Wet Seal Board Fights Back in Proxy Battle
The brewing proxy battle at The Wet Seal Inc. heated up Sept. 25 when the Foothill Ranch, Calif.–based retailer released a letter to its shareholders begging them to reject the call of a New York–based...
California Cotton Tour Planned for October
The textile and apparel industry is invited to take a look at California’s cotton industry at the source during a free tour of cotton farms in the San Joaquin Valley on Oct. 19.The annual even...
Moussy Implements Lectra PLM
Baroque, the Japanese fast-fashion retailer and owner of the Moussy and Sly brands, implemented Lectra Fashion PLM for the Moussy brand with plans to extend impleme...
Inspiration Under the Sea
Google maps has introduced its awesome new sea view option, which takes you to six amazing underwater places in Australia, the Philippines and Hawaii. The images were collected in partnership with The Catlin Seaview Survey, and it is...
Uniqlo Prefers Paramus
What’s cooler than L.A.? Paramus, N.J., apparently. At least, according to Uniqlo. The Japanese fast-fashion retailer continues its glacial rollout of U.S. retail with a store at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus on Friday.No disrespect to New Jersey—I am a...
Top Stories September 21-25
Top Stories Sep. 21–25 Copyright, international trade, e-commerce, lingerie and The Gap’s next move. Those were among our most-read stories from the last week....
Frederick's of Hollywood Launching New Luxury Line
Lingerie just keeps getting fancier.Take Frederick's of Hollywood, the Los Angeles institution that has been around for more than 50 years. It started out as a more risque brand of lingerie and eventually morphed into...
Sue Wong Opens Spring in L.A.
Leaping ahead of the earliest scheduled events for the upcoming Los Angeles Fashion Week, Sue Wong, L.A.’s reigning queen of detailed gowns and cocktail dresses, de...
Plumbers,Towing Services; Give Us Your Logos
Welcome to Teeology.Sure, the world is filled with great artists, but some of the best graphics could be found on any Main Street, that’s the view Jennifer Lopez’s online T-shirt company Teeology.The Los Angeles-based Teeology launched Aug. 1, and it is where the celebrity...
Nice Pants
Curious about the history of pants, but short on time?Myriapod Productions wrote the book on pants--or rather, they animated it. The New York–based film company put together this nifty animated short, which gives you a brief history of the word pants—from Saint Pantaleon to pantalone...
Honeydew Creates Exclusive Line for Madewell, Nordstrom
Chatsworth, Calif.–based lingerie brand Honeydew Intimates has struck a three-year deal to create an exclusive collection of bralettes and panties for Madewell, the nearly 50...
U.S.-Panama Free-Trade Agreement Delayed
Trade negotiators had been hoping to have the free-trade pact between the United States and Panama up and running by Oct. 1....
INDUSTRY VOICES-How to Buy Prints Without Buying a Lawsuit
It is no secret that there are several print suppliers who have made the filing of lawsuits and claiming copyright infringement their business model. As publicly available court records show, just thr...
Port Negotiations Deadline Extended
The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) have agreed to extend contract negotiations an additional 90 days beyond the previous...
Los Angeles Fashion Week Calendar
Los Angeles Fashion Week plans are underway, with several multi-day events and group shows already sc...
