Chicago--Meet Malibu
Bananabeat product at Sofia Bananabeat pop-up shop. Photo courtesy of Sofia Bananabeat.Some things just go together naturally. Like Chicago and Malibu! Umm, let’s try that again. Some things have not been tried before-- like mixing Chicago and Malibu.But waves and...
French Technical Fabrics Land in California
Bel Tech, the technical and active-apparel fabrics division of French mill Bel Maille Creations, has a new home on the West Coast. ...
H&M Opening in City of Industry
Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) staked a bigger claim to the Southern California fashion market....
New York Textile Resource Guide
3A Products of America is a symbol of quality, serving you since 1975. Send your samples to us. We will help you save money. Custom orders to meet your needs: snaps, knitted elastic,...
Nike SB and Levi's Debut High-Performance Skate Jeans
Photo courtesy of thepremierstore.com.Skaters had even more reason to celebrate this Fourth of July, as the long-awaited Nike SBx Levi's 511 Skateboarding Team Edition Jeans...
The Assignment: 6 Words + 1 T-shirt
Lots of tees on the blog this week... New denim line Not Without Joy has launched a fun Hemingway-inspired contest on its website.According to the possibly apocryphal anecdote, Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a complete story in six words. He responded with...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Christian Louboutin Creates Cinderella’s Glass Slipper (The Telegraph)Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Hit Paris Fashion Week (E!)Wimbledon’s fashion police made...
Happy 4th of July, People
I was preparing several upcoming textile trend stories and came across a few prints that fairly scream: “Happy 4th of July, people!” Above is Pine Crest Fabrics’ “Super Star Patriotic” foil print (#BTH547C1). Here’s another from Pine Crest,...
Little-Known Facts About Protecting Fashion Collections
The Dolce Gabbana gown donated recently to Woodbury UniversityHaving a collection of vintage fashion pieces has its headaches. You can't just hang them in the closet.There is a very...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Haute couture on display in Paris (The Washington Post)Just One Look: Bouchra Jarrar (The New York Times)To Discuss: Cape Dresses on the couture runways (The...
Tommy Bahama Takes The Grove
Party at Tommy Bahama Summer Pop-Up Lounge.Tommy Bahama is all about good times. On June 27, the island-inspired lifestyle collection let the good times roll under its Summer Pop-Up Lounge, an open tent, at The Grove retail center where it served mai-tais and martinis...
Cool (Hashtag) Tee, Dude
Exercise your freedom of tweet—you could land a grand. Ever dream of having your genius immortalized on a T-shirt? Karmaloop hears you. Or, more accurately, the Boston-based streetwear e-tailer is reading your tweets. The company just launched #tees, a contest to find the best tweet—and...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Versace Back at the Ritz for Haute Couture Week (Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog)Raf Simons Shows Triumphantly at Dior (The New York Times)Sofia Coppola...
Lenzing Plans New Tencel Production Facility
Austrian fiber maker Lenzing AG has begun construction on a new Tencel production facility in upper Austria.
Fashion Market Northern California Finds Retailers Working Hard for Their Money
SAN MATEO, Calif.—After 12 years of owning a smallwomenswear store in Grass Valley, Calif., Debbie Dejesus packed up her merchandise,purchased a used white delivery truck and hit the road....
