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...
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...
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....
CMC Gift Drive
The California Market Center is collecting toys to be donated to the Salvation Army this holiday season. CMC executives are requesting donations of new unwrapped gifts or games for infants, toddlers, ...
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....
List Makers
Five companies with ties to the apparel industry were among “L.A.’s Fastest Growing Private Companies,” according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. On the list: Ameri...
Rodeo Drive Is Ready for Its Close-Up
In recent weeks, Rodeo Drive has been looking rather down and out in Beverly Hills....
Invista's Board
Invista Inc., the textile and fiber division recently sold by DuPont to Koch Industries Inc., has named its new board. Invista’s current president, Steve McCracken, will continue as president as well as serve ...
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...
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....
Syrup Clothing Co. Closes Its Doors
Los Angeles–based contemporary sportswear maker Syrup Clothing Co. closed its doors on Oct. 29 after filing for Chapter 7 at the Los Angeles branch of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central...
Workers' Comp Reform?
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off his term with a proposal to cut $11 billion from the $29 billion workers’ compensation system. The governor’s proposal follows the legislature’s proposed cuts, which are exp...
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...
