QRS Rolls Out Product Data Tracker
Richmond, Calif.–based QRS Corp., best known for its EDI (electronic data interchange) catalogs for retailers, is expanding into the enterprise software arena with a new product calle...
New Invista Team
Invista, the apparel and home textiles division recently sold by DuPont to Koch Industries, named a new business team following the departure of Invista President Steven R. McCracken. William Ghitis will oversee the Invista ...
MAGIC Brand Building
Representatives from Avirex, Dollhouse, Teen People and Stuff magazines will be among the panelists at a MAGIC International seminar titled “Brand Cohesion,” hosted by the Gal...
C&B Head to China
Seattlebased sportswear maker Cutter & Buck has struck a deal with Tokyobased Descente Ltd. to distribute Cutter & Buck apparel in China, Hong Kong and Macao. Descente currently holds the dist...
Nicole's Golf Gear
New York–based designer Nicole Miller has struck a deal with Phoenix-based Glove It LLC for a line of golf gloves in novelty prints, coordinating accessories, pouches and visors. The collection bowed a...
Long-Suffering O.C. Shopping Mall Set for Demolition, Renovation
The longtime loser in Orange County’s mall wars may finally be on its way to becoming a big winner...
Fashion Designer's Archives Find Home at UCLA Library
Designer Bonnie Cashin grew up working at her mother’s custom dressmaking shops in San Francisco and Los Angeles. By the time she was a young woman, she was off to New York to design costumes ...
McQueen's L.A. Debut
Alexander McQueen made his Los Angeles debut on Jan. 21 with the presentation of his
The Future Looks Brighter for California Apparel Industry in 2004
The worst may be over for the California apparel industry, but there are still some hurdles ahead for 2004. That’s what members of the California Fashion Association, which h...
TALA's Jack Stein Dies at 72
Apparel and textile transportation and warehousing executive Jack Stein died on Jan. 21 from complications resulting from cancer....
Hong Kong Fashion Week
HONG KONG—Leland Smith, a Los Angeles businessman whose childrenswear company is on the move lately, was a bit of an oddity at the recent...
Post 2005 on Slate at ASAP
The Las Vegas run of the ASAP Global Sourcing Show will feature a seminar titled “Global Sourcing Post 2005—A Quota-Free Era” on Feb. 23. The seminar will be given by Thomas G. Travis, ma...
Custom Mannequins Evoke the Changing Face of Fashion
Need a barometer of society’s changing beauty ideals? Call Norman Glazer at Patina-V. Retailers around the world employ him to build mannequins their shoppers will find ravishing....
Fashion District Turns Up Nose to Wal-Mart
A recent study released by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. said the 40 “super centers” that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. intends to build in Califor...
Business Roars Back at January Market in L.A.
The Summer ’04 run of Los Angeles Market Week, held Jan. 16–20, exceeded expectations for many reps as retailers turned out in force to shop among downtown ...
