UGG Says 'I Do!'

Just in time for wedding season, UGG Australia has debuted a new wedding footwear collection.The capsule collection includes three styles: the Bailey I Do! for $225, the Sparkles I Do! for $190, and...

Hal Kaltman, Past President of the Textile Association of Los Angeles, Dies at 70

Hal Kaltman, the elder statesman of the California apparel industry and a mentor to many, died peacefully in Las Vegas on

Thursday Friday, Everyday Totes

You can tell that the two friends behind Thursday Friday bags, Roni Brunn and Olena Sholomytska are smart. Not only are the canvas tote bags clever (printed with trompe-l’oeil images of iconic designer satchels), they can also articulate their origin story with...

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10 Beauty Boards You Should Be Following on Pinterest (Fashionista)Renewed Energy At Atlanta Textile Exhibitions (Textile World)U.K. Retail Sales Fall Most in Two Years as Rain Hits...

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Here Is The Best-Dressed Snail on the Cannes Red Carpet (New York Magazine)Tim Gunn fashions together advice for Ohio State (The Lantern)André Leon...

Kill City, Moods of Norway Party

Kill City's Drew Bernstein in front of his new flagship. Photo by Felix Salzman/LookBookLA.Kill City has been making jeans and other fashions for L.A.’s rock ’n’ roll set for a long time. But last week Kill City founder Drew Bernstein threw a party for Kill...

Congratulations, Claire Pettibone!

When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg married Priscilla Chan in a surprise (at least to people who aren’t family and friends—FB or otherwise) ceremony, the bride wore a gown designed by Los Angeles designer Claire Pettibone. Hat tip to Racked for the photo above. InStyle has some fun facts on the dress, including the designer’s dish...

7 For All Mankind Leaves Robertson

VF Corp.’s 7 For All Mankind label recently vacated its shop on the high-profile retail street Robertson Boulevard. The 3,200-square-foot space, located at 100 S. Robertson Blvd., was 7 For A...

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Fashion icon to bequeath trove to Salem museum (The Boston Globe)Eco-fashionista campaigns for sexy, sustainable fashion (CNN)Tweens on the Runway...

Sean Woolsey: T-shirts to Lighting

Back in 2005, we did a story about Sean Woolsey's t-shirt line Status Foe, here. He had a cool graphic eye and placed prints in a way that more interesting than just a center logo. He called V-necks before they were a commonplace...

Social Media’s Bottom Line for Business

Almost every fashion brand and retailer has a presence in social media, but the jury is still out on what kind of return on investment businesses gain from social-media sites such as...

California College of the Arts’ Senior Fashion Show in San Francisco

Using ballooning skirts and rigid armor, graduating seniors of the California College of the Arts’ fashion design program stretched the standard proportions of normal apparel silhouettes to sculptural ...

Retailers Use Gaming to Predict Sales Before They Happen

With gaming becoming more and more popular, it’s no surprise that it has now found its way into retail analytics....

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Work Wear: Office Style at Fab.com (Wall Street Journal)A to Zee: Marilyn Rising (Elle)Chopard Red Carpet Collection at Cannes (The New York Times)Victoria...

'Swing Left, Swing Right' Murs Brings Hip-Hop Style to LACMA

3MG's Murs, Eligh and Scarub and a whole lot of cell phones.Hip-hop legends Murs, Eligh and Scarub kicked off LACMA’s Through the Mic series...