CFA Plans Exporters Meeting
The California Fashion Association will host the meeting of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Exporters’ Textile Advisory Committee on March 16 in downtown Los Angeles....
New at d.e.m.o.
Anaheim-based retail chain Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. hired Lou Ann Brett as division president for Pac Sun’s urban retail division, d.e.m.o. Brett was previously with The Limited Corp.’s Expres...
Economics Look Bright for Downtown Los Angeles
The latest residents moving into downtown Los Angeles’ lofts are affluent and educated. Nearly one out of five downtown households makes between $100,000 and $125,000 a year....
Garment District Fire
A spectacular fire raged for nearly three hours on Feb. 24 inside a building in the Los Angeles Fashion District before more than 200 firefighters put out the blaze. The fire, at 832 S. San Pedro St.,...
Trovata Bows in New York
NEW YORK—Newport Beach, Calif.–based Trovata traveled far—in both distance and imagination—for the showing of its Fall collection on Feb. 9 during New York Fashion Week...
Avery Releases RFID Starter Kit
Philadelphia-based Avery Dennison Corp. has released a radio frequency identification (RFID) starter kit aimed at outfitting companies that are fa...
Isenberg, Sides Expanding to New York
The co-owners of The Bank, a megashowroom on the ground floor of The New Mart in Los Angeles, are moving up....
ISAM to Return to CMC
The International Swimwear/Activewear Market, commonly known as ISAM, will return to the California Market Center in October after a three-year hiatus, according to show org...
Shapely Shadow: Fitting Garments at the Speed of Light
Malibu, Calif.–based Shapely Shadow Inc. is dispelling myths about technology and its relationship with fashion. The company is proving that technology is not impossible to understand and that it...
Gadzooks to Keep Distinct Identity From Forever 21 After Acquisition
Godzooks Inc. will maintain a separate identity from Forever 21 Inc. in the wake of Forever 21’s acquisition of the Texas retail chain, according to Larry Meyer, vice president and ch...
Got Gump's
The parent company of San Francisco–based luxury retailer Gump’s has struck a deal to sell the company to an investment group for an undisclosed sum. The investment group includes two venture capital firms, WaldenVC an...
Brother Unveils Garment Printer
Bridgewater, N.J.–based Brother International Corp. will release an ink-jet printer designed to print on garment fabrics....
Abbot Kinney Changes-Fashionably
When Claudia Duentilde;as-Milan opened a designer boutique in September 2002 on bohemian Abbot Kinney Boulevard, almost everyone she consulted thought she had made a big mistake....
Cardona's First Development Line to Bow at Coterie
Visitors to the Feb. 27– March 1 run of Fashion Coterie in New York will get the first look at the latest collection from Development, designed by the Los Angeles–based contemporary label...
Methods Workshop Rolls Out Costing Software
Method Workdshop LLC, based in Lake Worth, Fla., has released new software that calculates labor costs in apparel industry manufacturing settings....
