Politics Before Fashion
Designers, show producers and organizers are gearing up for a difficult New York Fashion Week, which will fall immediately after the Republican National Convention in New York, accor...
Ben Davis Workers Stage S.F. Rally
A group of San Francisco apparel workers is lobbying to get full healthcare benefits reinstated. Ben Davis Inc. apparel workers demonstrated July 20 outside of San Francisc...
David Hayes Moves West
Designer David Hayes has moved his headquarters from The New Mart in downtown Los Angeles to Robertson Boulevard in Beverly Hills....
Judge Awards Former Seven Partners Millions in Profits
A judge tentatively decided on Aug. 5 that Peter Koral, one of three people who started the Seven for All Mankind blue jeans label, must pay his two former partners $5.5 million in profits they didn...
New at Wet Seal
Peter Whitford, chief executive officer of The Wet Seal Inc., will take on the additional role of chairman of the board for the Foothill Ranch–based retailer. Whitford is taking over for Irving Teitelb...
OptiTex to Open Los Angeles Office
New York–based CAD developer OptiTex USA Inc. will soon open a Los Angeles office to service its growing West Coast customer base. The company said it will release details on its West Coast fa...
Unionbay Taps Anaheim Print Shop
Melmarc Products Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with Unionbay to produce a line of screen-printed tops for the moderate-priced men’s, juniors, boys’ and girls’ apparel l...
Tag-It Extends Deal With Levi's
Woodland Hills, Calif.–based trimmings supplier Tag-It Pacific Inc. has extended its exclusive deal with Levi Strauss & Co. to provide TekFit stretch waistbands for Levi...
Tarrant Realigns Executive Lineup
The Tarrant Apparel Group, one of Los Angeles’ largest apparel manufacturers, has reshuffled its executive management team and unveiled a $45 million factoring facility....
Spent Less
Americans tightened the purse strings in June, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, which found that consumer spending fell 0.7 percent. This marked the steepest drop since September 2001. A big part...
VF Promotes Jardine
Greensboro, N.C.–based VF Corp. promoted Anne Jardine to vice president of business development for VF Intimates, which includes the Vanity Fair, Vassarette, Bestform, Curvation and Lily of France bran...
Ocean Pacific Recruits Executives
The Irvine, Calif.–based Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp. and its apparel licensee, Ray’s Apparel Inc., have announced the addition of new executives....
Charitable Jewels
Los Angeles jewelry designer Marlene Harris has introduced the Four Leaf Clover Collection to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s disease research. The collection is based on a broach given to Harris by ...
Ontario Mills Gets New Investors
The Mills Corp., owner of the Ontario Mills shopping center in Ontario, Calif., will take on new investors in the outlet mall to the tune of $243 million....
French Connection
Baliston, a French athletic and sportswear company, opened its first American flagship store last month at the Irvine Spectrum, in Irvine, Calif. Store manager Luc Leconte (pictured) said the 10-year-old com...
