Hollywood Kiss
Los Angeles–based junior label Hot Kiss has launched a sweepstakes promotion with Gadzook’s stores and Paramount Domestic Television, producers of weekly teen entertainment show “ET on M...
Star Power Launches New Line
Joey and T designers Joey Tierney and Tanya Tamburin created a buzz during Los Angeles Fashion Week. Taryn Manning, Jaime Pressly, Aimee ...
City Renews Fashion District BID Contract
It wasn’t easy, but the Los Angeles Fashion District Business Improvement District (BID) gained a new contract with area property owners. On July 30, the City Council voted unanimousl...
Dallas Market Center to Honor von Furstenberg
The Dallas Market Center will present fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg with its Fashion Excellence award during the 28th annual Dallas Fashion Awards gala in October....
Whiteboy's a Hot Name at Kitson on Robertson
Los Angeles boutique Kitson, tucked away on posh Robertson Boulevard among shops such as Madison and Lisa Kline, is logging strong sales with new local line Whitebo...
Cotton's Kistler to Retire
Dorothy Kistler, the ebullient retail marketing director for Cotton Inc.’s West Coast office is retiring after 32 years with the company....
Efforts to Forestall Rising Workers' Comp Costs Begin
In the last three years, Janet Wells has seen workers’ compensation insurance premiums grow fourfold at her mid-size company....
Learning New Customs
Importers prepare for customs’ new security rules ...
Tech Companies See New Round of Growth Ahead
Some apparel-technology companies are breathing a sigh of relief as new breeds of hardware and software applications spark interest with manufacturers and retailers. It may not be the forefront of ano...
Shoe Suit
A federal court jury ruled in favor of Cels Enterprises Inc.—the Los Angeles–based maker of Chinese Laundry, Passports and On Your Feet shoes—in a suit the shoemaker filed against Geac Enterprise Solutions’ Geac ...
SizeUSA Survey Returns to SoCal
SizeUSA, an imaging and scanning demonstration and survey, will take place from Sept. 5–28 at JCPenney’s Glendale Galleria store in Glendale, Calif....
CMC's Smashing Market
The California Market Center is bringing Smashbox to the Los Angeles Market in August. Smashbox makeup artists will be in the lobby from Aug. 8–9 to give market visitors makeovers. Smashbox makeup is a product of Smas...
Tag Rag to Open in Gerry Building
Tag Rag is moving from the California Market Center to a new showroom in the Gerry Building....
New Showrooms Open at Cooper Building
There’s a new player on the block. Four new designer showrooms are opening at the Cooper Building in time for the Aug. 8–12 run of Los Angeles Market Week....
All Recovered?
The recession is over—that’s the word from the National Bureau of Economic Research, which found that the U.S. economy was in recession between March 2001 and the end of that year. Despite continuing job losses that ha...
