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...
New Line Is Fun, Flirty and Feminine
Feminine styling and comfort are the two key ingredients of (EM)....
Michelle K in L.A.
Michelle K, the contemporary shoe division of Skechers USA Inc., has opened its first store on Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles. The 1,400-square-foot store will feature Michelle K shoes, as well as a new a...
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. ...
Zimpfer Joins Gabriel Brothers
Octavia Zimpfer has become the West Coast buyer for menswear for off-price retailer Gabriel Brothers Inc. The company, based in Morgantown, W.Va., operates 32 stores in nine states u...
Ford No More
Designer Tom Ford and executive Domenico De Sole both announced plans to leave LVMH Moeuml;t Hennessy–Louis Vuitton next April after the two could not come to a resolution over their contracts. Creativ...
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....
Old Is New Again
West Bank Clothing showroom is relaunching two Los Angeles–based lines, Melanie Apple and Mo & Su, during Los Angeles Market Week....
Tawny Be Good
Tawny Kitaen had just finished shopping at Flair For Women, one of her favorite boutiques in Costa Mesa, Calif. It was her birthday, and when she sat in her car she opened the birthday card from store owner ...
Gerber Expands Reach in China
Gerber Technology Inc. is expanding its CAD/CAM development in China....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '04: Alvin Valley
Alvin Valley, one of several New York–based designers to show in Los Angeles this season, didn’t disappoint the local audience. The Cuban-American designer known as “the king of...
Blue Tattoo Gets Dressed Up
Denim label Blue Tattoo is adding dresses to the mix....
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '04: John Sakalis
John Sakalis’ formula for
Ann Kohl Meyers Remembered
Ann Kohl Meyers, former vice president of Allied Stores, died recently after an eight-year battle with cancer. She was 74....
Hot Tempered and Novelty-Driven
Commerce, Calif.–based apparel maker Tantrum Apparel, makers of the 1-year-old Hot Tempered juniors label, launched a second line...
