Good Advice for Young Designers
Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez sat down on April 15 at the French Institute Alliance Française in New York with Vogue’s Sally Singer and dished out some solid advice for budding designers.
Fashion Week San Diego
For this collection, Rich used dye-sublimation printing to incorporate original art and photography in his made-in-America designs.
Industry Voices: All Star Offensive: Converse Turns to the ITC to Protect Its Chucks Brand
Late last year, Nike’s Converse Inc. went on the offensive against 31 companies claiming that the companies are infringing upon a configuration of elements Converse claims are protected by trademark law
PLM’s Next Step: Can Maturing Tech Foster Fashion Innovation?
High-profile fashion brands and apparel companies such as VF Corp., Billabong International Limited, Jerry Leigh and Stony Apparel Corp. all use product lifecycle management software to design clothes and bring them to market, but PLM vendors hope to make their software do even more.
Open Style Lab: Making Apparel Accessible to All
With a mission “to make style accessible to people of all abilities,” the interdisciplinary research and development project seeks to find ways of “creating innovative wearable solutions for people with disabilities.”
More Uncertainty over the ‘Made in USA’ Label
A second federal judge’s ruling is making California apparel makers think twice about how they use their “Made in USA” labels.
Quarterly Report: Finding the Secret Formula to Luring in Cautious Consumers
In the last year, gas prices in California have fallen 26 percent and the state’s unemployment rate has shrunk 1.3 percent, but skittish shoppers are still acting like there is a recession.
Two True Religion Apparel Sub-Contractors Arrested for Fraud Scheme
Two sisters who ran separate garment factories working for True Religion were arrested with their accountant on April 15 for allegedly trying to defraud the state workers’ compensation insurance funds.
Burberry's London in Los Angeles
The venerable Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles was the backdrop for science field trips for thousands of students, the knife fight in the much ballyhooed 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause--- and on the night of April 16, there’s the London in Los Angeles fashion show produced by Brit brand Burberry.
Frederick's of Hollywood Closes All Stores
Frederick's of Hollywood ceases to exist in the world of bricks and mortar.
Wet Seal to Go Private
Philadelphia-headquartered Versa Capital Management LLC, announced April 15 that it completed its acquisition of troubled retailer The Wet Seal Inc. The deal for an undisclosed amount was approved by United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on April 1.
Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th Expands in Northern California
Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th opens a new store near Sacramento.
Fred Segal to Bow in Tokyo
Fred Segal, a boutique compound best known for infusing a luxe sensibility in Los Angeles’ casual lifestyle, is scheduled to open its first international location on April 17 in Tokyo—and it will be different from anything that the pioneering boutique concept has done, said Paul Blum, Fred Segal’s chief executive officer.
