Recovery on the Way?
The U.S. Department of Commerce and Department of Labor recently released a pair of reports that indicate signs of recovery for the flagging U.S. economy. Wholesale prices rose by 0.3 percent in Septe...
Spring Style Drives Traffic at CMC's Majors Market
The buyers who came to the California Market Center Oct. 13–16 for the Los Angeles Junior & Contemporary Majors Market were on a roll and ready to place orders, according to sale...
Urban/Suburban on the Runway
Street and urban fashions ruled the runway at the first annual
Morgane Le Fay Hits Brighton Way
Morgane Le Fay celebrated the launch of its second West Coast boutique with a cocktail reception on Oct. 8 at the new Beverly Hills, Calif., location....
Fields' Forecast: Hot Pink, Mod Styles and Jagged-Edged Skirts
Sexy, casual chic and preppy looks and intimate apparel are designers’ inspirations for Spring 2004, according to Barbara Fields, whose buying office presented a trend seminar on Oct. 13 at th...
TALA Seeks Scholarship Aid
The Textile Association of Los Angeles (TALA) is asking its members and colleagues in the industry for assistance with its scholarship program....
ENK to Debut Brighte Companies During Los Angeles Fashion Week
New York–based ENK Productions, which puts on the Fashion Coterie and Intermezzo Collections shows in New York, will try to recreate the ...
Wet Seal Departure
Walter Parks of The Wet Seal Inc. has resigned from his position as executive vice president and chief administrative officer. The Foothill Ranch–based teen retailer announced that Parks, who has been ...
Levi's Revised
San Francisco–based denim giant Levi Strauss & Co. announced it had overstated its newincome results in 2001 by $26 million and its third-quarter 2003 results by $4.9 million. The announcement came on the heels of the rec...
Carole Little Rolls Out New Lines, New Direction
Carole Little is getting back into the brand game with the launch of a new apparel company. Her reemergence in the fashion industry comes after a detour that separated the designer from her eponymous ...
Eleanor Lambert, 100
Centenarian fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert died on Oct. 7 in her Manhattan home. Lambert was influential in shaping New York’s fashion industry as the founder of the International Best-Dressed List. She als...
Connell Finds Bliss
Bay Bliss Inc., a moderate resortwear maker in Sausalito, Calif., has hired Mary Margaret Connell as national sales and marketing manager. In the new position, Connell will report to Natalia ...
Hurley Expanding Into Irvine
Costa Mesa, Calif.–based Hurley International LLC just keeps growing. The surfwear company is moving its warehousing operations to a new 85,000-square-foot facility ...
Customs Misses Deadline for New Rules
The government has delayed issuing new customs regulations for shipping cargo by train, planes and trucks. The rules were supposed to have been issued by Oct. 1....
Workers' Comp Hikes Taking Toll on Payroll, Benefits
Recent reforms in California’s workers’ compensation insurance program will do little to help people like Jimmy Macias, a longtime Los Angeles apparel contractor with 41 employees....
