BCBG Opens on Melrose
BCBGMaxAzria has come to Melrose Heights. The Vernon, Calif.–based contemporary manufacturer opened a new store on March 6 at the corner of Melrose Avenue and Laurel Street in Los Angeles....
Gaining Easier Access to Technology at FBI
Technology can sometimes be an intangible resource for small and start-up apparel companies, given its cost and often high learning curve. Los Angeles–based apparel industry association Fashio...
Consumer Confidence Made Lovely Valentine's Day
February’s job growth was anemic—only 21,000 positions were created across the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. However, cash registers rang in the most impressive February ret...
Asian Apparel Mart Planned for Las Vegas
Want to find a Chinese apparel manufacturer without hopping on a jet for a body-numbing journey to Hong Kong or Shanghai?
New at YKK
Zippers and sewn products fastener company YKK Corp. has named E. Alex Gregory group officer of the global company, based in Tokyo. Gregory is currently the president and chief executive officer of th...
New York Lingerie Shows Draw New Lines, Familiar Names
NEW YORK—Betsey Johnson made an appearance, but Jennifer Lopez and Anna Sui just sent their lingerie. It was all part of the scene at the Feb. 29–March 2 run...
Fornarina, Las Vegas
Fornarina, the Italian shoe and apparel company with U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles, opened a new store in Las Vegas at Mandalay Place. This is one of several store openings planned by the company t...
Survey Shows Plus Sizes on the Upswing
Cary, N.C.–based research company TC2 has completed SizeUSA, a national sizing survey. The results confirm what a lot of apparel outfitters already know: The American populat...
COO with Sole
Lake Forest–based footwear maker Sole Technology has hired Paul Migaki as its new chief operating officer after a two-year search. Migaki spent more than 10 years with Beaverton, Ore.–based footwear giant Nike, serving...
Richard Tyler Hosts Moving Sale
It’s a time-honored tradition: If you’re moving, you must have a moving sale....
Fifi Collection Plans Retail Chain
Fifi Collection will open its first retail store on March 13 at the Glendale Galleria in Glendale, Calif....
Study Finds California Consumers Optimistic
California consumers haven’t been this upbeat in almost two years....
Lectra Signs On Item-Eyes
Atlanta-based technology provider Lectra has teamed up with New York–based sportswear company Item-Eyes to provide design and production software for the company’s showroom and offices...
RFID Store Helps Retailers and Manufacturers See Technology in Action
Point-of-sale systems provider Wincor Nixdorf Inc. has opened an RFID (radio frequency identification) future store and lab at its Austin, Texas–based headquarters to showcase how the...
Stephen Sprouse, 50
New York designer Stephen Sprouse died on March 4 of heart failure at the age of 50. Sprouse rose to fame in the early 1980s by blending high-end fashion with punk and pop culture into a style describ...
