2014 Newsmakers: West Coast Ports’ ‘Perfect Storm’
For many retailers and apparel importers, this holiday season didn’t turn out to be very merry and bright.
2014 Newsmakers: Dov Charney’s Fight With American Apparel
For American Apparel founder Dov Charney, it’s been a harrowing year.
2014 Newsmakers: MAGIC Parent Advanstar Acquired
Twice a year, more than 5,000 brands and more than 65,000 attendees decamp to Las Vegas to show their latest wares at the sprawling über trade show MAGIC and its sub shows, which include WWDMAGIC, Project, ENKVegas, Pooltradeshow and Sourcing at MAGIC.
Surprises and Contrasts
From the sale of trade show giant Advanstar to the high-profile federal raid on Los Angeles Fashion District businesses, 2014 was a year of surprises and contrasts.
Apparel Importers Push to Bring Cargo In Before Chinese New Year
Wary apparel and textile importers who have lost millions of dollars due to late-arriving merchandise are setting their shipping plans on fast forward even though the holiday season normally signals a shipping slowdown.
Rose Jannuzzi Names SVP of Operations for SwimSpot
SwimSpot, the swimwear retailer owned by Raj Manufacturing, named Rose Jannuzzi senior vice president of operations.
Kelly Slater Appoints More Execs to His New Brand Outerknown
Surf legend Kelly Slater is hoping to rip it with his new clothing label, Outerknown, which will see the men’s collection in stores for Fall 2015 and women’s debuting for Resort 2015.
Guerilla Atelier & The Lost Warhols
Carl Louisville, founder of the Guerilla Atelier boutique at the edge of downtown Los Angeles, mixes a Californian sense of refinement with an Arts District sense of adventure at his shop, and Dec. 10 was the atelier’s night for giving back with a photographic series called The Lost Warhols.
Wet Seal Discusses Bankruptcy, Other Options During 3rd Quarter Call
During a conference call on Dec. 10, executives of The Wet Seal Inc., discussing third-quarter results, raised the possibility of a company bankruptcy.
Uniqlo: 1,000 Ways To Thank L.A.
After opening a bunch of emporiums in Southern California, Uniqlo planned to give away some holiday freebies around Dec. 13. Check it out.
UCLA Anderson Forecast Takes a Look at California’s Future
California is on a steady course to see job growth outpace the U.S. economy through the end of 2016, eventually driving down the state unemployment to 5.6 percent during that period. That is considerably lower than the 7.3 percent recorded in October.
Kaye Morales After Style Fashion Week
After making her L.A. debut with a Style Fashion Week runway show in October, Kaye Morales returned to the Philippines to work on her self-named collection's fall/winter 2015 line called Samurai.
Rachel Tribble: Peace, Contradictions & Skateboarding
Artist Rachel Tribble made some paintings inspired by meditation and peace, but the art was placed on something known to disrupt order on sidewalks all over the world; the skateboard.
