Back-to-School: No Clear View

The Back-to-School season is just getting underway, andprominent retail trade groups and analysts have forecast widerangingprojections for this crucial retail season, which is consideredthe second mos...

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Glamour Uses Photo of Late Daul Kim in its August Issue (New York Magazine)New YSL Logo Proves Elusive at the Soho Store (The Cut)Rihanna To Design River...

7 Diamonds Takes New York

Sure, 7 Diamonds is sold at every Nordstrom in the US. But the colorful and creative fashion label always seemed like such a California thing.Since 2000, it was the dressy shirting label you’d find at California-only surf and skate shops.Now the Tustin, Calif.-based...

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Rihanna is looking forward to creating something special with upcoming River Island label (The Cut)Ralph Lauren's Next Olympic Outfits Will Be made in the...

Banana Republic Flying High

Waiting to take flight on Virgin America, based in San FranciscoBanana Republic's design team in San Francisco will be soaring after the new uniforms they designed for Virgin America...

Billabong Lands Investor

As one of the dominant brands in surfwear, Billabong International Ltd. remains one of the category’s popular labels....

CIT Launches Factoring University

The CIT Group launched an educational website to outline the principles of accounts-receivables factoring. ...

Beach Riot: Wild on the Beach

Designer Nicole Hanriot gained notice by mixing core surf looks with fashion while she was swimwear designer for Tavik, a surf and skate–oriented fashion line headquartered in Irvine, Calif.—the surfwea...

Aussie Lorna Jane is Expanding in California

Lorna Jane Clarkson had the chance to cash out her fashionable fitness clothing company of 120 stores in Australia. Clarkson said she passed, “I hope it doesn’t sound cliche. I really want to inspire women.” The founder was in Los...

Canadian Underwear Company Moving to L.A.

Naked, the men’s underwear brand sold in high-end stores, is headed to California....

Los Angeles Investor Buys Stake in Sundance Catalog

Los Angeles–based private-equity investment firm Brentwood Associates acquired a majority stake in Sundance Holdings Group LLC from SharehACI Capital and Webster Cap...

3-D Technology Pushes the Envelope for Apparel Companies

While apparel-production software has been around for years, the latest advances in three-dimensional renderings are helping apparel companies cut down on both time and money....

Finance Resource Guide

Bibby Financial Services is a worldwide market leader in business cash-flow solutions to small and medium-sized companies. With offices in eight North American cities and 14 countri...

Seea: Drawing Retro Lines for Modern Times

For Amanda Chinchelli Greer, a basic rash guard with a company logo simply will not do. ...

Jimmy Au's Tale of the Unbelievable

From left Alan Au, Fred Gutierrez, Jimmy Au at the boutique Jimmy Au's For Men 5'8 and Under.Stay at a job for more than a few years, they call you a veteran. Well, meet Fred Gutierrez. On July 12, he celebrated 30-years of employment with Jimmy Au’s For Men 5’8 and Under in Beverly...