Talenthouse Connects Creative Community With Opportunities to Succeed
Want to design a T-shirt for DJ Steve Aoki? Or for music group Thievery Corporation?
Teijin Expands Its Recyclable-Poly Concept to China’s Uniform Market
The Teijin Group launched a new program in China to collect and recycle used uniforms in a closed-loop system to create chemically recycled polyester yarns. ...
Lira Swim: Bikini Flirtation
Lira Clothing debuted in 2007 as a go-to label for premium action-sports looks at moderate prices. For the Spring 2012 season, it debuted Lira Swim, a juniors swim line designed with plenty of sass.
The People’s Movement
Kevin Flanagan has done his due diligence at action-sports brand machines as vice president of marketing for Reef, group show director at the Action Sports Retailers Trade Expo and...
Texworld Adds Sourcing Section to Paris Show
Messe Frankfurt France, which organizes the Texworld fabric show in Paris, said it is adding an apparel sourcing section, filled with manufacturers from around the world.
U.S. Apparel and Textile Imports Dip as Prices Rise
U.S. consumers were definitely in a conservative mood when it came to buying clothing in 2011....
It's Good to be Agave
’It’s good to be George Clooney.” And thus begins an odd segment on CBS “Person to Person” profiling George Clooney and his StudioCity home. It’s always fun to check in with how the stars live. “There’s some lady who makes salads for me…and some...
Surface Trade Volume Up With Canada and Mexico
Exports sent by truck and rail to two of the United States’ larger trading partners, Canada and Mexico, were up 12.7 percent in November 2011 compared with the same period the year before.
Containerized Imports Showed Positive Signs in 2011
A rise in the auto industry and the housing market pushed containerized import cargo traffic up 3 percent in 2011 over the previous year, according to The Journal of Commer...
Crailar, Tuscarora Partner for Flax-Blend Yarns
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc., maker of Crailar yarns, struck a licensing deal with Mt. Pleasant, N.C.–based Tuscarora Yarns to create new blended yarns using Crailar ...
Bread & Butter Expands With High Fidelity
The 11th edition of Bread & Butter, an international trade show for selected brands, opened its doors for its Jan. 18–20 run with this year’s “High Fidelity...
To Russia With Love: Los Angeles Apparel Makers Tap Into a New Territory
California’s lifestyle apparel, known for its casual and cool looks, thrives in stores across the United States and overseas, but will that look translate into Russian?...
Fashion Finds Guide
Five seasons a year, buyers from around the globe flock to the California Market Center (CMC) for Los Angeles Fashion Market, the West Coast’s premier destination for thousands of apparel, gift and lifestyle collections displayed in hundreds of the CMC’s sh...
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Naked Princess: Living the Lingerie Lifestyle
Los Angeles–based lingerie collection Naked Princess is created for the truly romantic. ...
