DNA Textile Marker Program Awaits Funding
A Los Angeles technology company that has developed a DNA-based textile tracing tool to track illegal imports will have to wait longer than expected to find out whether the federal government will imp...
Design Direction From Beth Frank
Accessories designer Beth Frank hosted a belt-making party for stylists and press on Dec. 6 at her eponymous boutique in Los Angeles’ Fairfax district....
Asch Joins California Apparel News Staff
Veteran journalist Andrew Asch has joined the editorial staff of the California Apparel News as retail editor. Asch replaces Christian M. Chensvold, who will continue to write for th...
MarcoMarco Draws a Designer Crowd
The designers turned out for Marco Morante’s party celebrating the opening of his design studio in Hollywood....
Stocking Up for the Holidays
Vecchiarelli Brothers Inc., 64-year-old supplier of dress forms, sewing machines and sewing suppliers, opened the doors of its L.A. garment district store on Dec. 6 for a customer-appreciatio...
Stepping Back From Gap
Gap Inc. founder Donald G. Fisher has stepped down as chairman of the apparel company. Fisher founded the company 34 years ago in San Francisco as a single store that sold jeans from Levi Strauss...
Polo Jeans to Take Space in Gerry Bldg.
Independent representative Brett Morris has signed a three-year lease to open a showroom in the Gerry Building....
Longtime Manufacturer Closes Its Doors
Teddi of California, a women’s sportswear label that parlayed its early success in the 1960s as a women’s blouse company into a maker of misses staple items like polyester pullon pants, closed ...
Sears.com Moves Forward With Fashion
To date, Sears, Roebuck and Co. has used its Web site,
Slow Growth
U.S. employers added 57,000 workers to payroll in November, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which also announced unemployment dropped to 5.9 percent, its lowest percentage since April. Analysts had...
New Line From Directives' Drobnick
Sheri Drobnick, a former merchandise manager with Directives West, has left the Los Angeles–based buying office to launch a new label aimed at “a woman who has a designer headset but no...
Warnaco Shutters Speedo Retail
New York–based The Warnaco Group Inc. announced plans to close all 44 remaining Speedo and Authentic Fitness retail stores as part of the company’s ongoing restructuring efforts. Some of the stores will become ...
LAEDC to Industry: Capitalize on the 'L.A. Look'
Southern California’s apparel and textile industries have been losing jobs—particularly entry-level and low-wage jobs, but companies can survive through sharp marketing skills and by latching onto Los Angeles...
Moves at Roxy
Huntington Beach, Calif.–based Quiksilver Inc. has announced promotions in its Roxy division....
Bebe Names CFO
Brisbane, Calif.–based Bebe Stores Inc. has named former Wet Seal executive Walter Parks chief financial officer. The position was previously held by John Keyes, who left to take the chief financial of...
