Top Womenswear Executive Resigns from PacSun
Christine Lee, senior vice president of women’s merchandising and design, has resigned from Pacific Sunwear Inc., the surfwear retailer headquartered in Anaheim, Calif. She has been with the company since 2010.
Mansion Trade Show to Debut in Las Vegas
Atlanta-area production company Collab Avenue plans to host its first fashion trade event, the Mansion Trade Show, in Las Vegas Aug. 17–19
New Lines
The following new lines showing at Los Angels Fashion Market.
Opening at LA Market
After testing the U.S. waters over the last year, French denim brand Skylton is putting down roots with the opening of a new showroom at the California Market Center.
City Chic to Roll Out California Stores
City Chic, an Australian retailer of women’s plus-sized fashion, opened its first American store Aug. 1 at the Westfield Culver City retail center, located off a busy stretch of the San Diego (405) Freeway.
Smith, Uner to Relaunch FashionWeekLA.com
Los Angeles Fashion Week has been criticized throughout its history for not attracting enough buyers and not producing enough shows for high-profile designers. For Kelsi Smith, director of Los Angeles Fashion Council, a community organization for fashion designers, what the fashion week needs is better organization.
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.
