Sacred Blue Adds European Flair to Denim
Frank Mechaly is learning a thing or two about the jeans business from his designer dad, David Mechaly, a longtime denim maker who founded Blue Cult denim four years ago in Los Angeles....
Garment Worker Center Celebrates 2nd Anniversary
On Oct. 18, the Garment Worker Center in Los Angeles celebrated its second anniversary with a dinner honoring Assemblywoman Judy Chu, television actress Mimi Kennedy and the workers ...
Searching Gets Serious
For retailers and manufacturers with serious investments in their Web sites, being found by the major Internet search engines can make the difference between success and failure....
EB Only
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Hot Kiss' HK
Los Angeles–based junior apparel maker Hot Kiss Inc. earlier this year quietly launched a moderately priced denim collection to appeal to a slightly older sophisticated customer....
Retail Sales Surge in September
September was the strongest month for retail sales in a year and a half. But was this a harbinger of good times to come or merely a fluke?...
French Connection
High above street level with an expansive view of downtown Los Angeles is a little slice of Lyon, France—at least, that will be the case at the California Market Center durin...
Seminars Set for L.A. Textile, Tech Shows
FedEx Corp. consultant John Wilkins will lead a seminar during Technology by Design, the technology trade show running concurrent with the Los Angeles Int...
Third Quarter Report: California Economy Likely to Lag Despite Some Positive Indicators
Even muscleman Arnold Schwarzenegger may not be able to strong-arm California’s economy back into fighting shape until the middle of next year....
L.A. Looks Set Tone for Fashion Week
Directives West, a retail consulting company, kicked off the Los Angeles Junior & Contemporary Majors Market on Oct. 13 in the California Market Center fashion theater ...
Urban/Suburban Bows With New Date, Runway Show
Urban/Suburban, the young men’s and junior urban apparel and footwear show held at the California Market Center in Los Angeles, opened to scant traffic, but focused buyers we...
Gaylord Named President of CFCC
Fred Gaylord, senior vice president for Capital Factors, has been named president of the Commercial Finance Conference of California, effective January 2004....
FCUK Dispute
Mississippi-based conservative consumer advocacy group American Family Association is targeting retailers carrying British label French Connection and its FCUK label, which stands for French Connection U.K. AFA has been pres...
More Caesars
Real estate developer Simon Properties Group Inc. announced plans to expand The Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas. The developer will add 175,000 square feet to the existing 500,000- square-foot ups...
Printing With Tradition
Hermes-owned print facility Siegl isn’t exhibiting at the Los Angeles International Textile Show, but the company is planning a trip to California in Novemb...
