L.A.’s Fashion District on a Sneaker Kick
Downtown Los Angeles' Fashion District is on a high end sneaker kick. Holy Grail moved to the enclave in April, it is just the latest high end sneaker boutique to open for business in the Fashion District.
Deciding Where Your American Apparel T-shirt Is Made
Consumers will soon be able to decide where their American Apparel T-shirt is made - in the U.S. or in Central America.
April Sales Bring Better Biz
After a tough beginning of the year, April proved to be a good month for retailers.
Twin Dragon Introduces New Eco Initiatives for Denim
Gardena, Calif.–based Twin Dragon Marketing Inc. has introduced several new environmental initiatives for 2017 for the company’s denim facilities in Mexico and Asia.
Paige Charts Stylish Path With New Stores
A few months after the Paige brand introduced its first design collaboration, Rosie HW X Paige, the Los Angeles–headquartered premium-denim brand, is embarking on a retail rollout.
Simparel Acquires Shopfloor Support LLC
New York–based Simparel Inc. has acquired Shopfloor Support LLC, an Alpharetta, Ga.–based solution that collects production data and provides real-time visibility on the factory floor.
Woodbury Celebrates Two Anniversaries on the Runway
Woodbury University’s fashion design student Haibert Keshishi received the Judith Tamkin Fashion Award for most innovative senior collection at the college’s recent annual fashion show, held in downtown Los Angeles.
Sister Act in Creating the Fenini Collection
When Fei Yang was a little girl growing up in Taiwan, she was constantly drawing on anything that had a flat surface—napkins, notebooks, newspapers and walls.
Bachrach Clothing Stores File for Bankruptcy Protection in Los Angeles
In the wake of several recent retail bankruptcies, the wave of clothing store troubles just keeps coming.
Joyce Azria: Market Upheaval Is Good Time to Launch
Joyce Azria is a child of Los Angeles’ fashion industry. Azria talked to California Apparel News on introducing a new fashion label during a time of great change, leadership and why she chose to do business with Macy’s when the retailer is cutting back.
Analysts Talk Retail Survival in a Time of Change
For the past few months, fashion websites have been passing around forecasts that more than 3,000 stores are scheduled to shutter in the United States. Jeff Van Sinderen, a retail analyst for B. Riley & Co. in Los Angeles, predicts the number of store closures will be even higher.
Look Sharp
Amazon has been steadily taking a position in the fashion industry for several years. It's latest fashion product takes the mega retailer right into the closets of its customer.
Paula Schneider Steps Down as CEO of Three Contemporary Brands
Paula Schneider no longer CEO at 7 For All Mankind, Splendid and Ella Moss.
West Coast Longshore Workers to Vote on Three-Year Contract Extension
With political and economic change in the wind, longshore workers have agreed to vote on a three-year extension of their current contract expiring July 1, 2019.
Serving the CMC's Hungry since 1984, Bakery Nosh Moves
Since 1984, Bakery Nosh has been located on the second floor of the California Market Center showroom building; serving bagels, cookies and coffees to garmentos and the stylish. On May 1, Bakery Nosh made a big move.
