Gap Opens in Panama, More South American Stores Planned
San Francisco–based Gap Inc. opened its first Gap and Banana Republic stores in Panama and announced plans to open stores in Colombia, Uruguay ...
Eco Resource
Back in 1928, the Emsig family started a new business, Emsig Manufacturing. The initial market strategy, as it remains today, was to produce the highest-quality button products for ...
South Africa Style Comes to California
Despite South Africa’s burgeoning fashion scene, the country’s production delays, sizing differences and opposite seasons have kept many South African designers from breaking into the U.S. market. ...
Affliction Lands New Investor Funding, Acquires Stake in Throwdown
Seal Beach, Calif.–based Affliction Holdings LLC has been recapitalized by an investor group led by New Evolution Ventures LLC (NeV)—a Lafayette, Calif.–...
Robert Gray, St. John Co-Founder
Robert Gray, one of the legendary icons of the Southern California fashion industry, died Feb. 28 at his home in Orange County, Calif., after a long illness. He was 86....
Apparel News Daily Reader
Outrageous fashion out of Paris Fashion Week (Boston.com)The Prime of Jean Paul Gaulthier (The New York Times)The Duchess of Cambridge Wears M Missoni (The...
The International House of Breakfast and Fashion
"""Kevin Jones discussing the Oscar-winning costumes from "The Artist"I was fortunate enough to snag an invitation to a breakfast and private museum tour hosted by the Fashion Institute of Design Merchandising for members of the international diplomatic corps. The group was visiting Los Angeles on the Obama Administration’s...
Models Wanted for L.A. Fashion Week
Here's a chance for up-and-coming models to break into the fashion world.Los Angeles designer Anh Volcek is working with Nyx Models to find women between the ages of 16 to 25 who can model her sophisticated...
Apparel News Daily Reader
New fashion stars pepper the Oscars (Daily Herald)Angelina Jolie leg sparks online craze of parody photos (BBC)Accessories step ahead as Italian fashion...
Retail Sales Mixed in February
External factors kept retail sales mixed in February....
Piston Clothing Takes Off With ’Sons of Anarchy’ License
For years, half brothers Johnny Lucero and Eric Anthony faced off in a friendly completion, each designing clothes for the hot-rod set. More recently, the family competition has played out through licensing ...
The Red Carpet Goes Green at Oscar 2012
Ifyou looked very closely at the red carpet at last Sunday’s Oscars, you might have noticed a bit of green—and we’re not talkingabout best actress nominee Viola Davis’s emerald frock.
Billabong Rejects TPG’s Second Buyout Offer
Australian surf brand Billabong rejected a second, higher buyout offer from TPG Capital upon the advice of the company’s non-executive directors and a major shareholder....
MeUndies: Give Me Convenience Or Give Me...
Confederacy's newest, and only, vending machine.Life is all about convenience. So why can’t we get underwear from a vending machine?!?Entrepreneurs Jonathan Shokrian and Barak Diskin must have been obsessing about this same thought.But they did...
Christian Audigier Still Trying to Sell Two Properties
How tough is the housing market? Maybe Christian Audigier, the former guru of Ed Hardy apparel, could tell you. He has been trying to shed a couple of properties without success.In May he listed his spectacular...
