Election, War Delaying CAFTA
First there was NAFTA. Will there be CAFTA?...
Activewear Maker McCray Adds Tees, New Sizes
Los Angeles designer Sandra McCray has a one-track mind....
Gap UNITEs in El Salvador
Gap inc. is getting behind the union label in El Salvador....
Sean Jean and Zac
New York–based Sean Jean Clothing Inc. and designer Zac Posen announced plans to form a joint venture. The unexpected partnership pairs brand powerhouse Sean Jean, which hip-hop mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Com...
Survey Finds California Outpacing Nation in Orders
California manufacturers are on a roll....
Catalog Clothier Tries Bricks-and-Mortar Retail
Santa Barbara, Calif.–based catalog company The Territory Ahead has begun testing its skills in bricks-and-mortar retail, beginning with a 3,000-square-foot store that opened...
California Assembly Approves Workers' Comp Bill
California’s Assembly overwhelmingly passed a landmark bill on April 16 to reform the state’s costly workers’ compensation system. In the wee hours of the morning, the Assembly passed the Senate Bill 899 reform measure, authore...
Redsand's New Lineup
Irvine, Calif.–based young men’s activewear apparel maker Redsand Inc., a division of New York–based Perry Ellis International Inc., is positioning itself for big-time...
Trend Watching a Busy Business in L.A.
The industry’s color and trend forecasters are starting to see the California market in a whole new light....
The Rules of Opposites Attracting
The old clicheacute; “opposites attract” typically refers to relationships. The Los Angeles design duo behind the label We Are Lucid Dreaming bets that rule also applies to fash...
Gucci Names CEO
Milan-based Gucci Group has named former Unilever executive Robert Polet president and chief executive officer of the luxury brand, succeeding Domenico De Sole, who will leave his post at the end of the month...
The Lab Anti-Mall Shifts Course
More than 10 years ago, Shaheen Sadeghi opened Costa Mesa, Calif.–based The Lab as the Generation X antidote to the traditional mall. With Generation X approaching middle age, the 49-year-old ...
Immediates Drive Traffic at S.F. Market
SAN FRANCISCO—A preview of warm spring weather helped to spur immediate orders for late Spring/Summer deliveries at the Golden Gate Apparel Association’s (GGAA) Fashion Market of San Francisc...
Foot Action
New York–based shoe retailer Foot Locker Inc. will pick up 350 Footaction stores from one-time competitor West Nyack, N.Y.–based Foot Star Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early...
La Blanca's Beattie Gets Personal With Saks Customers
La Blanca designer Rod Beattie just finished a two-city personal-appearance tour for Saks Fifth Avenue as part of the retailer’s annual swim week celebration. “It’s the ’Fun in the Sun...
