Zinc Names Kohler National Sales Manager
Los Angeles–based junior-contemporary sportswear manufacturer Zinc has promoted Gina Kohler to the position of national sales manager....
Couture Clothing Honored at Industry 212
Industry 212, the New York–based MAGIC International trade show formerly called Femme, presented its Men’s Style award to Los Angeles–based men’s line Couture, The Clot...
The Return of Jil
Jil Sander has returned to the German-based label that bears her name. Sander left the company two years ago, after Italian luxury company Prada Group purchased the label. The label suffered in her absence, p...
FBI Hosts Export Seminar
Spain has one of Europe’s fastest-growing economies and a population hungry for California-style apparel, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce....
Fashion Center Execs
Northridge Fashion Center has hired Richard C. Forster as general manager and Linda Smith Frost as senior marketing manager. The mall in Northridge, Calif., is owned by Chicago-based General Growth Pr...
Gerber Steps Up 3D, PDM Capabilities
Tolland, Conn.–based Gerber Technology is taking a step into the third dimension. The company has formalized a deal with Los Angeles–based Browzwear Ltd. to develop an enhanced interface that...
Puente Hills, Del Amo Malls Sold
Investors out shopping for shopping malls have swept up two major retail centers in the Los Angeles area....
Paxar Unveils New Comfort-Tag Division
White Plains, N.Y.–based label maker Paxar Corp. has joined the tagless-technology brigade with the launch of its Soft.mark line of comfort-label solutions....
30 Seconds at the Block
Aspiring singers will get their shot at 30 seconds of fame during the “Become a Block Star” event at The Block At Orange mall in Orange. Beginning June 5, contestants will compete every ...
South Coast Home
Designers from the American Society of Interior Designers will create an installation of rooms for display June 5–8 at the South Coast Plaza’s Jewel and Center courts. Eight designers will pull home-accent merchandise from ret...
Designer Trunk Show with Horn as Host
Los Angeles boutique Horn hosted a trunk show for local label Diane Medak on May 15. Guests including socialite Nicky Hilton, stopped by for cocktails...
SARS, Bioterrorism Seminar Planned
The Labor & Employment Group of Los Angeles–based law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips will host a seminar titled “SARS, Bioterrorism, Chemical Weapons, Anthrax. Irration...
Cooper Bldg., SMC to Offer Free Photoshop Classes
The Cooper Building and Santa Monica College will offer free Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator classes for apparel-industry employees....
Lectra Tech Conference to Focus on Sourcing
Sourcing consultant Mary T. O’Rourke will be the keynote speaker at the Lectra Apparel Technology Conference, which will be held June 9–12 in New York and via Webcast at...
Red Car Flats
The former Red Car Subway Terminal Building in downtown Los Angeles has been slated for a $65 million make-over to turn the 1925 building into 277 apartments by September 2004. Forest City Residential...
