Hot Weather Creates Challenges and Opportunities at LA Market

Unseasonably high temperatures and unusually high humidity greeted buyers and exhibitors attending the recent Spring 2016 Los Angeles Fashion Market, which ran Oct. 12–15 in downtown Los Angeles.

The Chaotic Mind and Fashion

The Chaotic Mind and Fashion

Woodbury University graduate Polina Zeynalian presents her collection at LA Fashion Week.

Claire Pettibone’s Gilded Age

Claire Pettibone’s Gilded Age

Los Angeles' Claire Pettibone produced an October 8 runway show in New York City. It was for her Fall/Winter 2016 bridal collection called The Gilded Age.

AS by DF Honored at Fifth Annual FBI All Aboard Fashion Week Show

AS by DF Honored at Fifth Annual FBI All Aboard Fashion Week Show

Denise Focil, designer of the AS by DF and ASTARS collections, received the Moss Adams Fashion Innovator award on Oct. 13 at Fashion Business Inc.’s All Aboard LA’s Fashion Platform runway show and fundraiser for the nonprofit business organization.

The White Collection

The White Collection

Woodbury University graduate brings her collection to Los Angeles Fashion Week.

Freddie Rojas, New Designers At The Fit Runway Show

Freddie Rojas, New Designers At The Fit Runway Show

Freddie Rojas has been doing independent fashion in Los Angeles since 1995. He showed his Spring 2016 line at The Fit - Menswear show at Maker City LA/The Reef near downtown Los Angeles. Sharing the runway show's bill new and emerging designers Rene Camarillo, Lola and BFiii.

Lands' End Wants to See Old Lighthouse Restored in SF

Lands' End Wants to See Old Lighthouse Restored in SF

Lands' End will help fund a study for lighthouse restoration on Alcatraz Island.

L.A. Fashion Week: Hale Bob & Liberty Garden

L.A. Fashion Week: Hale Bob & Liberty Garden

Call it Los Angeles Fashion Week’s most stylish housewarming. On Oct. 8, Daniel Bohbot, the founder of the Hale Bob line, welcomed starlets, retailers and fashion people into his new Beverly Hills home, all to see the 2016 Spring/Summer collections for Hale Bob and the new brand Liberty Garden.

Del Amo’s New Macy’s

Del Amo’s New Macy’s

Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, Calif. unveiled a massive renovation this week, and Macy’s big revamp called for a new footprint.

Fab for Fab

Fab for Fab

Fast-growing e-commerce site JustFab has a brand new headquarters in El Segundo, Calif.

Sept. Sales Tough, But Beat Forecasts

September was a frustrating month for fashion retailers.

Showroom Profile: Citizens of Humanity

Los Angeles–based premium-denim lifestyle line Citizens of Humanity recently unveiled a dramatic new look for its 4,000-square-foot West Coast showroom at the Lady Liberty building in downtown Los Angeles.

Showroom Profile: The Hanger showroom, Dakota Showroom

Sharing the same space, Selena Slogar’s The Hanger showroom and Christie Danielson’s Dakota showroom each has its own aesthetic. The Hanger primarily carries Australian lines, and many of Dakota’s collections are from the United Kingdom.

Showroom Profile: Hatch

After more a decade in The New Mart, the Hatch showroom has moved to the Cooper Design Space.

One Tough Mother Is Back

One Tough Mother Is Back

The 91-year-old chairwoman of Columbia Sportswear has never been one to shy away from the camera.