Jelessy Announces New Retail Division
More Los Angeles–based denim brands are following the path from manufacturing to retail blazed by Lucky Brand Jeans. In April, True Religion announced it was going to build a...
Shopping Takes a Holiday
Jessika Pavlic and Rebekah Rafalski opened the Holiday boutique in September 2002 at Beacon Hill, a bustling pedestrian neighborhood in their hometown of Boston. The area is one of the city’s ...
Peru Picks Up Pace to Stay Vital in Apparel World
LIMA, Peru—As a slew of struggling Latin American countries wage a heated battle to save their apparel and textile industries in a quota-free world, Peru is counting on Pima....
Lee Cooper Sold
London-based denim brand Lee Cooper has been sold to an investment group that includes the owners of the Anchor Blue, Most and Designs retail chains. Boca Raton, Fla.–based investment group Sun Capital, along ...
CSULA Sets Spring Textile Production Schedule
California State University, Los Angeles’ new Textile Production and Management certificate program announced its Spring ’05 course lineup. Beginning May 25, the university’s division of extende...
Finding Distinction in Basics and Back Pockets
Blue Cult’s streamlining efforts lead to 200 different looks ...
Volcom Files IPO
As Volcom Inc. shifts its focus from thrashers to investors in preparation for its forthcoming initial public stock offering, the company will have to grapple with one detail other t...
Petro Premieres Moderate-Priced Denim Line
A new player is entering the premium-at-a-price denim market....
Swiss Textiles
Haute couture textiles from Switzerland’s St. Gallen region will be on display at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum & Galleries in downtown Los Angeles beginning...
American Apparel Techs Up Retail Stores
Los Angeles–based American Apparel is expanding its point-of-sale technology with new software from Irvine, Calif.–based Retail Pro. Company executives have signed licenses to use the ...
Niemans Sold
Dallas-based luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Group Inc. has been purchased by an investment group consisting of the Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus LLC in a deal valued at approximately $5.1 bill...
Tukatech Aligns With Snapfashun, Design Options
Los Angeles–based technology provider Tukatech Inc. has formed marketing alliances with Los Angeles trend companies Snapfashun and Design Options to bring the latest silhouettes and...
Cotton's Compassion Tees
New York–based Cotton Inc. has teamed with Quincy, Mass.–based retailer J. Jill to launch the Compassion’s In Fashion campaign, aimed at raising funds and awareness for poor and homeles...
The Devil You Know
Actress Meryl Streep has been tapped to play the part of autocratic magazine editor Miranda Priestly in the film version of Lauren Weisberger’s novel “The Devil Wears Prada,” ac...
Change Is The Lab's Subject
Costa Mesa, Calif.–based specialty shopping center The Lab opened for business in 1993 to bring Orange County shoppers designer fashions that they might not find at upscale neighbor S...
