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Jewelry With an Environmental Motif (New York Times) Bird Is the Word (Wall Street Journal)'Hunger Games' fashion comes to fiery life (Chicago...
Cheers to Fashion Week!
Volker Corell offers a toast to designer Sue Wong after her Fall '12 presentation at her studio. Tonight is the last night of Los Angeles Fashion Week with the finale show at L.A. Fashion Weekend at Sunset Gower. When our photographer Volker Corell...
Gypsy Junkies
Designer Marcus Paglialonga was speaking to his inner gypsy when he created his Fall 2012 collection, which mixed a bohemian vibe with rock ’n’ roll glam. It was seen on the runway March 10 during Concept L.A. Fashion Week at the Ace Gallery, Los Angeles.
Fashion Group International-L.A. Presents ’Meet the Designer and Muse’
Los Angeles’ fashion industry stepped out on March 8 to celebrate Fashion Group International’s “Meet the Designer and the Muse” fund-raiser. Models, muses and fashion lovers filled Ace Gallery to take in the designers’ creations and their...
U.S., European and Asian Brands Vie for Chinese Business at Novomania
SHANGHAI—Doing business in China requires an understanding of the Chinese market as well as branding and real estate expertise....
Laili Lau
If a prize were given out for the designer who traveled the farthest to participate in Concept L.A. Fashion Week at the Ace Gallery Los Angeles, Laili Lau might be the winner....
PacSun Forecasts Loss and Improvements for Second Quarter
Pacific Sunwear of California forecast a loss for its second quarter in 2012, but during a conference call with Wall Street analysts on March 13, the mall-based surf and skate retailer promis...
Chambers Fall 2012
For designer Devin Carlson, Los Angeles Fashion Week is familiar territory. Typically, he shows his Fremont collection of men’s and women’s contemporary apparel. But for his March 9 show at Concept L.A. Fashion Week a...
American Apparel Replaces Senior Credit Facility
Los Angeles–based vertical manufacturer and retailer American Apparel Inc. replaced anexisting $75 million senior credit facility that was set to expire in July with a three-...
Directives West Fall ’12
Directives West, the merchandising consultancy firm founded in Los Angeles in 1982, always does a great job of presenting the season’s trends and then showcasing them on the runway....
Harper's Orange County Fashion
It’s Los Angeles Fashion Week, and fashion eventsare popping up all over the region. Erica Thomas produced her Spring 2012 trunk show at Harper’s , her leading boutique in Corona del Mar in South Orange County. Swim was a focus at the....
Real Estate Vacancy Declining, Retailers Still See Opportunity
Business remains tough for boutique retail, but 2012 began on a bullish note for retail real estate for some boutique chains....
Nami at Concept L.A.
The Fall 2012 collection for Nami could be parsed by its influences, said its designer, Sarah Nami Ahn, who showed her latest collection at
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Michelle Obama Wears Marchesa to the White House State Dinner (Wall Street Journal)Gloria Sachs, Fashion Designer for Working Women, Dies at 85 (New...
S&G Clothing
Designers Sequoia Emmanuelle and Gita Salem looked west for inspiration for their Fall 2012 S&G collection, shown March 9 at Concept L.A. Fashion Week at Ace Gallery Los Angeles. But instead of hitching the collection to the cl...
