San Francisco's Growing Design Hub in Dogpatch
Design and manufacturing find a new home in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood....
Maven Ronda Walker Brings the Factory People Together
Pooltradeshow founder Ronda Walker is anticipating launching her latest project—a virtual trade show—this month and predicts that by 2012, the site, called The Factory, will have 3 million users. Walker, who sol...
A Current Affair: The Holiday Edition
If you need a shopping fix this weekend, head over to the holiday edition of A Current Affair: Pop Up Vintage Marketplace. Held three times a year, the two-day pop-up has quickly become the premier stop for vintage shopping in Los Angeles....
Tel Aviv Fashion Week Debuts With Eye on L.A., Milan and More
Organizers include Beverly Hills Fashion Week co-founder....
November Sales Mixed
American retail-chain sales increased by 3.2 percent in November, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers, a result that was called “mixed” by the chief econo...
La Jolla Group Launches Lectra Fashion PLM
Irvine, Calif.–based action-sports apparel manufacturer La Jolla Group has streamlined its production processes with the new integration of Lectra Fashio...
Billabong Signs With Lawson Software
Australia-based action-sports brand Billabong International Ltd. is adopting Lawson QuickStep Fashion to help manage its manufacturing a...
Filene's Basement and Syms Among Assets for Sale at Auction
Needham, Mass.–based advisory firm Hilco Streambank will auction off the intellectual-property assets of Syms Corp. and Filene’s Basement in a yet-to-be-scheduled liquidation auction of bankrupt Syms Corp. and Filene’s Basement. In addition to the Syms and Filene’s Basement trade names, the sale will include internet U...
American Apparel Opens In-Store Shop in Lille
Los Angeles–based vertical manufacturer and retailer American Apparel opened an in-store shop in the Galeries Lafayette in Lille, France. The 322-square-foot in-store shop features American Apparel’s...
AMH Showroom to Distribute Australian Brands in America
Australian surf brands have a winning track record of resonating with the California market, as evidenced by Billabong, Ripcurl and Quik...
Come on and Zumba, Zumba, Zoom!
Zumba is actually nothing like ’70s PBS kids’ show “Zoom” (pictured above). Instead, it’s Latin dance-inspired fitness—and it’s coming to the LA Fashion District. Energystas will host a free introductory event for its Zumba classes on Dec. 5...
Retailers Looking to Hold On to Black Friday Sales Momentum
Black Friday and Cyber Monday broke records for crowds and sales, and retailers are now challenged with keeping the momentum going until Christmas Eve. ...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Designer Charles Nolan’s New York store lives on without him (New York Times)At Auction, Winehouse Beats Vivier (Elle)Inside Gaga’s World at...
Rodarte Collection Heading to LACMA
All photos © 2011 Museum Associates/LACMAA collection of ten extraordinary gowns by Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte will be coming to LACMA this month. The pastel-colored, silk dresses were inspired by frescoes painted by...
Welcome Stranger: VSTR Site Launches
Jesse Faen formerly of Insight is now working with VSTR, a new steezy men's brand that's under the big umbrella of Quiksilver, but supposedly operates completely autonomously. VSTR set up rack during the...
