L.A. Fashion Week Spring '04: W.I.E.
“Runway” took on a new meaning at Smashbox Studios in Culver City on Oct. 28, as Ghia Fam showcased mini-dresses that recalled the uniforms flight attendants wore back ...
Floosie Lingerie
The Roxy nightclub in West Hollywood, Calif., has launched many musical careers. On Halloween, it may have launched a fashion career....
L.A. Companies Look to Nicaragua
For more than 20 years, Song Ho Kim has managed to survive the ups and downs of the tough textile industry in Southern California....
Erica Davies
Erica Davies celebrated the launch of her solo collection, Davies, with a video installation and cocktail party on Oct. 29 at MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary, the contemporary art ...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '04: Mon Petit Oiseau
A memory-laden world of summer vacations in the south of England inspired British designer Tracy Wilkinson’s...
Tukatech Terminates Deal With Justwin Software
Los Angeles–based CAD company Tukatech Inc. has suspended its previously announced deal to distribute business management software by New York–based Justwin Technologies Inc. ...
Eyeshadow Launches Lingerie Line
Los Angeles–based juniors manufacturer Eyeshadow has signed a licensing agreement with Burlen Corp. to produce a line of lingerie for young women....
Cautious Buying at Crowded L.A. Market Week
There was little consensus at the recent Los Angeles Market Week, except for one thing: There was a lot going on....
Indi Opens on Melrose
A new womenswear boutique offering Italian fashions has opened on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, Calif....
Bronstein to Speak at TALA Scholarship Lunch
Kathy Bronstein, former vice chairman and chief executive officer at Foothill Ranch, Calif.–based retailer The Wet Seal Inc., will be the guest speaker at the Textile Associa...
New Parking for L.A. Fashion District
The Los Angeles Fashion District will soon get some relief from its ongoing parking problems. A public-private partnership between developer Mark Weinstein, the Metropolitan Transpor...
Hang Time
Socialite Suzanne Saperstein outfitted her 3,000-square-foot walk-in closet with $30,000 in custom clothes hangers from 74-year-old Henry Hanger Company of America in Los Angeles. Sh...
Tussah Acquired
New York–based converter Wimpfheimer Inc. has taken a 50 percent ownership stake in New York–based converter Tussah Co. Inc., which produces prepared-for-dye fabrics for garment dyeing. Tussah will relocate to ...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '04: Petro Zillia
There is no Lulu Bratzzo, but in the world of Petro Zillia, the fictitious fashionista was single-handedly responsible for every stylish moment in the past 50 years, advising Norma Jean Baker...
More Apparel Shops for El Paseo in Palm Desert
Ritzy El Paseo Drive in Palm Desert, Calif., is set to unveil its latest shopping venue, El Paseo Square, which will open next month with several apparel shops....
