American Apparel Opens Three Retail Stores
Los Angeles–based blank T-shirt maker American Apparel has jumped into the retail pool with a big ripple....
New Look for Market
The Intersection just got more connected. The crosswalks that link the four corners of the California Market Center, the Gerry Building, ...
H. Lorenzo Adds Sportswear Store
Lorenzo Hadar continues to expand his miniature retail empire and after 20 years has finally ventured beyond Sunset Plaza in West Hollywood, Calif....
So Low
The Federal Reserve held shortterm interest rates at the 45-year-low of 1 percent in an effort to continue to bolster the economy. The Fed issued a statement indicating interest rates could be kept lo...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '04: Daly Bain
Los Angeles–based design team Pauline Daly and Daniel Bain quietly created Daly Bain, their minimalist and at times avant-garde line, for five years before hosting their...
Sunset Strip Set for a Retail Makeover
The Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Calif., is preparing to get a $60 million retail makeover that could breathe some new energy into the west end of the busy boulevard, which is currently populated b...
Kick-Off Party
Mayor Hahn, council members Jan Perry and Antonio Villaraigosa, Fashion District Business Improvement District Director Kent Smith and a throng of Halloween-costumed Otis College of ...
Russ Moves
The California Market Center has landed a long-term lease with Russ Berrie and Co. Inc., the makers of plush toys, gifts and home accessories for children. Russ will open a 14,000-square-foot showroom...
Fire Fight
Wildfires raged across Southern California, causing considerable damage to homes and forcing thousands of residents to seek temporary shelter. The fires temporarily shut down air traffic at area airpo...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '04: 2 B Free
Yves and Cedric Benaroch’s 2 B Free, a mere tank-top line a couple of seasons ago, has blossomed into a collection of whimsical sportswear with a growing number of A-list re...
GQ Hero
American Apparel owner Dov Charney has been named one of GQ’s “Local Heroes” in the magazine’s November “Men of the Year” issue. The publication cites Charney’s effor...
Prima Yana
Yana Khromova took one small step up Melrose—and one giant leap up market....
Agenda Heads to CMC
Agenda is revving up its fashion focus and bringing its progressive street brands to the California Market Center during the Oct. 31–Nov. 4 run of Los Angeles Fashio...
L.A. Fashion Week Spring '04: Corey Lynn Calter
Corey Lynn Calter had showcased her Fall 2003 line at Smashbox Studios in Culver City by going stark-raving Mod, with models referred to as “secret agents.” For Calter’s...
Tukatech Web Venture Showing Fast Growth
Los Angeles–based Tukatech Inc. is trying to help the local apparel industry become a workplace that never sleeps....
