Tech Companies Find the Way to Quick Color Management
Getting the right color on a garment has long been a time-consuming and painstaking step in apparel manufacturing, but that is changing. A number of technology companies are trying to speed up the col...
Fan Club
Mutual admiration brought together Los Angeles jewelry designer Tarina Tarantino and fashion and gift icon Hello Kitty—so goes the concept behind Tarantino’s new Pink Head li...
Fed Crackdown on Smuggling Top Priority in L.A.
Inside a cavernous warehouse the size of five football fields, federal customs inspectors dressed in dark-blue uniforms comb through several mountains of cardboard boxes every year to determine whethe...
Nasty Habit
It’s a quiet morning on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Shopkeepers are hosing off their sidewalks as if washing away the sins of the city, as Cosmo Lombino stands in his store, Cosmo’s on Melro...
New Dallas Center Gathers Momentum, West Coast Interest
Things are going swell for the Fashion Industry Guild, Dallas’ new showcase of contemporary apparel showrooms. Landlord Brook Partners Inc. has signed a number of key leases and has nearly so...
U.S. Export Opportunities
The U.S. government will be showcasing American apparel in Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories early next year....
Brazilian-Themed Boutique Avalon B. Opens
Natalie Bovis, who designs bikinis under the label Iemanja, will open a showroom/boutique called Avalon B. in the Merchant’s Mart at 2411 Main St. in Santa Monica, Calif....
Paris for Feet
Los Angeles–based young contemporary company Paris Blues has struck a deal with Los Angeles–based East Lion Corp. for a new line of footwear under the Paris Blues brand. The collection will bow for Back...
P.R. Company's New Pitch to Designers
A new public-relations company has launched with its eye on young designers and start-up companies in California....
More Fashion
The Art Institute of California–San Francisco has added two new degree programs to its fashion department. Beginning this fall, the college will offer associate of science degrees in fashion marketing ...
Tukatech Adds to New Wares at FBI Center
Los Angeles–based CAD/CAM company Tukatech Inc. has installed a CAD (computer-aided design) station at the Fashion Business Inc. center in downtown Los Angeles. The nonprofit organiza...
Swim. Shoes
Manhattan Beach–based shoemaker Skechers U.S.A. Inc. has signed a deal with Christina America for a collection of swimwear under the Skechers name. The junior and women’s line is set to bow for Cruise a...
New Stores at South Coast Plaza
Five new retailers are set to open in Costa Mesa, Calif.’s South Coast Plaza between Winter 2003 and Spring 2004....
Showroom Space Options Abound in Downtown L.A.
At the intersection of Ninth and Los Angeles streets in downtown Los Angeles, competition among showroom buildings is fierce—but friendly....
Out at Wet Seal
Wet Seal Chief Financial Officer William Langsdorf resigned after less than a year with the retailer, citing personal reasons. The announcement comes amid more bad news about the beleaguered company. The Foot...
