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...
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...
Finance, Tech Companies Team Up for New Ventures
The finance industry has found a friend in the technology industry when it comes to drumming up new business....
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...
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...
Cover Up
Neely Shearer knows sexy often means covering up rather than baring all. That’s her explanation for why customers made Ashley Paige swimwear the top seller last week at her L...
Find to Feature Art, Music and Fashion
Michelle Mason, Anja Flint and Coryn Madley are among the designers participating in Find, the pop-culture event featuring music, art and fashion that will be held on Aug. 21 at the ...
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....
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...
Waraire Boswell: Locally Designed, Internationally Inspired
Waraire Boswell was driven to design, in part, out of necessity....
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 ...
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...
Warnaco Finalizes Op Acquisition
The Warnaco Group Inc. is entering the action-sportswear market....
IMG to Co-Sponsor Toronto Fashion Week
The Fashion Design Council of Canada (FDCC) is partnering with IMG to produce Toronto Fashion Week, set to bow Sept. 20–25....
First Los Angeles Men's Fashion Week Debuts With Trio of Trade Shows
Menswear buyers had three venues to shop during the inaugural Los Angeles Men’s Fashion Week, held Aug. 1–3...
