Richard Bruno: Award-Winning Costume Designer
Costume designer Richard Bruno, who worked on a wide range of films—including “Goodfellas,” “The Untouchables” and “Raging Bull”—died Jan. 11 in Port Townsend, ...
The Council for Textile Recycling Launches Initiative to Achieve Zero Waste by 2037
When a customer buys a sweater, top, pair of pants, or skirt, she generally has big plans for it. She knows why she needs it, what it goes with, and when she might wear it. What most consumers do not ...
L.L. Bean Introduces Wacky Bootmobile
Is it something to do with the weather up there in Maine?Maybe, because the executives at L.L. Bean seem to be suffering from not enough sun or too much time indoors thinking of crazy ways to promote their...
Clinton Pushes Globally Shared Responsibilities as the Future
NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton, who was the keynote speaker at the 101st annual National Retail Federation Conference and Expo, noted that we live in a turbulent economy right now but stressed that busi...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Rihanna Shows Her Softer Side for Armani (The Telegraph)Prada already is dissatisfied with her Met costume exhibit (The Cut)Fashion Week Cat Clash Resolved (The Telegraph)U.S....
Apparel News Daily Reader
Gucci Fall 2012 Men’s Collection (New York Times)Ten Animal Sweaters to Start Your Own Zoo (Refinery29)The Michelle Obama Look Book 2012 (The Cut New...
Wheelmen & Co. Bikes + Mustaches
Two things that are inexplicably hip and guys are into right now: bikes and mustaches. Based in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles, Wheelmen Co has both. Owner Bradford Ryan Riedell (what else could be done with a handsome name like...
George Whalin, You'll Be Missed
George WhalinGeorge Whalin was a California retail classic.He passed away Jan. 10 due to complications from cancer. He was 68 and he kept working almost to the end; writing on retail, advising with his Carlsbad, Calif.-company...
Designers and Agents to Launch Menswear Show
Designers and Agents is launching a menswear show, called D&A Man, in New York this summer to coincide with Men’s Fashion Week. ...
Nike Factory in Indonesia to Pay Workers $1 Million in Unpaid Overtime
Nearly 4,500 workers working at a Nike contract factory in Indonesia will receive a little more than $1 million in unpaid overtime compensation from the Nike supplier....
Finance Resource Guide
Building on a tradition of excellence in community banking that stretches back to 1872, BB&T continues to offer clients a complete range of financial services including ...
Big Strike Announces New Creative Team
After a major investment last year by a private-equity fund, juniorswear maker Big Strike is on the move.
Groceries: Making Organic Basics the Standard
Groceries Apparel co-founders Matthew Boelk and Rob Lohman, both 29, have high aspirations for their label, hoping it will become a leading branded basics supplier and private-label supplier of organic knits for specialty retailers.
Kingpins Denim Show Continues to Grow With New Lines
With 118 companies attending and 10 more exhibitors than last year, the Kingpins denim show moved into the 11th-floor penthouse of the Cooper Design Space in Los Angeles,...
New Textile Show to Focus on Low Minimums
A frequent refrain at textile shows is "What is your minimum?" It is often repeated by small design companies struggling to find textile resources that sell fabrics in small quantities....
