Free Training Turned Into Sales Career
Stephen McClelland, a staple in the clothing manufacturing industry, died on June 1 after an eight-month fight with esophageal cancer. He was 59....
Tukatech Names New Product Development Chief
Yvonne Franko has been named director of product development for Tukatech Inc.’s TukaWeb division. Franco will be in charge of product development and sample-making facilities for Commerce, C...
Textile Mill Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Kronfli Spundale Mills Inc., a 27-year-old knitting mill, announced it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles....
Anne Cole's Summer Tour
Anne Cole hit the road this spring. The petite swimwear designer with a big personality recently returned from a public appearance tour to promote her Spring and Summer 2004 swimwear line....
Laundry Footwear
Laundry by Shelli Segal is adding shoes to its collection. The Los Angeles company, which operates under the Liz Claiborne umbrella, has licensed Titan Industries Ltd. of Huntington Beach, Calif., to design, ...
Off-Price Buying Was His Specialty
Barry Fogel, a longtime industry veteran and the owner of a Los Angeles–based off-price buying company, died on May 15. He was 70....
Blue Tattoo to Bow Men's Line
Blue Tatoo is entering the menswear market with a line of tattoo-inspired sportswear and denim that will debut for Holiday 2004....
CFA to Host Seminar on Labor Law
The California Fashion Association, a nonprofit organization that provides business opportunities to Southern California’s apparel and textile manufacturers, is hosting “Business- to-Bu...
Golden Needle Awards to Honor L.A. Designers
The Golden NeedleAwards will host a luncheon and runway show for Los Angeles’ burgeoning design scene on June 5 at The Regent Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills....
More Shoppers Head for the Web
Move over music. Clothes are emerging as one of the hottest markets on the Internet....
California Companies Go Organic in Chicago
Los Angeles–based T-shirt maker American Apparel was among a group of California manufacturers participating in the second annual...
Apparel Veteran Passes Away
Marc Wizman, partner and vice president at Los Angeles contemporary apparel company Love Amour, passed away on May 21 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after struggling wit...
FCC to Celebrate San Diego Fashion at Charity Benefit
Wishes will come true at the 18th annual Golden Hanger Fashion Awards Gala to benefit The Make-A-Wish Foundation. On July 30, the Fashion Careers ...
Textile Pirates
Executives and trade groups within the textile industry are lobbying Washington lawmakers to get tougher on copyright infringement. Ripoffs of U.S.-based textile designs cost the industry more than $100 milli...
Carbon Denim to Introduce Juniors Sportswear
Jeans manufacturer 88 International is aiming to build its branded-apparel business with a better juniors apparel line called Carbon Denim, which is set to bow for Back-to-S...
