Sri Lanka Hopes to Land U.S. Apparel Business Post-2005
With China and India expected to gobble up a bigger piece of the world’s apparel pie, scrappy Sri Lanka is launching its own battle to protect its apparel industry....
Metropark Gets New Executive
Metropark, a growing boutique-style specialty-store chain, has a new general merchandise manager. On Feb. 8, 20-year veteran Renee Bell was named to the position, according to Lawrence Tanenbaum, pre...
New at Chinese Laundry
Leah Formiconi has joined Los Angeles–based Cels Enterprises, makers of Chinese Laundry shoes, as licensing and design coordinator. Formiconi, previously known as Karen Eways, has nearly 15 years experience in...
Love Junkie's New Take on Tattoos
For those who like the look of a tattoo but fear the physical pain or commitment of getting one, a Love Junkie artistically detailed shirt might satisfy their aesthetic craving....
Shuttered Palm Springs Mall Sees New Life
Desert Fashion Plaza, the one-time hub of upscale retailing in Palm Springs, Calif., became the desert hamlet’s bane when its anchor, Saks Fifth Avenue, left town four years ago. The center, ...
New York Fashion Week '05: Jasmin Shokrian
It’s been a steady stream of firsts for 31-year-old designer Jasmin Shokrian, the latest being her first runway show. After winning $25,000 and the Ecco Domani Fashion Founda...
Showing Green
More than 35 companies offering organic apparel, housewares and personal care items will be on display at the Organic Exchange booth at this month’s MAGIC International. Among the companies showing are...
Retail Starts Off the Year 2005 Right
Winter storms raged through much of the United States during January, but the outlook for retail sales was surprisingly sunny....
NextTrim.com Defines the 'Finding' in Findings & Trimmings
With the new year comes a whole new Web-savvy way of sourcing apparel trim, packaging and tags. Launched on Jan. 3, with several features to come in the following months,...
It Jeans Men
Expanding its business with an eye on international distribution, It Jeans will introduce a men’s line for Fall 2005 to add to its mid-tier collections for women and children....
California Employment Numbers Head Up Slowly
Job creation in California should grow in the first quarter of 2005 but not as quickly as it did in the last half of 2004....
Level at Levi's
Leon J. Level has joined the board of directors for San Francisco–based denim maker Levi Strauss & Co. Level is the chief financial officer of Computer Sciences Corp. At Levi’s, Level is a member of...
Moving From the Slopes to the Street
686 Clothing Co., the snowboard line known for its technical and innovative outerwear, has taken the outdoors to the streetwear level by creating a premium sportswear and high-fashio...
Ross's New Execs
Ross Stores Inc. announced that Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Balmuth has assumed the additional title of president because James C. Peters, who served as president and chief operating officer since 2000, resigne...
The Curious World of Jared Gold
Jared Gold calls his company, Dark Dynamite Inc., “an eccentric lifestyles corporation.”...
