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”...
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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...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Image via adesertfeteFrom all of us at Apparel News, we'd like to wish you happy holidays! Enjoy the sunshine (fingers crossed) and the good...
New California Store for REI
Seattle-based retail cooperative REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) will open a store at the Amador Plaza in Dublin, located 35 miles east of San Francisco, in fall 2011. The one-story, 24,000-square-foot store will f...
2010 in Review: Looking Back on the Denim Market
2010 proved to be a mixed bag for denim brands. New brands debuted from seasoned veterans as other brands were mired in financial limbo. Counterfeiters got nabbed and investors showed plenty of intere...
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: Trade Takes a Turn for the Better
In 2010, the trade winds started out soft and breezy but gained some gusto as the year progressed....
2010 in Review: Retail Retrospective
The retail landscape in 2010 was a shifting one that included announcements of store closures as well as groundbreaking on new developments. ...
2010 in Review: Brands Ramp Up Social Media
Social networking continued to benefit many brands in 2010 as companies forged ahead with new technologies and social-media strategies to further market their brands to consumers and gain new follower...
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A Dyed-and-True Imprint (The New York Times)It’s a Mod, Mod World (Style Section L.A.) Monique Lhuillier Set To Make Fragrances That Are...
2010 in Review
In a year filled with economic challenges, many sectors of the California apparel and textile industry found opportunities for growth....
Oxford Buys Lilly Pulitzer
Atlanta-based Oxford Industries Inc. purchased Sugartown Worldwide Inc., makers of Lilly Pulitzer apparel, accessories and lifestyle products. Published reports peg the deal at $60 million. Founded in the lat...
