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....
Employment Down
California lost 13,100 jobs in April, according to the Employment Development Department. This marks the third consecutive month of nonfarm job losses for the state. Still, the state unemployment rate has bee...
CBI Sourcing Show Attendees Hoping for New Trade Deal in 2004
GUATEMALA CITY—The buzz among Central American apparel and textile manufacturers these days centers on one thing: the hope that a new free-trade agreement will be in place with the United States next y...
Hot Kiss at the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian has selected Los Angeles juniors manufacturer Hot Kiss for its exhibit “America on the Move.” The exhibit, which opens in November, will detail how transportation has shaped America’s la...
Melrose Ave. Aims for Balance of Independent Retailers
The independent spirit still thrives on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, but the retail profile on the funky street is changing— again....
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...
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....
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...
Dallas Group Explores Alternative to DMC
After one group of developers failed to launch a new contemporaryapparel market in Dallas, a group of Dallas showroom owners is keeping the idea alive....
Runway to Northern California
Academy of Art College in San Francisco will host its annual graduation fashion show, Fashion 2003, at 7 p.m. on May 20 at the school’s 491 Post St. building....
Madden and Candie's
New York–based footwear makers Steve Madden and Candie’s Inc. have signed an exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement in which Steve Madden will design, manufacture and distribute Candie’s footwear for w...
DMC Names New Merchandising Exec
The Dallas Market Center has named Shelli Mers Morgan director of leasing and merchandising for contemporary and young-contemporary divisions....
Bridal Baubles
Los Angeles jewelry designer Lara Noel Hill has struck a deal with Tarzana-based formalwear retailer Lili Bridals & Formals to provide personal consulting and custom design services for Lili custo...
Girl Mania Files Suit Against Wet Seal Inc.
Girl Mania Inc. has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Wet Seal Inc. and Zutopia, its division of tween stores, for trade-dress infringement, unfair competition and misappr...
One Girl Who: Tapping a Niche for Knits
One Girl Who’s sophisticated knitwear looks for novelty shoppers have caught the attention of better department stores and specialty retailers on both coasts....
