Save Your Energy
Californians could be looking at another energy shortage, according to a recent report by the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO), which operates the state’s power grid. The state appears to have ...
Departure Lounge at the Downtown Standard
A trio of designers will exhibit as part of the Departure Lounge at the Downtown Standard Hotel during Los Angeles Fashion Week....
Smashbox Lounge Lineup
Accessories and apparel designers will also be part of the lineup at Smashbox Fashion Week in the Smashbox Lounge....
Global Employment Down
Factory jobs are decreasing worldwide, according to a recent report by New York–based Alliance Capital Management LP. The report found that factory jobs dropped more than 11 percent globally between 19...
Tag Rag
Gerry Building, Suite 403 (213) 623-8810 ...
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....
EB Only
Cooper Design Space, Suite 222 (213) 895-6880 ...
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....
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
