Improved Traffic Flow at Pool

Booth space for Pooltradeshow was sold out during its most recent run Feb. 14–16 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. More than 203 emerging and art-driven fashion brands exhibited,...

Promotion at North Face

San Leandro–based The North Face promoted Todd Spaletto to president of The North Face, Americas. Spaletto joined VF Corp., the parent company of the outdoor-apparel brand, in 1998, holding positions in VF...

WGSN Moves to the California Market Center

WGSN moved its West Coast headquarters from Hollywood to downtown Los Angeles, where it has taken a 1,500-square-foot space on the 11th floor of the California Market Center. ...

Jackets = Motorcycles

Odyn Vovk AW-11 commercial from Jon Ryan on Vimeo.Lookbooks are great. They allow brands to tell a little bit of their story and reference their inspirations for the season. They give buyers an idea of how a line could be...

Vita Fede: California Design With Italian Roots

Vita Fede recently got the spotlight treatment at Henri Bendel. The upscale retailer dedicated one of the windows of its New York store to the Los Angeles jewelry collection, which c...

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Bohemian Dreams: Genuine and Reimagined Vintage at VOK (Racked LA)Events – Musical Theatre And Fashion Collide With Skingraft’s Futurist Designs (Mondette)Forever 21 to launch Rory Beca...

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Demi, Halle, and Claire Go Glam For the Costume Designers Guild Awards — Who's Most Fab? (FabSugar)Weekend Shopping Style: 7 Looks We...

Faith & Magic at Nordstrom

Faith Evans at Magic Johnson Foundation Nordstrom event. Photo credit Felix Salzman/LookBookLAWith RB vocalist Faith Evans singing, with philanthropic power couple Magic and Cookie Johnson presiding, the Nordstrom at The Grove retail center...

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Donna Karan collaborates with an indigenous artist as part of 'Nomad Two Worlds' art exhibit (Los Angeles Times' All the Rage)Tom Ford gets personal (Los...

The West Is Dead: Menswear With a Mission

Premium-denim menswear line The West Is Dead is more than West Coast–based. The West is its mission...

Macy#039;s Next Designer

Milan-born Kinder Aggugini describes his style as Sid Vicious meets Coco Chanel. His reacute;sumeacute; lists gigs with Calvin Kle...

Lo-Fi Gets Extraordinary + Rough Roses

Kelly Cole at Kelly Cole Extraordinarium.Kelly Cole has been around the block and he is returning to boutique land.Fashion folks might know Cole for designing a belts line called Lo-Fi and for running a vintage concert T-shirt biz (want that Stones T-shirt...

James Perse Jackets Recalled for Flammability

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling 6,700 men’s and women’s jackets imported under the James Perse label....

Local Economists See Slightly Sunnier View Ahead of Us

For once, people are saying something positive about the economy....

Betsey#039;s Pink Patch

At New York Fashion Week, the fun and unconventional designer Betsey Johnson announced the debut of Betsey Johnson Pink Patch, her...