Urban Fashion Awards
The second annual Urban Fashion Awards show will be held Feb. 25 in Las Vegas during MAGIC International. The event— which will feature music performances; mini fashion shows; and an awards ceremony for the Ur...
Dillard's to Anchor New Border Town Mall
Dillard’s is boosting its presence in California. The Little Rock, Ark.–based department store chain will be one of four anchors in the proposed Imperial Valley Mall in El Centro, Cali...
IMG Moves L.A. Fashion Week Dates
IMG, the New York-based producers of Mercedes-Benz Shows L.A., will host its runways shows a full week before Los Angeles Market Week when it stages its events during the F...
Online Retail Growth
Online sales are on track to hit $65 billion in 2004 and will continue to grow at an annual rate of 17 percent through 2008, when sales are projected to reach $117 billion, according to Internet resea...
Wet Seal Settles AB633 Suit
The Wet Seal Inc. agreed to pay $90,000 this week to settle a suit four garment workers brought against the Foothill Ranch, Calif.–based retailer and Los Angeles–based DT Sewing, the W...
Sue Wong, Cosmo Girl
Next month, fashion publication Cosmopolitan will honor Los Angeles–based designer Sue Wong with its “Fun Fearless Female” award, an annual award recognizing women who best exemplify the...
American Apparel's Healthy Business
Los Angeles–based blank T-shirt maker American Apparel is encouraging its 1,300 employees to be healthier while they work to be wealthier....
Top Cos. to Present at AAFA Summit
Representatives of Nike Inc., the Authentic Fitness Corp., Li & Fung USA, the J. Jill Group and American Textile wi...
New Companies, New Lines Keep ASR Buzzing
The excitement over trucker hats has died down, but the Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo, held January 17–19, delivered new excitement with new brands, innovative products and strong business...
No Sweat
First there were sexy sweats. Now there are sweatless sweats. Atlanta-based Russell Athletic is launching a line of “Sweatless Sweats,” made from a moisture-management fabric. The collection is ...
Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent
Cooper Design Space, suite 215 (213) 236-0555 ...
Trade Issues on the Agenda at CFA Meeting
Global trade issues and fluctuating currencies will be among the topics discussed at the California Fashion Association’s general membership meeting on Jan. 22 at The Califor...
Jim Osterman Dies at 51
Third-generation textile industry executive Jim Osterman died on Jan. 10 after suffering a heart attack. He was 51....
Hard Tail Launches Denim
Casual activewear maker Hard Tail is reentering the denim business with a new line of jeans, which bowed at the recent Intermezzo trade show in New York. The company, based in Santa Monica, ...
Hertz Sells Oviatt
Hertz Investments, owner of the California Market Center and a number of other Los Angeles properties, has sold the historic Oviatt Building to a Beverly Hills–based...
