Costume Designers Guild to Present Awards at Upcoming Gala
The Costume Designers Guild will hold its 14th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards on Feb. 21 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills....
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Launches Web Series
The Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund premiered its new Web series on Hulu last week. Vogue magazine and the CFDA ...
Fashion Market Northern California Keeps Growing
SAN MATEO, Calif.—Inside the cavernous San Mateo County Event Center, which has been the home of Fashion Market Northern Califo...
Onno for All Seasons
Onno is a label ready for anything....
Macy’s Klein Retires, Setting Off Changes in Macy’s Execs
Macy’s Inc. announced that Ron Klein, its chief stores officer, will retire effective March 31, bringing an end to a 36-year career with Macy’s, which included a stint as chairman and chief executive of Macy’s East. T...
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Billabong's Roadside Attraction
Billabong celebrated the launch of its Fall 2012 collections in true surfer style. From Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 the company showcased its stable of brands beachside at the Surf and Sand Hotel in Laguna Beach. The mega-company’s trade show event, titled The Roadside Attraction, was created...
Columbia Names New Merchandising Exec
Portland, Ore.–based Columbia Sportswear Co. named Adrienne Moser vice president of global apparel merchandising and design for the Columbia brand. ...
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Is Fashion Elitist? (The Telegraph)Prabal Gurung Embraces the Past (The New York Times)Cheap Chic: Couture Comes To Discount Retailers (NPR)Employment...
Farewell Hillary Rush Boutique
Hillary RushHillary Rush is closing her Hillary Rush boutique March 1 and Los Angeles will lose another talented retailer from the bricks-and-mortar scene.Unfortunately for Los Angeles, this influential retailer on 8222 W. Third Street said she...
Retailers Look to Social-Media Analytics for Next Steps
It’s a given that a Facebook or Twitter page can raise the profile of a business, but retailers are still trying to figure out exactly what’s to be learned from all those followers....
Manhattan Beachwear Lands Top-Sider Swim License
Cypress, Calif.–based Manhattan Beachwear Inc. struck a licensing deal with Sperry ...
The Gather, a Boutique Trade Show, Growing in San Francisco
The Gather, a boutique trade show in San Francisco, started two years ago as a collective of just five local sales reps. Jennifer Zweig—the sales rep for Obey for Northern California, Arizona and Nevada—organizes the event and said she and fellow regional sales reps were looking to attain the efficiency—but not the environment—of a trade show.
Designers Named for San Francisco Incubator at Macy’s
The first batch of designers headed for the new “Designers in Residence” program, housed inside the Macy’s at Union Square in San Francisco, has been named....
Good Retail Sales Kick Off 2012
January sales were good....
