Swim's Next Generation
Swimsuits—so little square footage, so much impact! Ever wonder how swimwear designers are made? It’s not like they’re born with a Malibu Barbie and a dream. They’re trained—many of them here in California at...
Matix Clothing Acquired by Westlife Distribution
Matix Clothing—a skatewear brand sold at action-sportswear retailers such as Tilly’s, Pacific Sunwear and Zumiez—recently was acquired by Los Angeles–based Wes...
Swim Shorts 2013
2Chillies offers the market young fresh vibrant prints and fashionable shapes—and always at an accessible price point. 2Chillies ensures that its product meets the highest quality standards a...
Sperry Top-Sider: Preppy From Toe to Head
Most people know the East Coast shoe brand Sperry Top-Sider to be synonymous with its “authentic original” preppy boat shoes. Now the brand is ready to put its sailor style into swimwear and coverups for Resort 2013, created b...
Nike Names New President for Jordan Brand
Beaverton, Ore.–based athletic footwear and apparel giant Nike Inc. named Larry Miller president of the Jordan brand, replacing Keith Houlemard, who was named general manager, a position that...
Kore: Fashion and Sport
The co-owners of Kore, sisters Jessica and Nicole Tracy, admitted there are some beautiful swimsuits out there in the world—the kind that “look amazing by the pool”—but they couldn’t find a...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Nordstrom Dresses British With Topshop to Win Back Women: Retail (Bloomberg Businessweek)The Fashion Club Blends Menswear And A Feminine Sensibility...
STYLE FILE: Mark Woodman
STYLE FILE: Mark WoodmanWhat led to your initial involvement in the Heimtextil trend board?MesseFrankfurt and...
Copious Lands $5 Million in Funding to Expand Online Marketplace
San Francisco–based fashion e-commerce site Copious announced on July 11 that it secured $5 million in a Series A round of funding....
Inside Montana Avenue’s Rebound
Boutique retail streets suffered horribly during the Great Recession, and two years into a weak recovery, boutique districts across California have had mixed records in returning to their former economic health.
Emporio Armani Coming to Santa Monica Place
A high-end, ready-to-wear Emporio Armani store will open this fall at the upscale Santa Monica Place shopping center in Santa Monica, Calif....
Olympic Fashions Unveiled
"Photo courtesy of Ralph LaurenWith a little over two weeks until the kick off of the...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Jennifer Lopez Launches T-Shirt Shopping Site (Elle)Proenza Schouler’s Very First Store is ’wrong in a good way’ (The Cut)Joining the Gypsy-Style Caravan (The New York...
Nordstrom To Open Topshop Departments
TOPSHOP and TOPMAN's UK fashion.Los Angeles is going to get its own TOPSHOP and TOPMAN stores in 2013, but that arrangement leaves the rest of California high and dry when it comes to shopping at this popular UK retailer. Before those...
Challenges Continue to Stifle California’s Economic Recovery
Retailers this month received a morsel of good news: Gas prices at the pump have fallen off a cliff and are down more than 70 cents a gallon....
