Nordstrom Expanding Online and With Bricks-and-Mortar
Nordstrom Inc. is busy laying down plans for a new outlet store in Orange County while buying an e-commerce site that caters to men.
UPDATE: The Influence: Celebrity Style, Millennial Shopper
Fashion enthusiasts often turn to celebrities and musical icons for style reference. And in a time and age when a majority of shopping is done over the Internet, it seems a sensible idea to combine the two elements and establish a shopable celebrity-style database.
Madison’s Melrose Store Closes in Real Estate Deal
After a 16-year run, prominent Los Angeles boutique chain Madison shuttered its Melrose Avenue location on July 26, the company’s second store closing in two months.
Scouting the Denim Market
The July 30–31 run of boutique denim trade show Kingpins at the Cooper Design Space in Los Angeles drew designers and representatives of brands and retailers from Levi Strauss & Co., Nordstrom, Nasty Gal, Uniqlo, Lee, Lucky Brand, Volcom, Alexander Wang, Paige and Current/Elliot
Zero Degrees Celsius
An abundance of light streams in through the south-facing windows of the new showroom for the Zero Degrees Celsius line.
Agent Icon
After many years on the 12th floor of The New Mart, the Agent Icon showroom moved in in June to a new space on the second floor of the Cooper Design Space, where light filters into the bright space through the trees lining Los Angeles Street.
Showroom Profile: Lynn Girard
After 36 years of running a showroom in the California Market Center, Lynn Girard thought it was time for a change.
Centric’s New Investment to Fund China Expansion
Centric Software Inc. announced on July 29 that it received $24 million in Series D capital funding.
Loyola Hosts First Summer Intensive Fashion Law Program
Loyola Law School in Los Angeles formed the Fashion Law Project, an academic center dedicated to the unique legal issues facing the fashion industry, both domestically and internationally.
Highlighting Apparel Production and Fashion in Colombia
Colombia is a powerhouse of apparel production in South America, right after Brazil. And the country is fighting to keep its apparel and textile industry vibrant. Every year, Colombiamoda gets bigger with more pavilions and elements to it.
Tokidoki Gets Cute
Cute and spooky was Tokidoki’s style when the Los Angeles-headquartered pop-culture brand took its bow about a decade ago. With the ntroduction of a new character Palette, it's just getting cute.
Pepsi Style
Pepsi. It’s not just a soft drink. It’s a fashion line too. Pepsi recently introduced the Pepsi Live For Now Collaboration.
Mom's The Word Takes A Bow
fter 17-years of running maternity shops in the San Francisco Bay area, Mom’s The Word opened a Los Angeles location.
Globe's Old School Surf Movie
Action Sports Brand Globe International defied the current way of making the surf movie. Their flick, Strange Rumblings in Shangri La, premieres on July 31. Here's a peek into Globe's big surf world.
The Influence: Celebrity Style, Millennial Shopper
Newly launched e-commerce site The Influence uses celebrity images and makes their outfits accessible by a simple click of a button.
