Financing: Risks and Reactions, Part III
California Apparel News Executive Editor Alison A. Nieder recently asked several local finance companies to consider three fictitious apparel companies: a small start-up, a growing contempora...
Gerber Names PDM, Asia Execs
Tolland, Conn.–based Gerber Technology Inc. has named two apparel industry veterans to posts in New York and Asia....
San Francisco Supports Anti-Sweatshop Law
San Francisco is the latest California city taking steps to ensure that everything the city contracts for, from cops’ uniforms to staplers, is produced without sweatshop labor....
Summer Heat Slows July '05 Sales
July is typically considered the beginning of the Back-to-School season across the United States. But many consumers were not interested in buying warmer fall clothes as one of the strongest heat wav...
Financing: Risks and Reactions, Part II
Recently, 4-year-old contemporary streetwear brand RVCA made news when it secured its first-ever factoring deal with Wells Fargo Century. Strong word-of-mouth marketing helped fuel the growt...
China's quot;Chuppiesquot;
A recent poll sponsored by global shipping company UPS has found that China’s up-and-coming middle-class consumers, or “Chuppies,” are looking for high-quality American products, including person...
Poison Ivy Showroom
Gerry Building Suite 703 (213) 629-2059...
Lloyd Klein to Headline S.F. Fashion Week
Los Angeles designer Lloyd Klein will lead the entries for the first San Francisco International Fashion Week (SFIFW), set for Oct. 21–23 at Fort Mason....
Material World N.Y. Sets Seminar Schedule
A who’s who of textile, trade and technology executives will be presenting seminars and forums during the first Material World New York expo, set for Sept. 28–30 at the Jacob Javits Co...
Technologists Address the Future of Fashion
Fashion and technology have been gnawing into each other’s domains for some time now. But the time may come soon when both work in concert with each other to produce clothes that enhance fashi...
Wet Seal Resignation
Douglas C. Felderman resigned from The Wet Seal Inc. on Aug. 10 after spending a little more than one year at the retail chain. He was the chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer and executive vice pres...
Studio 908
The New Mart Suite 908 (213) 627-5256...
Shoe Maven Feldman to Open FIG Market in Dallas
Footwear designer Beverly Feldman will meet and greet buyers Aug. 18 to open market week at the Fashion Industry Gallery contemporary wholesale mart, located in downtown Dallas....
CMC Names New Gift/Home Leasing Director
Robert Sotomayor has joined the California Market Center in Los Angeles as the director of leasing for gift and home. He replaces Charles Snyder....
Industry, Customs Officials to Speak at ASAP
Representatives from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) and the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) will be amo...
