Beach Patrol Weathers Storm Damage
Carson, Calif.–based swimwear manufacturer Beach Patrol Inc.—maker of Esprit Beach, L.E.I., Baja Blue, Jag and Rebel Beach—suspended its operations...
DMC to Launch Contemporary Scene
The Dallas Market Center will answer demand for contemporary show space in the Southwestern market by launching a set of juried temporary apparel shows in March at the center’s new a...
T-Shirt Maker Moves West
Alternative Apparel, maker of branded and private-label blank T-shirts and headwear for men and women, is heading for a $50 million expansion out West....
Freeborders and Marc Jacobs in Software Deal
Marc Jacobs International LLC will employ the Product Lifecycle Management suite from San Francisco–based Freeborders Inc. to increase supply-chain efficiency....
New Hires at Beau Dawson and Tyte
Los Angeles–based better misses and juniors apparel manufacturer 4Whatitsworth Inc. has hired a new team to boost recognition of its brands Beau Dawson and Tyte, acc...
Babystyle Opens Boutique in Santa Monica
About 150 guests—several expecting or with tyke in tow—attended the launch of Babystyle’s boutique in Santa Monica, Calif., on Dec. 3....
Avery Develops Pinless Shirt Packaging System
Framingham, Mass.–based Avery Dennison Corp. has rolled out a new pinless fastening system for dress shirts....
Anti-CAFTA
The American Textile Manufacturers Institute issued a statement in opposition to the Central American Free Trade Agreement and urged Congress to vote down the trade bill. The Washington, D.C.–based org...
Stony Apparel at New Address
Stony Apparel has consolidated its headquarters and manufacturing facility at one address in downtown Los Angeles. The company moved its operations on Dec. 15 to one 200,000-square-foot building at 1...
Name Change
New York–based public company Sassoon Group Inc. has changed its name to BIB Holdings Ltd. The company holds the license for the m.Sasson label but opted to change its name to reflect the company’s enti...
HK in NY
Nine designers from Hong Kong will join the lineup in Bryant Park at New York Fashion Week in February. The designers—Arthur Lam, Blanc de Chine and Bleu de Chine, Dorian Ho, Flora Zhang Tian Ai, Harrison Wong...
Russell Big and Tall
Atlanta-based athletic apparel maker Russell Athletic struck a four-year licensing deal with New York–based Profile, which will merchandise and distribute a line of big-and-tall apparel under the Russe...
TALA Christmas
It was a full house at the
2003 in Review
It was a year of independents....
Tukatech Moves TukaCenter Into FBI Facility
Los Angeles–based CAD software supplier Tukatech Inc. will shutter its 2-year-old TukaCenter design studio in Los Angeles and shift operations into...
