South Coast Plaza Beefs Up Store Roster
South Coast Plaza, the high-end shopping mall in Costa Mesa, Calif., is starting out the new year with a batch of new stores....
Sourcing for Inspiration at Kingpins
NEW YORK—Since its launch in 2004 as a New York–based trade show for the denim supply chain, Kingpins has grown to include shows in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Shanghai and India. ...
Mid-Tier Apparel Retailers and Brands Winners in 2011
The word on the retail street is that after a good holiday season, consumers in 2011 are back in the stores. They will continue to be frugal but pepper their purchases with a few frivolous items....
Prada Expands
Prada is venturing beyond its Milan headquarters. The luxury line said it will be opening new design and research offices in Paris...
MRket/Vanguard Taps the Men's Specialty Market
NEW YORK—Upscale menswear retailers from across the East Coast—as well as across the country and world—turned out for the Jan. 17–19 run of MRket/Vanguard at the Jacob K. Javits Conventi...
J. Crew Extends Deadline for Bids
In order to settle a lawsuit, the retail chain J. Crew Group has left open until Feb. 15 the “go-shop” deadline to r...
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Convertible Clothing Is a New Twist for the Cost-Conscious (The New York Times)Everyday Escada? Life After '80s Power Dressing (Wall Street...
Kevan Hall's Photo Extravaganza
Kevan Hall debuted his Spring 2011 collection last night with a photo installation at Agenda Loft in downtown Los Angeles. Guests enjoyed wine and hors d’oeuvres in a salon style setting while viewing the ’30s inspired collection...
How Costumes Help Scary Movies Freak Us Out
The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw wrote this great article about how costumes help film makers tell a story and get into our heads. In it, he explores how that iconic little red coat in the 1973 mind-bending film “Don’t Look Now”...
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J. Crew channels Old Hollywood with spring catalog shot entirely at L.A landmarks (Los Angeles Times' All the Rage)Shops – John Fluevog And L.A. Eyeworks Collab...
Ragz: Hand-Knit in Rolling Hills, Calif.
About 20 miles from the industrial heart of Los Angeles, the bucolic community of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., is best known for its white fences, horse trails and the rolling hills that give the ne...
Calling All Aspiring Stylists: Polyvore and Rebecca Minkoff Want You
Social fashion website Polyvore and designer Rebecca Minkoff are teaming up for a contest that puts Polyvore members’ sartorial skills to the test. Polyvore’s “Style the Rebecca Minkoff Runway” contest is...
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Fab's Top 10 From the 2011 Golden Globes (FabSugar)L.A. Street Style Roundup: 6 Looks We Love (Refinery29)Oh! Oou Shutting Shop at the End of the Month (Racked...
Second Sunday Wants to Be First in Men's Closets
Second Sunday’s lifestyle approach to dressing men is to keep them up to speed on fashion yet not venture over the top...
Unique Vintage Sale and Expansion
The people over at Unique Vintage in Burbank have been pretty busy. They just quadrupled the size of their store and are having a special store-opening sale this Thursday (Jan. 20) to celebrate the event. I recently rented "Breakfast...
