MAGIC Adds Hilton Space for February Show
Woodland Hills, Calif.–based MAGIC International has acquired space in the Las Vegas Hilton to use for the next MAGIC Marketplace trade show, set for Feb. 14–17, 2005...
Passco Buys Orange County Mall
Irvine, Calif.–based Passco Real Estate Enterprises Inc. has completed a $100 million acquisition of The Village at Orange, an 858,000-squ...
Reinis Joins Silver & Freedman
Veteran apparel industry attorney Mitchell Reinis has joined the Los Angeles law firm of Silver & Freedman as a partner and part of the apparel practices group....
Bridal and Eveningwear in Montrose
Eveningwear and bridalwear store Cecile Rivoire’s opened in Montrose, Calif., in August....
Italian Line to Bow at L.A. Market
Hand-screened T-shirts emblazoned with heraldic symbols and crests are the focus of Italian designer Anna Domenici’s Spring collection, which will debut du...
New Corporate Tax Bill
Congress approved a $145 billion bill providing new corporate tax breaks as part of legislation that eliminates an export tax credit ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization. The bill benefits ma...
P. Ka Bu Adds Extra Night
Organizers of Los Angeles Fashion Week event P. Ka Bu have added a third night of runway shows and a sample sale following seating requests by the general public....
Designers to Make Online Splash With eBay
Every creative business is a mix of art and commerce. But art and e-commerce will be married when eBay Inc., the Internet auction site, hosts a Los Angeles Fashion Week sto...
CFA Panel Talks Hype
The California Fashion Association hosted its second annual “Getting Press hellip; What Is ’Hype’ Worth?” seminar on Oct. 21 at the Cooper Design Space in downtown Los Angeles. T...
New Year Could Bring New Shipping Headaches for Apparel Importers
California apparel manufacturers who have shifted their production to China are worried that when quotas disappear on Jan. 1, it will be nearly impossible to obtain cargo space on vessels sailing from...
Alternative Talent Agency Launches New Division
Dragon Talent & Models recently launched a new division. The alternative talent agency, which began almost 10 years ago representing drag queens and alternative models, has added...
S.F. International Fashion Week Postponed
Organizers of San Francisco International Fashion Week have postponed their debut event until next spring due to the ongoing hotel workers’ strike in the city....
Jobs Grow Soft
The latest California employment figures aren’t exactly rosy. There was only a net gain of 4,900 jobs in September, according to the state Employment Development Department. This follows a net gain of 4,300 jo...
Farewell, O Boutique
Oren Shepher closed his ornate women’s store, O Boutique in the Sunset Millennium shopping center of West Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 15. Shepher would not comment on why he closed the...
Major Fashion District Buildings for Sale
Two buildings within the Los Angeles Fashion District—the California Market Center and the Gerry Building—could soon change hands....
