New Apparel Materials Show to Debut in Boston
The first NE Apparel and Footwear Materials Show will bow Sept. 14–15 at the Bayside Expo Center in Boston. The show will feature natural and synthetic leathers, fabrics, prints, acce...
Men's Contemporary Co. to Build Street Vibe at CMC
Los Angeles–based Defiance USA Ltd. signed a three-year lease with the California Market Center Aug. 16. The company will bring its mod and rock ’n’ roll–inspired lines to the CMC when it moves ...
Streetwear's Female Side Shows With L-R-G's New Luxirie Line
L-R-G set up shop in 1999 as a clothier for the underground. But in the past year, the Lake Forest, Calif.–based company has set its sights on a market beyond its original, mostly male demogra...
Svoboda Launches Plus-Size Web Site
Plus-size line Svoboda has launched a new e-tail site,
VF Teams With Software Co. for Sourcing Solution
Apparel giant VF Corp., based in Greensboro, N.C., is using Iasta.com Inc.’s e-Sourcing software tools to streamline sourcing and procurement operations....
Ben Sherman to Open Anchor Showroom in L.A. Fashion District
Ben Sherman Group Ltd. will open a 5,600-square-foot showroom at the California Market Center by December, said Kenneth Loo, entertainment marketer for the burgeoning, mod-inspired line of c...
San Clemente Juggles Chic Fashion and Unhurried Pace
The beach towns of Orange County increasingly have become chic locales for outrageous partying and new fashions since the wealth and popularity of local surf and skate clothing companies have skyrocke...
Manhattan Beachwear Relocates
Manhattan Beachwear—manufacturer of Surfside, VM, Via Marina and Maxine—announced the relocation of its headquarters and additions to its sales team....
Columbia's Counterfeit Sweep
Portland, Ore.–based Columbia Sportswear Co.’s efforts to stem the flood of counterfeit goods bearing its trademarked name have resulted in the seizure of nearly 80,000 counterfeit products from factories in China. The...
Scully Out at Saks
James Scully, executive vice president of human resources and strategic planning at Saks Inc., has resigned from his position, which he has held since April 2004. The Birmingham, Ala.–based department store ch...
More Kohl's
Menomonee Falls, Wis.–based retailer Kohl’s Corp. plans to open approximately 500 more stores before 2010, including 200 stores in the Pacific Northwest. Portland, Ore., and Seattle will be among the ci...
Riding the Waves of Young Men's Fashions
Quiksilver Inc. opened a new kind of men’s store Aug.16 at the South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif. The boutique, named Quiksilver, will showcase the surfwear giant’s most fashion-forward y...
Quiet August Market Draws Heavy Hitters
With gasoline prices closing in on $3 a gallon and MAGIC International looming, exhibitors participating in the Aug. 12–16 run of Los Angeles Fashion Market did not expect a wave of b...
Weiss in at Pac Sun
Anaheim-based retail chain Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. named former Limited Brands executive Michael Weiss to its board of directors. Weiss spent 23 years with Limited Brands, most recently as chief ex...
Mossimo Founder Withdraws Buyout Bid
Mossimo Giannulli, founder of mass-market specialist Mossimo Inc., withdrew his bid Tuesday to acquire all of the business’s outstanding public shares and take the company private. Fo...
