Custom T-Shirts Part of Lab Benefit
The LAB Anti-Mall in Costa Mesa, Calif., will host “Reconstr uction...in progress,” a fashion installation and benefit for The Nikao Youth Project, a nonprofit program ...
Puente Hills, Del Amo Malls Sold
Investors out shopping for shopping malls have swept up two major retail centers in the Los Angeles area....
JPR Shopping for Licensees for Fever
Calabasas, Calif.-based updated missy manufacturer John Paul Richards Inc. has temporarily put production of its Fever Jean line on hold while executives look for licensees for the c...
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....
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...
First Quarter Report: Mixed Signals Cloud California Forecast
Southern California’s economy is playing the waiting game....
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....
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...
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...
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 ...
Camp Max Straus Sets Distribution Day
The Jewish Federation’s Fashion Industries Division and Camp Max Straus will hold the annual Camp Max Straus Clothing Distribution Day on June 8 a...
Cold Weather Offsets Easter Sales
Economic doubts and chilly weather froze out sales boosts for many retailers in April. Many had counted on the late Easter holiday to help spur sales last month, but consumers continued to hold onto t...
Lectra Division Earns Honor
Paris-based Lectra has presented its Chairman’s Cup award to its North American branch in recognition of the division’s business performance in 2002....
Fine Arts Sold
The Fine Arts Building in downtown Los Angeles was sold for $12.7 million to Beverly Hills–based Blue Real Estate Management. Architects Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Eisen designed the building at 811...
FBI Moves Into New Center, Seeks New Members
Fashion Business Inc., the Los Angeles– based nonprofit organization that assists designers and small manufacturers, has moved into its newly renovated designresource center and is looking for...
