California Label Products
California Label Products has been servicing the apparel industry for 20 years. With our full-service in-house Art Department, we can create your branding identity from design to del...
NRF Sues Over Debit Fees
Debit-card reform became law last year, but the fight over the law’s extent has not ended....
New Gift Tenants at the CMC
New wholesale gift and home deacute;cor companies are moving to the California Market Center in Los Angeles, joining the building’s growing Gift and Home Showcase o...
West Hollywood Fur Ban Passed
The City Council of West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 21, passed the first municipal ban on fur apparel in the United States. ...
Casey Exits American Apparel
Tom Casey, acting president of American Apparel, resigned from the Los Angeles–based vertical manufacturer and retailer. Casey joined the company in late 2010. ...
Designer Profile: Raquel Allegra
Raquel Allegra is perhaps best known for her avant-garde T-shirts made with elaborate shredding techniques and tie-dyed prints. But in just five short years, her collection has matured into a full rea...
Stop Staring! Wins Trade-Dress Suit
A jury awarded apparel brand Stop Staring! $500,000 in a trade-dress dispute with Bettie Page Clothing. ...
Wet Seal's Blink Debuts
Foothill Ranch, Calif.–based The Wet Seal opened a Blink store at Downtown Disney West Side at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. ...
Tel Aviv Fashion Week Has a Stylish Debut
Tel Aviv Fashion Week celebrated its inaugural edition with a three-day event showcasing the country’s rich culture and design talent.Honorary designer Roberto Cavalli showed his support for the Israeli fashion community by presenting his Spring 2012 collection on the event’s...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Designer Cavalli launches Israel's first fashion week in over 30 years (Daily Mail) Which Fashion-Forward Pop Megastar Shocked Fans With...
Last 'Dance'--Finale!
"Val Chmerkovskiy, Carson Kressley (Photo by Adam Taylor/ABC)Hi Everyone!FINALE! YEAH!Last night’s finale of “Dancing With the Stars” started with a big dance number featuring all of the castoff celebrities and...
Freestyle: Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose
Hi Everybody!At last, finally the finals!Well, last night was the finals for Dancing With the Stars. The last surviving couples in the competition had to strut their stuff one more time to prove that they are worthy of taking home the mirror ball disco trophy. Each couple had to perform two routines— one ballroom dance that they didn’t perform...
Nobody Jones' Independent Stance
Odessa Bowden, in burgundy dress, with models wearing styles from her Nobody Jones label.It was the 8th anniversary of the Nobody Jones boutique selling independent fashion in Los Angeles’ Leimert Park neighborhood. There was no better...
Bohbot, Jackson Brothers Reach Settlement
After a weekend of negotiations, a settlement was announced Nov. 21 in the lawsuit brought by three of Michael Jackson’s brothers against manufacturer and showroom owner Steeve Bohbot.Eric Farber,...
Unis Debuts On West Coast
Unis owner/designer Eunice Lee, left and Devendra Banhart, who is wearing a Unis suit.Baggy pants made way for the slim chino awhile back. When you see them on the street, thank Eunice Lee for this ubiquitous men’s look.The designer said she started making the slim chino around 2000 when she...
