Aris Files Chapter 11
Los Angeles–based Aris Industries, which once counted Baby Phat and XOXO among its brands, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Last year, the company ended its licensing agreement with Baby Phat and so...
Tran Joins Editorial Staff of California Apparel News
Journalist Khanh T.L. Tran has joined the editorial staff of the California Apparel News as manufacturing editor, replacing Claudia Figueroa, who has left the publication....
Agenda Showroom
The typically spotless white walls of the California Market Center in Los Angeles burst into vibrant, anarchic murals of purple flowers, vines and paint splatters at the Agenda Showroom. It’s the first clue that Aaron Levant
Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring '05: Linda Loudermilk
A meeting of ecology and elegance took place on Oct. 24 at the Hollywood home of couture desig...
Aire
Veteran sales representative Diana Buckroyd is back in business with a new showroom called Aire, located in the Cooper Design Space in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring '05: Kevan Hall
An air of sophistication reminiscent of the 1930s and 1940s wafted through the air during Kevan Hall’s Spring 2...
Guess? Eyes Growth With New E-Commerce Strategy
Los Angeles–based Guess? Inc. is strengthening its commitment to e-commerce. The company has recently expanded its online retail presence through a venture with Seattle-bas...
Work in Progress
Walking into Michael Cohen’s new showroom, Work in Progress, on the 12th floor of The New Mart in Los Angeles is like embarking on an urban retreat.
CMC Sale Progresses
Escrow on the sale of the California Market Center in Los Angeles is expected to close early next year, sources said....
Gap's New VP
San Francisco–based Gap Inc. hired Austyn Zung as senior vice president of design and product development for the company’s new retail concept targeting women over age 35. Zung was previously vice presi...
Macerich's Luxe Division
Santa Monica–based real estate investment trust The Macerich Co. has created a new luxury property division called Lumenati, which will operate upscale shopping centers Broadway Plaza, Carmel Plaza, The Oaks, Santa Mo...
Angels at Rodeo's Brooks Brothers
James W. Jahant kept the lights on late on Oct. 21 at the Brooks Brothers store on Rodeo Drive to celebrate some angels in the midst of the Beverly Hills retail location. Jahant, general m...
Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring '05: Arthur Mendonca
Arthur Mendonca delivered a strong opening for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City on Oct. 25 with a...
It Jeans
When Kimmy Song was hunting for new showroom space, she didn’t have to go far. She moved across the street.
And All That Jazz
San Francisco designer Mary Green gives her elegant lingerie line a little jazz...
