August '05 Sales Survive Despite Soaring Fuel Prices
Retailers reported solid sales during August, but skyrocketing fuel prices slowed down the brisk pace of shopping for much of this year, according to the International Council of Shopping Cen...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: The Sweatfree Campaign
Global Exchange, a human rights organization that promotes the sale of sweatshopfree apparel nationwide, enlisted the help of several Bay Area designers and labels ...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Christina Hurvis
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Seeking Apparel for Hurricane Relief
Several industry organizations are mounting campaigns to help victims of Hurricane Katrina....
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Levi Strauss & Co.
Women’s and men’s customized apparel took center stage during Levi’s runway show. 1970s-style deconstructed denim pants and skirts with appliqueacute;s and embroidered embellishments, as well as cropped...
Vision for Spring 2006
Fashion shows were a daily occurrence at the MAGIC Marketplace, held Aug. 29–Sept. 1 at the Las Vegas Convention Center....
S.F. Fashion Week Offers a Sampling of Burgeoning Designers
San Francisco’s design community pulled together to celebrate the city’s second annual fashion week Aug. 24–28 at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre....
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Erin Mahoney
A green-and-gold satin crepe gown, a Technicolor fuchsia silk skirt, a black charmeuse tango dress with a butterfly print and a pink plaid ball gown with a plaid “Poppy” top were a few ...
'Bra Wars' Provide Backdrop for Lyon, Mode City
LYON, France—European Union and Chinese officials reached terms of an agreement to end the so-called “bra wars” on the closing day of lingerie trade show Lyon, Mode City, held S...
Workers' Concerns Trigger Secondary Sweeps
Nearly one month after their initial sweeps of garment manufacturers throughout California, state labor officials revisited 34 companies in downtown Los Angeles....
Midwestern Off-Price Company Takes Swing at Surf Market
Is the surf-and-skate industry a “localsonly” zone?...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Mel Rose
The Mel Rose collection, by San Francisco native Melissa Rose, was inspired by mod fashions from the 1960s. A skimpy black-and-red striped two-piece hooded tank suit, a yellow floral...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Oda
Oda’s Bay Area design trio—Angie Kim, Mandalyn Begay and Maggie Kim—make wearable art with all-natural fabrics for men, women and children. Called “Bedouin Princesses,” Oda’s Spring 2006 co...
Long Beach's Garden of Contemporary
When Alan Hall asked Delilah Camacho to help him remodel his Long Beach, Calif., boutique in 2004, she advised him to try a retail mix that was feminine but with an edge....
Satellite Shows Taken Out of Orbit
LAS VEGAS—Just when you thought MAGIC Marketplace could not get any larger, it has....
