Prince William and Princess Kate All Dolled Up
I'm sure Mattel, the Los Angeles maker of Barbie and Ken, is wishing it had thought of this one.A British toy company has come out with a Princess Kate wedding doll wearing a very close replica of the royal...
Metropark's IP Acquired
Prominent mall retailer Metropark might soon be back in business....
Apparel News Daily Reader
Fiat makes fashion statement with sexy "500 by Gucci (USA Today) Barneys partners with Lady Gaga for splashy holiday promo (Baltimore Sun)...
Tokidoki Parties For The Heck Of It
Tokidoki's Simone Legno, right, with fiancee Kaori Matsumoto. They will be married in Japan in November.Last Thursday night set the scene for some furious partying in Los Angeles’ fashion world.Reporters and the style savvy scrambled to the debuts of fashion lines like Banana Republic’s Mad Men...
Kitson Announces New California Stores
Kitson is going on a growth spurt this fall.
Quality Peoples Makes Quality T-shirts
The surfers/artists behind Quality Peoples clothing did what most people working in a Dilbert comic dream of: “quit their jobs and moved to a foreign culture,” Ed Fladung to Mexico and John Esguerra to Hawaii. In fresh graphics, their...
Waterman's Ball: Wild Style & Saving the Environment
Fernando Aguerre, founder of Reef and president of International Surfing Association, wore 19th century coat, Duchamp golf pants and Peruvian Alpaca hat.Most awards shows are a disaster, but there was something glorious about the 22nd Annual Waterman’s Ball produced by Surf Industry...
National Geographic, the Clothing
This fall, New York–based Greater Clothing Co. will introduce the National Geographic Apparel collection, produced under license with the National Geographic Society. The upscale lifestyle and performa...
Scenes from the Art Walk Protest
Midnight Ridazz on Spring StreetAs fashion retailers open a handful of new boutiques in downtown Los Angeles, the section’s burgeoning Downtown Art Walk is seen as crucial to getting crowds of people to their stores. But the art-inspired street party has...
Sports Authority Opening More Stores
Colorado-based sports retailer Sports Authority opened six new stores in five states—in Vero Beach, Fla., and Miami, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Chicago, and Milwaukee. At the Los Angeles–area store, l...
Business Booming at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
SALT LAKE CITY—Despite the tough economy, business was thriving at the Outdoor Retailer trade show, held Aug. 4–7 at the Salt Lake City Salt Palace....
Vernon Rallies to Save Local Jobs
An estimated 1,000 people turned out to show their opposition to California Assembly bills 781 and 46, which seek to dissolve the city of Vernon, home to many apparel and textile manufacturing companies that ...
Hudson Teams With ISKO for Denim 'Knit'
Los Angeles–based premium-denim brand Hudson has a new woven denim fabric that looks like denim and feels like knit....
Light Traffic, Key Retailers at LA Market
There were orders placed, but traffic was light throughout the Los Angeles Fashion District during the Aug. 8–11 run of Los Angeles Fashion Market....
