UPDATE Feds Raid LA Garment Companies in Mexican Drug Money-Laundering Scheme
Scores of federal and local law enforcement agents early Wednesday swarmed dozens of residences and apparel businesses in Los Angeles to crack down on a long-running money laundering scheme benefiting two drug cartels in Mexico.
Levi's Gets into the Body-Shaping Jeans Game
Levi's Launches a Line of Body-shaping jeans at Walmart, Kmart and Meijer stores.
The Game Visits Boyz NY
Hip Hop star The Game visited the storefront of streetwear brand Boyz NY on Los Angeles’ Fairfax Avenue on Sept. 6,
Marciano’s Big 10
Marciano, a brand of Guess?, recently celebrated 10-years of biz with in-store events across the US. Here’s a look at a couple of the store parties.
Duarte Gives Activewear a Fashionable Edge
Henry Duarte is joining the ath-leisure movement, but the Los Angeles designer is putting his signature rock ’n’ roll stamp on the growing trend.
Back to School’s Retail Surge
The Back-to-School season made business surge in August, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers.
Patagonia Introduces New Nano-Air Products That Are Extremely Light
Most outdoor athletes know that when the going gets tough, you start to heat up and have to shed layers of clothing.
Making Sales on Social Media Elusive, But Intriguing
After a decade of building audiences and communities, many think that social-media sites should be able to transform into a giant cash register.
More Services Jump In to Bring Apparel Production Back to Los Angeles
When Mike Basteguian was growing up in Los Angeles, his family’s garment factory was one of 80 clothing contractors in the early 1990s. Today, there are only a handful of factories.
Reed Plans New Trade Show Axis, Taps Agenda’s Chiu to Lead the N.Y. Event
After producing four Agenda Wmns sub-shows at the popular Agenda trade show, Vanessa Chiu will helm her own event, which will be called Axis, it was announced on Sept. 4.
Bebe Hires Jimenez for New Direction
For more than 30 years, Bebe Stores Inc. has cultivated a niche as the mall-based clothier for the woman who loves nightclubs and la dolce vita, but during a Sept. 4 conference call, Jim Wiggett said that his company planned to expand its offerings beyond clothes for going out.
FashionWeekLA.com Relaunched
LA Fashion Week is scheduled to start on Oct. 6, and the producers for the Fashion Week LA calendar website, which officially relaunched Sept. 2, hope that designers and fashion show producers will start planning for it on the relaunched website ASAP.
Fashion Industries Guild to Honor Tech/Chemistry Entrepreneur at Annual Gala
The Fashion Industries Guild of Cedars-Sinai will honor technology entrepreneur Michael Lefenfeld at its annual gala on Sept. 20 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles.
Cirrus Files Brings CRM Data Directly to the Inbox
Running a sales team can be complicated business, but a lot of salespeople still work with pen and paper rather than employ tech-savvy programs such as customer-relations management, according to Cirrus Path Inc. which recently released its Cirrus Files cloud-based customer-relations management application.
VF Collaboration Pledges $10 Million to Building and Safety Upgrades in Bangladesh
Greensboro, N.C.–based apparel giant VF Corp., in partnership with International Finance Corp., will provide up to $10 million in financing to VF vendor factories in Bangladesh.
