CFDA Sets Sights on Los Angeles
Just weeks before its annual designer induction ceremony, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) said it has its sights set on the West Coast....
Kwan in at Roxy
Mary Kwan was named senior vice president of merchandising and design for Roxy, the juniors division of Huntington Beach–based surf giant Quiksilver Inc. Kwan is replacing Carol Christopherson, who was promoted to president o...
Michael Kors' Suit Man
Casual Friday threatened to kill the men’s suit last decade, but the well-tailored vestments that Cary Grant wore have come back into vogue during the past two years. Witness the recent success of Th...
Judy's Founder Marcia Israel-Curley Dies at 83
Marcia Israel-Curley, retail merchandising pioneer and founder of Judy’s fashion retail chain stores, died in her sleep Aug. 17 after suffering several strokes, according to Judith Krain, her ...
Italian Denim Company Makes West Coast Headquarters
The latest Italian premium denim manufacturer to try its luck in the American market is Romano SpA, which made $94.6 million in sales in 2003 supplying denim to high-fashion brands s...
Indra Signs On Penguin, Tail Brands
Penguin Sport has signed on to use the Escape suite of order-management software from San Diego–based Indra Technology Inc. ...
FBI to Present Seminar Series at MAGIC and Pool
Los Angeles–based nonprofit organization Fashion Business Inc. will present a couple of business seminars for apparel industry designers, marketers and merchandisers during the Aug. ...
Retailers Launch 3-D Made-to-Measure Service
Searcy, Ark.–based technology provider Benchmark Clothiers Inc. hopes to give the made-to-measure business a shot in the arm with a new 3-D body scanning service....
Gerber Opens Tech Center in Shanghai
Gerber Technology Inc. has opened a 27,000-square-foot technology center in Shanghai, China, which will offer product demonstrations, software testing and equipment training to the region’s ap...
MAGIC Prepares New Layout, New Services
MAGIC International is gearing up to unveil its new floor plan, which places all its shows under one roof at the Las Vegas Convention Center, during the Aug. 31–Sept. 2 run o...
SayWear Launches Personalized T-Shirt Service
San Francisco–based SayWear LLC has rolled out
Wet Seal's Special Committee
Foothill Ranch-based retailer The Wet Seal announced the creation of a special committee of its board of directors to explore options for turning around the company’s flagging sales and dwindling profits. The ...
Is it Surf or Contemporary? RVCA Dives Into a New Look
RVCA won the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association’s coveted Breakthrough Manufacturer of the Year award in May 2004, but founder and designer Pat Tenore says his collection is anyt...
Outside With Underglam
Even the girly girls don’t want to wear frilly lingerie all of the time. This was Los Angeles–based Natalie Fritz’s modus operandi when she designed underwear inspired both by sportswear and the soft, fe...
G'Day, Sheila
“Sheila” is Australian outback slang for “girl” and, since Aug. 17, the name of a West Hollywood, Calif., boutique specializing in better contemporary Aussie fashions. But don...
