Katharine Kidd Shows Off Feminine Spring 2014 Collection at The Grove

Katharine Kidd Shows Off Feminine Spring 2014 Collection at The Grove

Los Angeles emerging designer Katharine Kidd looks to neons to brighten up her sophisticated collection.

Behind the Scenes at Directives West

Behind the Scenes at Directives West

The glamour!The chaos! The texting! Go behind the scenes with James Campbell and Volker Corell before the Directives West runway show.

Santa Monica Place's Big Awards

Santa Monica Place's Big Awards

Santa Monica Place Honored With Architectural Awards

Los Angeles Fashion Week: Spring Forward

Los Angeles Fashion Week: Spring Forward

Runway shows, installations, parties and events. Spring '14 LA Fashion Week is underway.

New Lines

The following new lines and new showrooms will be open during the Oct. 13–17 run of Los Angeles Fashion Market. (Note: Not all buildings are open all days. Please check Apparelnews.net for correct start and end dates for each building.)

September Retail Sales Lack Gusto

September Retail Sales Lack Gusto

Apparel retailers, short on new fashion trends and coping with warm weather, reported weak sales in September.

Vans Expands Boardshorts Program

Vans Expands Boardshorts Program

Vans hopes its loyal shoe fans will become boardshorts fans too.

Fashion Industries Guild Raises $1.1 Million for Cedars-Sinai

Fashion Industries Guild Raises $1.1 Million for Cedars-Sinai

FIG's raised $23 million for initiatives at Cedars-Sinai over the years.

Showroom Profile: Kristi Williams Sales

Showroom Profile: Kristi Williams Sales

If things look a little crowded in the sixth-floor showroom of Kristi Williams, it’s because the space is shared by four reps who have carved out a different niche in the fashion world.

Profile: Brand Assembly

Profile: Brand Assembly

In less than two years, Brand Assembly has grown from a showroom in the Cooper Design Space to a trade show featuring 60 upscale contemporary brands held on the building’s 11th floor.

Showroom Profile: Miilla/Monoreno

Showroom Profile: Miilla/Monoreno

Los Angeles contemporary collection Miilla has a new home on the fifth floor of the California Market Center.

Showroom Profile: ShowroomFive21

Showroom Profile: ShowroomFive21

The contemporary showroom started business in the California Market Center in 2008.

Tortoise Jeans: Getting More Wash Using Less Water

Tortoise Jeans: Getting More Wash Using Less Water

Tortoise uses an ozone process to alter the jean’s color

Barbara Fields Spring 2014 Forecast: Days of Daisies and Sports

Barbara Fields Spring 2014 Forecast: Days of Daisies and Sports

For juniors fashions, everything will be coming up daisies

Juicy Couture Sold to Authentic Brands Group

Juicy Couture, the luxury casual line born in Los Angeles and scooped up by a New York company a decade ago, has been sold by Fifth & Pacific for $195 million to Authentic Brands Group.