Los Angeles labels and retailers, said senior producer Jamie Nelson. The show will debut Oct...
Rate Hike, Again
The Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate a quarter percentage point to 3.75, marking the 11th consecutive rate hike since June 2004 and boosting the short-term Federal Funds rate to its highest ...
New Sales Tools for the Road Rep
The aftermath of a trade show as big as the recent MAGIC Marketplace in Las Vegas usually involves a mass of paperwork for apparel manufacturers. But for sales executives at Steady Clothing...
