Green Day's Armstrong to Launch New Line
Santa Ana, Calif.–based Steady Clothing and Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong are collaborating on a new line of punk-inspired clothing called Adeline, named after Armstron...
Hot Kiss to Japan
Los Angeles brands Hot Kiss and First Kiss will be sold in Japan. Brand manager Cherokee Inc. has signed a license agreement with Sumikin Bussan Corp. to distribute the brand in that country. The multiyear deal includes juniors...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Lily Samii
Fashion veteran Lily Samii specializes in eveningwear, which sells at her Union Square atelier as well as at Saks Fifth Avenue’s San Francisco store. The designer’s collection featured special-...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Valentine Gallery
All-natural fabrics made up the Valentine Gallery collection. Identical twins Jan and Jill Dudensing looked to their family’s history in the art world for inspiration in their clothing designs...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Saffron Rare Threads
Java, eggplant and olive were the primary colors in Saffron Rare Threads’ Fall 2005 collection. Designers Priya Saraswati and Yugala Priti took their cues from femme fatales such as Lauren Bacall and Ava Gard...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: His by Her
Design team Briana Swords, Laura Sato and Kimberlyn Underwood set out to create a collection of menswear for women. The designers used fine Italian silk and wool for the line, which mostly consisted o...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Ana Mulford
Ana Mulford sought refuge in romance and geography by creating bright, tropical-inspired womenswear. The Venezuela native chose the tropical rain forest as inspiration for her collection, which featur...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Shivani K.
The Shivani K. collection, by designer Shivani K., was chock-full of flashy eveningwear made with chiffon, silk brocade and satin. On the runway, the designer showed a candy...
Mervyn's Hire
Gary Schettino, a former senior vice president at Guess? Inc. and Macy’s West, is the new divisional merchandise manager for menswear at San Lorenzo, Calif.–based Mervyn’s. He will report to Michael Wallen, general merchandise manager ...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Teshub
Teshub designer Samuel Taylor mixed preppy and street in T-shirts, polos, blazers and dress shirts with graphics. T-shirt slogans such as “Nuclear Bomb” and “Mohawk” were rebellious and fun. Taylor applie...
Counterfeits to the Gulf Coast
Victims of Hurricane Katrina are receiving 100,000 pieces of clothing from the U.S. government— the spoils of counterfeit busts and over-quota seizures. The offices of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: quot;Emerging Starsquot;
Students presented the designs at “Emerging Stars,” a roundup of fresh faces on the San Francisco fashion scene. Most students hailed from The Art Institute of California’s fashion...
FBI, CDC Launch Apparel Hotline
Fashion Business Inc. and the California Design College are setting up a job hotline for the apparel industry....
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Colleen Quen Couture
San Francisco designer Colleen Quen named her eveningwear and bridal collection “Empresses New Clothes” for its majestic colors and fine fabrics. Quen chose a variety of silk, lace and ribbon details fo...
Swimwear Shines in Las Vegas
The desert was the perfect spot for Heat, a new fashion show organized by WWDMAGIC and the International Swimwear/Activewear Market (ISAM)....
