Blue Platypus Launches E-Commerce Site
South Pasadena, Calif.–based Blue Platypus, maker of men’s and women’s casualwear, has launched a new e-commerce Web site at
Mamont to Join Twin Spring
Karen Mamont, longtime executive at the California Market Center, is leaving to take a job as public relations and fashion director for Twin Spring LLC, a new fashi...
Top Sourcing Execs at FIDM Seminar
A slate of sourcing and technology executives will address the changing face of global apparel trade during the second Balanced Sourcing Symposium conference, set f...
Cortado Joins Apparel News
Rhea Cortado has joined the fashion department of California Apparel News as editorial assistant, a new position for the publication...
St. John Departure
Bruce Fetter, chief operating officer of St. John Knits International Inc., has resigned from the Irvine-based luxury apparel maker. He has also resigned from the company’s board of directors and will continue...
SIMA Names Waterman's Ball Honorees
The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association will honor three-time world surfing champion Andy Irons as Waterman of the Year at its annual Waterman’s Weekend environmental fund-raiser...
Ergonomic Education
The American Apparel & Footwear Association and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are planning a six-city seminar tour to promote a recently released ergonomics manual. “Ergonomics ...
CFF Turns 10, Features Poker Fund-Raiser
The California Fashion Foundation (CFF), the philanthropic wing of the California Fashion Association, will kick off its 10th year with a charity poker tournament on July 1...
Surf and Skate Industry Gets Serious at ASR Back-to-School Show
Action sports Retailer Trade Expo's Back-to-School show proved the benefits of quality over quantity for many of the skate and surf industry’s retailers and vendors....
Hydrolab's Vintage Spinout
Monique Shelton jumped into the apparel business in 2003 when she began selling vintage surf clothes at her boutique, Hydrolab, located in Los Angeles’ Venice neighborhood. But she found vintage isn...
More American Rag
Private Brands—a subsidiary of Los Angeles–based manufacturer Tarrant Apparel Group and Macy’s Merchandising Group, the sourcing division of Federated Department Stores—has amended its exclusive distribution agre...
La Brea's Creative Sprawl May Be Changing
When John Knoedler quit his job in corporate sales at The Coca-Cola Co. last year, he wanted to open a store on a street whose character had not been completely defined by other retail. He got his ...
ApparelMagic Connects Web Showrooms to ERP
Glendale, Calif.–based software company ApparelMagic has upgraded its business management software, which can now be integrated into e-commerce applications, allowing companies to link their W...
Record Crowds at Lingerie Americas
NEW YORK—The sixth biannual Lingerie Americas event kicked off on March 6 with record attendance figures at the Altman Building and the Metropolitan Pavilio...
Dye Right
New York–based Cotton Inc. announced its support of HueMetrix’s “Right First Time” dyeing systems, which allow dyers to “better control their exhaustion processes to more effectively dye cotton pro...
