Retail Therapy: Dr. Jenn Berman's Eco-Fashion

Dr. Jenn Berman can provide counseling on almost everything...

Gilt Raises $138 Million

New York–based flash-sale site Gilt Groupe Inc. raised $138 million in financing from current investors Softbank Grou...

Obey's Shepard Fairey: Music Video Director

Obey's Shepard Fairey moonlights as a DJ (he goes by the handle DJ Diabetic. True story.), political fire-starter and co-star of the Oscar-nominated documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop. I guess being a...

Trade-Show Organizers Strive to Add Value to Their Events

New venues, new dates, new categories and new partnerships. Trade-show producers are stepping up the amenities and fine-tuning their exhibitor bases to draw more attendees. After three years of econom...

Levi's Debuts New Retail Concept in Orange County, Calif.

Levi Strauss & Co. took inspiration from the company’s 19th century roots for its newest concept store, Levi’s Dry Goods, which celebrated its grand opening May 13 at The...

O'Neill Names New Sales Executive

O’Neill Clothing, an Orange County surf label, announced that John Hunt was promoted to vice president of sales for the company, owned by La Jolla Group in Irvine, Calif....

Adore: Hand-Crafted Contemporary

When Sam Far joined his family’s Los Angeles apparel business five years ago, his goal as a recent college graduate was to rev up sales in the womenswear company his parents founded more than 20 years ...

John Bartlett's New Brands Headed to Bon-Ton

Designer John Bartlett recently debuted two new menswear brands, John Bartlett Consensus and John Bartlett Statements, which will be sold exclusively at Bon-Ton Stores beginning in ...

Trade Shows, Retailers Got a Brand-New Bag

Trade shows and retailers increasingly find marketing opportunities and ways to build credibility with bags. ...

L.A. Port Job Goes to Fashion Ambassador

Cynthia Ruiz, known as City Hall’s ambassador to the local fashion industry, has been named deputy executive director of external affairs at the Port of Los Angeles.In her new job, she will he...

IP Act Introduced in Senate

Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D–Vt.) and a group of bipartisan senators introduced the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (P...

Afingo's Fashion Forum Highlights West Coast Fashion

New York–based Afingo, a social-networking resource and event producer for the fashion industry, focused on the West Coast fashion scene during its May 5 Fashion Forum at the Californ...

Shop & Dine Guide

The latest edition of our biannual tribute to inspired stores and rad restaurants....

Fashion Industries Guild Announces Dinner Honorees

The Fashion Industries Guild announced that its 2011 honorees for its 55th annual charity dinner dance will be the executives behind juniorswear manufacturer Big St...

Apparel News Daily Reader

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