New Exec at Malden
Lawrence, Mass.–based textile mill Malden Mills Industries has named Michael Spillane president and chief executive officer. A former executive at Tommy Hilfiger U.S.A., Spillane will immediately begin...
Lucky Brand Founders Partner in Jean Shop
West Coast denim enthusiasts Gene Montesano and Barry Perlman, founders of Lucky Brand Dungarees, have partnered with Creative Director Eric Goldstein to bow Jean Shop in New York’s M...
Donn Mason: Irreverent Furnishings
New line Donn Mason is designed for men with discriminating taste in underwear....
Sarah in Gap
San Francisco–based retailer Gap Inc. launched a new ad campaign featuring Sarah Jessica Parker, Lenny Kravitz and other celebrities showing off their personal style. (Parker accessorized her Gap jeans...
New POS Systems for Liz Claiborne
Liz Claiborne Inc. is overhauling its instore point-of-sale system with help from the Microsoft Corp.’s new Smarter Retailing Initiative, which combines Microsoft operating ...
Vintage Served Fashion Side Up
Finding a good piece of vintage clothing requires one’s best Sherlock Holmes skills, but reconstructing vintage into an entirely new design takes inspiration....
Dockworkers, Shippers Agree to Hire 3,000 Longshore Workers
Cargo shipments at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are expected to speed up after the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced on July 29 a new hiring pro...
Edible Couture
The Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris is staging an exhibition of French designer Jean Paul Gaultier’s designs made from French bread, according to a recent report in the Los Angeles T...
More American Apparel
Los Angeles-based T-shirt and underwear maker American Apparel is continuing its retail expansion. A new store on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood opens on Aug. 2. Other store opening...
Champions Go Shopping
Inglewood, Calif.’s nickname is “The City of Champions.” Soon this South Los Angeles County town may earn another moniker: “The City of Boutiques.”...
Turk Joins CFDA
Los Angeles designer Trina Turk was among 21 designers recently inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Turk, who launched her company in 1996, designs contemporary clothing inspired by the...
CFA Kicks Off 2005 Series
The California Fashion Association held the first in a roundtable series to help apparel industry executives prepare for the phase out of quotas for World Trade Association members o...
Big Market, Big Shows
The gift industry is gargantuan—it is estimated to be a $253 billion market in the United States, according to Unity Marketing of Stevens, Pa. Two recent gift shows, the Cali...
Misses Swimwear Evolves at Miami Swim Show
As retail sales peaked at the height of the swim season, many buyers got an early glimpse of the latest swimwear trends at the Swimwear Association of Florida’s Cru...
Warnaco to Acquire Ocean Pacific
After emerging from bankruptcy 12 years ago to ride a wave of success in the late 1990s, the Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp. is repositioning itself for the new millennium....
