Gap Heads to Brazil
San Francisco–based retail giant Gap Inc. will open its first stand-alone Gap stores in Brazil in fall of 2013 through an agreement with Tudo Bom Comércio Ltda....
Levi’s Taps Hyatt Exec as CFO
San Francisco–based Levi Strauss & Co. named Harmit Singh executive vice president and chief financial officer, overseeing Levi’s global information technology and finance functions....
U.S. Textile and Apparel Imports Still Center on China
Shoppers were being cautious with their pocketbooks this year as apparel and textile imports dropped 1 percent during the first 10 months of 2012 compared with last year....
Billabong Bid Heating Up
A buyout offer from the United States for Billabong International Ltd. is creating turmoil in the Australian surf giant’s home territory....
Gores Group Buys Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent
The Gores Group LLC, the Los Angeles investment firm, added another brand to its growing portfolio of fashion companies....
Trina Turk to Unveil New Look at NY Fashion Week
On Feb. 10, Los Angeles designer Trina Turk will host a fashioninstallation at Mercedes-BenzFashion Week in New York tounveil the new look for her collection. ...
Workstation
This is the view from my workstation at California Apparel News on the 7th floor of California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles. If you have even a remote interest in these things, that would be a 24-inch iMac running MacOSX/Mountain Lion and Photoshop CS6. On the screen is an image of a moonrise over my neighborhood in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Wear Your Protest
Confederacy boutique located on Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles celebrated the launch of the Falling Whistles “5 Boy Collection” on Friday, November 9. Falling Whistles is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, campaigning for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Bodyrock Sports Launches Bespoke Activewear
Southern Californian designer Kelley Dooley creates stylish fitness apparel. Her Los Angeles-based company, Bodyrock, is well known for donning pop music sensation Britney Spears with the infamous diamond skull tassel and 18K gold zippered bra.
(I Always Feel Like) Somebody's Watching Me
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but perhaps not in the fashion business, where designers strive to strike the right balance between innovation and salability, while building—and protecting—their brands.
Caruso Buying Up Palisades Village
The sleepy commercial strip of Los Angeles’ wealthy Pacific Palisades neighborhood might get an overhaul from one of Los Angeles’ most successful mall developers....
STYLE FILE: Priscella Shum
Texworld USA friend, PriscellaShum, buyer for Jessica Simpson Outerwear, shares her thoughts on New YorkStyle, her one item she can’t live without and trends she plans on rocking forthe upcoming holiday....
Salute to Suppliers & Services Resources
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Salute To Suppliers & Services Resource
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LA Garment District Raid Yields Violations at 10 Contractors
The U.S. Departmentof Labor’s Wage and Hour Division and the California Division of LaborStandards Enforcement found violations of federal and state labor laws at 10garment contractors inspected during a sweep in the Los Angeles FashionDistrict earlier this year.
