The Cutting Room Floor at Shareen Vintage
video via Shareen Vintage blogIf you’ve never had the experience of having Shareen Mitchell put a belt on you, watching this may be the next best thing. Check out this video posted on the Shareen Now blog to peep on her stream of consciousness opinions and decisions on which items end...
Invista Goes After the Action-Sports Market
Skaters should toughen up. And get comfortable. That’s the thinking behind the latest product launch by fiber giant Invista. ...
7th Revolution Embraces Mainstream America
For Wes Billingslea, there’s a lot of fashion potential in middle America, and he’s not talking about luxury premium tees or fast-fashion tops....
Omega Collektiv's Starman Styles
Omega Collektiv's cocktail dress and leggings. Photo credit Felix Salzman/LookBook LAOmega Collektiv tried to storm the walls of a design ghetto with its fashion show on Aug. 3 Designer Ernie Omega wanted to prove avant garde clothes could be wearable with his label’s...
The Surf/Street/Skate Lifestyle at Agenda Huntington Beach
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Levi's Gets strategic
San Francisco–based Levi Strauss & Co. named Beto Guajardo global vice president of strategy. Guajardo was most recently vice president of North America strategy for Avon. He also served as vice pr...
Men's Retail Remains Challenging, but Opportunities Exist
Even though men’s apparel sales in the United States inched up 3.3 percent in 2010, specialty-store owners have been on a challenging journey this year....
Rock & Republic Auction a Hit
The asset auction of luxury cars, jeans and sewing equipment once owned by Los Angeles–based denim brand Rock & Republic was a hit, according to Great American Group LLC, the Woodland Hills–based asset-disposition ...
Protest Against Cars for Next Art Walk
Street scene at Downtown Art Walk. Photo credit: Downtown Art Walk.The Down Town Art Walk is not a fashion event – yet. But it takes place just blocks away from California Apparel News’ office once a month,...
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Retail Equation's Science to Stop Fraud
Retail Equation’s Verify-2 application uses a set of math-ematical steps and algorithms to fight return fraud....
Premium-Denim Prices on the Rise
Premium-denim prices are back in style. When the recession put a dent in consumer spending, many denim manufacturers reacted by reducing prices. But it seems that the days of the $178 premium jean are...
Gap Opens in Rome
San Francisco–based Gap Inc. opened its first Gap flagship store in Rome on Via del Corso. Last year, the company opened its first Gap and Banana Republic stores in Milan and launched an e-commerce web...
Swimwear, Staples and Specialty at CurveNY
NEW YORK—After a successful introduction in Las Vegas last August, swimwear exhibitors bowed at the CurveNY trade show in New York. The show, which is produced by Riv-erside, Conn...
What to Do About Fluctuating Cotton Prices
In the last year, cotton prices have been on a wild roller-coaster ride, surging to $2.30 per pound in March and then recently dipping back to close to $1 per pound. As a result, apparel manufacturers...
