Joe's Licensing Deal
Commerce-based Joe’s Jeans is going for more international appeal. Its parent company, the Innovo Group Inc., signed an agreement with Beyond Blue Inc. to distribute the Joe’s apparel brand internationally. The apparel...
Putting the Fun inquot;Funderwearquot;
Lingerie designer Flo Scagliotti was so enamored of her new boyshort-style panties she had to show them to everyone she met....
Giorgio the Hotelier
Giorgio Armani is planning a chain of boutique hotels that will bear his name and his style. The Italian designer signed a letter of intent with Dubaibased real estate developer Emaar Properties to open 10 ho...
Fashioning Film's Look
In the days leading up to the 76th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 29, the entertainment and fashion industry is abuzz with speculation about what the nomin...
Curves, FabulAss Move to Century City and Milan
Los Angeles designer Sami Mahdavi has moved her design studio from downtown Los Angeles to Century City, Calif., where she will headquarter her lingerie label, FabulAss, and her women...
Act Two: Can Tiffany Alana Continue Her Overnight Success?
Tiffany Alana just lost several thousand dollars, and the chagrin resonates in her voice. She rushed the crucial patternmaking stage of production and now has hundreds of flawed skirts and double the ...
MAGIC Fashion Show
Biker babes, denim, retro looks, sweat suits and masculine/feminine styles will dominate Fall 2004 looks, according to WWDMAGIC’s runway s...
Jonesing Maxwell
New York–based Jones Apparel Group Inc. has offered to buy Boston-based Maxwell Shoe Co. Inc. for about $300 million in stock, equal to $20 per share. Maxwell’s portfolio of footwear brands includes Joan & ...
Levi's Goes Racing
San Francisco–based Levi Strauss & Co. is sponsoring NASCAR racer Jimmie Johnson, who will tout Levi Strauss Signature, a denim line aimed at the mass market. Johnson is one of NASCAR’s premier personalitie...
Wet Seal, Bebe in Legal Tussle Over CEO
Two of the West Coast’s leading apparel specialty stores appear to be headed for a courtroom battle....
Efforts Underway to Shift Market Dates
A serious move is afoot to bump up by one or two weeks all of next year’s Los Angeles market weeks....
Orange Men
Orange was the color on the runway at MAGIC International’s “Style File”
Retailers Optimistic at the Start of Trade Shows in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS—Heavy rain storms delayed many flights into Las Vegas, causing a slow start to MAGIC International and the concurrent satellite apparel trade shows, but retailers were optim...
Friar Tuck Provides Formalwear for Awards Show Crew
For most formalwear retailers, February is the time to start thinking about prom season. For Friar Tuck, based in Anaheim, Calif., February means it’s time to start thinking about the lights, ...
L.A. Company's Textile ID System to Track Fabrics' Origins
Applied DNA Sciences Inc. of Los Angeles is gaining ground in its effort to market its anti-counterfeit DNA-based identification system. The company recently struck a number of deals with pub...
