Styling the Straight Girl
Behind the Scenes of “Queer Eye for the Straight Girl” ...
OptiTex Rolls Out 3-D Fabric Simulator
New York–based CAD/CAM company OptiTex USA Inc. has added a cloth simulation engine to its CAD software package to give patternmakers and designers better visualization during the sample-makin...
Changes at Wet Seal
The Wet Seal Inc. began closing stores as part of its plans to shutter about 150 of its 463 Wet Seal stores. The Foothill Ranch–based retail chain also operates 96 Arden B. stores. As a result of the ...
TALA's 60th Annual Holiday Party
The Textile Association of Los Angeles threw its 60th consecutive Christmas party for neighborhood children on Dec. 17 at the California Market Center....
Focusing on L.A. Design
Focus Syndicate, a new fashion show series, kicked off its first event on Dec. 16 at the Selah Artistic Giving Center in downtown Los Angeles. The runway show featu...
Koret Gets New CEO
Former May Department Stores Co. executive Stephen F. Powers was named president and chief executive officer of sportswear company Koret, a division of St...
Jelessy Strikes Kabbalah Centre Deal
Steven Shaul, the 20-year industry veteran who previously propelled Jordache designer jeans and Smash Clothing sportswear, is bringing Kabbalah to the masses....
TALA Names Board, Honorees
The Textile Association of Los Angeles will install its new board of directors on Jan. 27 at its annual luncheon. The association will also name Michael I. Goldman Member of the Year...
Fashion District Buildings Evacuated During Bomb Scare
Business and traffic was disrupted for about 1 1/2 hours in the Los Angeles Fashion District on the morning of Jan. 5, when police were alerted to a suspicious duffle bag left abando...
Malia Swim
Los Angeles–based Warning Management Services, which represents professional surfer Malia Jones, has struck a licensing deal with Beija Brazil to manufacture the Malia Jones Signature Line of Swimwear....
Delta Sells Yarn Plant
Duluth, Ga.–based Delta Apparel has sold its yarn manufacturing plant in Edgefield, S.C., to Parkdale America for $10 million and has struck a 5-year agreement with Parkdale to procure yarn for Delta a...
Ted Baker to Open on Robertson
Ted Baker Plc. has put an undeniably British accent on contemporary men’s and women’s apparel, and this increasingly popular, London-based retailer will be opening a store on Los Angeles’ Robertson Boul...
AIU Status Upgraded While Brooks Decision Nears
American InterContinental University has been cleared of sanctions placed on it by its accrediting agency, but the private college must postpone plans to open new fashion schools in Dallas an...
Todd Oldham Coming to CMC
Fashion and interior designer Todd Oldham is coming to the California Market Center on Jan. 18 for a presentation and question-and-answer session with Los Angeles Market We...
Bentley Joins SIMA
San Clemente, Calif.–based Surf Industry Manufacturers Association said it hired David Bentley as development director....
