Metropark Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close Stores
Blaming a tight credit market and declining spending power of young adults, Los Angeles–headquartered fashion chain Metropark USA Inc. filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in W...
Retirement? Never for Greta
Greta , center, with Tanya Newbould, right, and Roger Leguay, Greta's boyfriend of 37 years.Fashion is proud of being fickle, and infamous for a short shelf life, but Greta Feigler who goes by...
Robinson Exits Gap
After four years, Patrick Robinson, executive vice president of Gap global design for adult and body, is leaving the San Francisco–based retail giant. Until Robinson’s replacement can be found, Pam Wallack, head of Gap’s global...
GG Collective: Luxe Fabrics, Made With Speed
Sisters Beatrice and Luvi Guapo could be breaking speed records in bringing GG Collective, their new knits line, to market....
Gaultier From Hermegrave;s to Puig
Spanish fragrance company Puig purchased a 45 percent stake in the Jean Paul Gaultier brand from French luxury house Hermegrave;s. Puig’s portfolio of brands includes Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci and Paco Raba...
FBI, Eisenberg Offer Free Patternmaking Software Training
In June, the Joyce Eisenberg Apparel Job Skills Training Program will debut at Fashion Business Inc., the Los Angeles– based nonprofit business resource and training...
Balenciaga and Spain
Often I have wondered how Balenciaga envisaged those bold voluminous shapes of the ’50s, a mid-century fashion innovation. While in San Francisco covering the Academy of Art University’s fashion show, I was lucky enough to attend a private tour of the “Balenciaga and Spain”...
Amazon's New Flash-Sale quot;Habit.quot;
Seattle-based e-tail giant Amazon.com launched a members-only fashion flashsale site called MyHabit.com. The private sale site will offer up to 60 percent off of retail prices for items from “t...
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Street Style: Ailey at the Apollo Gala (Essence)Stella McCartney Talks Eco-Fashion And Her Brand's Growth (NBC New York)Sarah Jessica Parker Will Host 40...
Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Video: Religious Iconography As A Fashion Statement
Lady Gaga's highly-stylized "Judas" video dropped today, and while it's no "Like A Prayer" or "Beat It," which it is clearly influenced by, you have to give her props for creativeness in incorporating crucifixes into haute couture and...
K-Swiss Gets New Apparel Man
K-Swiss, a footwear and apparel company based in Westlake Village, Calif., has named Michael Augustine as its director of apparel worldwide.Augustine will be r...
Timberland Opens in S.F.'s Union Square
Outdoor footwear and apparel brand The Timberland Co. opened a store at the Westfield San Francisco Centre in San Francisco’s Union Square neighborhood....
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Kate Bosworth Sings for Cotton Inc. (Fashion Etc.)Madonna Donates Chanel Boots For LaGuardia High (Artist Direct)She's still Got It: The...
Glendale Galleria to Be Renovated
The Glendale Galleria will get a facelift this summer....
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Selena Gomez Discusses Her Upcoming Fashion Line (Pop Crush)Cojo Dishes on the Met Gala's Worst Dressed Star (ET Online)Talking With Fashion Powerhouse Joe Zee...
