Lyon, Mode City: Providing an International Connection for Lingerie and Swim
LYON, FRANCE—When Southern California lingerie designer Diane Samandi went to France 12 years ago to attend Lyon, Mode City, she was a rare species: an American with a booth at the lingerie an...
Gap Law
This year, San Francisco–based Gap Inc. canceled contracts with 42 of its clothing manufacturers in China, stating that the companies breached the retailer’s labor standards. Gap recently announced the changes ...
Soaring Deficits
The U.S. budget deficit will hit $2.3 trillion over the next decade and may reach nearly double that amount if tax cuts are renewed as President Bush has requested, said a report issued by the nonpartisan Con...
OptiTex Names New Vice Pres.
Natan Mossak has joined CAD/CAM company OptiTex Ltd. as vice president of sales and marketing....
Pulse: Trends for Spring 2005
With the move of WWDMAGIC to the Las Vegas Convention Center, this year’s contemporary fashion show combined the sass of womenswear with the pizzazz of menswear....
Ross Launches Lifestyle
Los Angeles retailer Tracey Ross has entered a licensing partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to produce a high-end line of T-shirts featuring Looney Tun...
Charlotte Russe Stocks Slide After Revised Forecast
Stocks tumbled more than 20 percent on Sept. 9 for San Diego–based young women’s clothier Charlotte Russe Holdings, Inc. after Chief Executive Mark Hoffman reported revised guidance for the company...
Saltzman to Guru
Mark S. Saltzman, former chief operating officer of Joie Jeans, is now the chief operating officer of Guru Denim Inc., a subsidiary of Los Angeles–based True Religion Apparel Inc., which distributes True Relig...
August '04 Brings the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
August was downright breezy for some specialty stores and department stores that deal in luxury and fashion. The Neiman Marcus Group Inc. of Dallas posted a strong same-stor...
Ailing Innovo Group Names New President
Innovo Group Inc., which produces Joe’s Jeans, has promoted Chief Financial Officer Marc B. Crossman to president, replacing founder Pat Anderson, who recently resigned....
Goldschmied Exits Koos, Heads Back to Italy
Italian designer and denim maverick Adriano Goldschmied is leaving his namesake company AG by Adriano Goldschmied, launched three years ago by parent company Koos Manufacturing Inc...
Verdi to E!
Tastemaker and style authority Robert Verdi has been named the official fashion and style expert for Los Angeles–based E! Networks. Verdi’s first order of business will be to host E! Entertainment Television...
Krafka Exits Red Tiger Trading Co.
Fast-growing Red Tiger Trading Co. Ltd. has named Maurice “Corky” Newman as president, replacing Joe Krafka, who has left the company to pursue other opportunities....
XOXO Founder Jumps Back Into Juniors
Some people only get one shot at success— but not Gregg Fiene, who has a track record of capitalizing on and producing juniors fashion trends for the mass market....
Hot Trends Sizzle in the Hot Desert
LAS VEGAS—If you had to take away just one trend from the recent apparel shows here, it would be this: blazers....
