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Street fashion: Rainy day wardrobes (Los Angeles Times Image)Norwegian Designers Ban Fur From Oslo Fashion Week (Styleite)Olivia Palermo Will Launch Her Own...

2010 In Memoriam

California Apparel News remembers those in the fashion world who died in 2010....

Waterwear 2011 Lisa Blue: Dances With Whales

Lisa Burke wants to prove that you can save the world—and do it dressed in a bikini....

Everything is Beautiful at the Ballet

Collect 'em all--Les Ballets TrockaderoAlready saw “The Black Swan” and hankering for more ballet-related entertainment? The New York Times has a great story and beautiful slide show about Les...

Move along, folks! Nothing to see here...

Although 2010 brought a surprising number of store openings—both big and small. It still was a challenging year for retail. Add this to the list of casualties. Skeletons in the Closet, the official gift shop for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, has closed. The...

Old Shirts Could Bring Good Karma in the New Year

If you weren’t filled with enough Christmas spirit or would like to squeeze in one last good deed before the clock strikes 2011, then head to a James Perse location for the brand’s “What Comes Around Goes Around”...

To Recap: 2010, You Weren't So Bad

Dear 2010,We had some ups and downs. In all fairness, you were waaay better than your pal 2009. So you've got that going for you. Still, I can't say I'm going to be sad...

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Diamond Gal Circle Brings Cute and Sexy Japanese Street Fashion to Los Angeles (L.A. Weekly's Style Council)Top 10 Fashion Style iPad Apps...

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Meet L.A.'s Best-Dressed Shop-Girls! (Refinery29)Fashion Looks Forward to Gaining More Digital Presence in 2011 (BlackBook) Forever 21 BevCenter...

The Complete Makeover by Macy's

Clinton Kelly, the makeover manIt's a new year. It could be a new you.Are you bored with your appearance? Do you need a little zip to your life or a launch pad for your career? Now's your chance. Macy's is offering one man...

Building a Better Sports Bra

When she could not find the perfect sports bra, Mary Helen Shashy resolved to make her own...

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Fashion blog project tracks street style trends around the world (Los Angeles Times' All the Rage)Willow Smith whips her hair back and forth: Young singer gets...

The North Face's Five-Year Plan

The parent company of San Leandro–based The North Face—New York–based VF Corp.—issued a five-year plan to grow the outdoor-apparel maker by 16 percent to $3 billion by 2015. Among VF’s plans: target new co...

2010 in Review

In a year filled with economic challenges, many sectors of the California apparel and textile industry found opportunities for growth....

PAD System Splits With GCL, Relocates L.A. Office

PAD System Technologies has a new home in the California Market Center after it split with GCL, the company that helped found PAD and was, until recently, its distributor fo...