L.A. Fashion Week Fall '04: 2 B Free
2B Free designers Yves and Cedric Benaroch make luxury sportswear with a few extras—extra embellishments, extra-sexy cuts and extra attitude. The brothers’ March 29...
Blue Tattoo Pushes the Envelope on Denim
Denim just got warmer at Los Angeles women’s contemporary sportswear and denim apparel maker Blue Tattoo Jeans Inc., which is launching a denim collection made with wool fabr...
Pool Pairs Kennington's Walters With Martin and Martin
Edgy, yet sophisticated, Los Angeles–based Pool is a new understated contemporary line for the mature woman who is looking for fashion....
Strong Turnout for GlobalShop in its New Vegas Venue
LAS VEGAS—Signs of economic recovery, strengthening retail sales and a move to Las Vegas helped to drive record attendance at the March 22–24 run of GlobalShop, according to organizers and atte...
An Ever-Evolving Retail Shop
Once the address for a furniture store and a beauty salon, an 85-year-old California bungalow in Long Beach, Calif., now houses Keiro Koga’s multiple projects, all of them called Krow....
MAGIC Moves
Woodland Hills–based MAGIC International will house all of its categories under one roof at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Beginning in August, MAGIC will move its WWDMAGIC women’s and juniors section from the Sands Expo & Conve...
New Lines From Dina Bar-el
Designer Dina Bar-el is introducing two new lines for Fall 2004: Dina Bar-el Couture and Bridal and Dina B., a young contemporary special-occasion line....
Sears Brings Big-Box Concept to So. Cal. Week In Review
Sears, Roebuck and Co. is joining the retail renaissance in Southern California’s Inland Empire....
Tarrant Shifts Focus From Mexico to In-House Brands
The Tarrant Apparel Group, one of the largest denim companies in Los Angeles, has lost more than $100 million in five years by producing clothes in Mexico....
L.A. Fashion Week Fall '04: Wooden Mustache
Chuck Stolarek has only been out of the Rhode Island School of Design for two years, but already he could be considered a Renaissance man....
Mica's Contemporary Vision
After sales at Mica slumped more than 20 percent in five years, Denny Rabineau decided to take action....
L.A. Fashion Week Fall '04: Lloyd Klein
Lloyd Klein returned to the runway after surviving a collision with a drunk driver in Paris shortly before he was scheduled to show his collection at New York Fashi...
L.A. Fashion Week Fall '04: Maria Bianca Nero
The Maria Bianca Nero collection took its
Dan River Chapter 11
Danville, Va.–based textile mill Dan River Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing an over-leveraged balance sheet and a need to restructure the company. The company has received a comm...
St. John Aims for Luxury Lifestyle
Taking its cue from luxury lifestyle competitors such as Escada, Chanel and Armani, St. John Knits International Inc. is updating its portfolio with high-e...
