VF Corp. Agrees to Buy Rock & Republic Brand
After several months of back-and-forth negotiations, VF Corp. has agreed to purchase the bankrupt Rock & Republic denim brand, acquiring the company’s trademarks and intellectual-...
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Shops – Lightning Bolt Opens Flagship Store on Pacific Ave (Mondette)Nordstrom opens its first ’Wedding Suite’ at Topanga location (Style Section L.A.'s...
British Men Take Their Time
I always knew the British were a little different from you and me, but this proves it.A recent study by Debenhams, the big department store chain in Great Britian, shows that the average British man takes 98 minutes to...
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Fantastic Fashion in Taipei (Wall Street Journal's Scene Asia blog)Diane Von Furstenberg and China: A Perfect Fit? (The New York Times)Best of 2010: Fashion...
Heavy Rains Boost, Break Business
Record-breaking rains pelted Southern California the week before Christmas, and the result was heavier-than-usual retail traffic at enclosed malls....
Attention Last-Minute Shoppers
Behind the rain clouds that L.A.’s been drenched under these past few days is the silver lining of a Christmas weekend. But if you haven’t started on any of your X-Mas shopping yet, you’re probably dreading the last-minute...
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C'est Beau's Pop-Up Street Style on Abbot Kinney (Racked LA)Carine Roitfeld steps down from Vogue Paris (Telegraph) Angelina Jolie's Costumes...
NRF Sees Even Brighter Holiday
The holiday is looking even brighter to the National Retail Federation. ...
California's Quiet Retail Boom
Whether taking advantage of low lease rates or counting on a rebound in consumer confidence, retailers returned to California in 2010....
New Members for Fashion District Board
At its Dec. 9 monthly meeting, members of the Los Angeles Fashion District Business Improvement District, which encompasses 115 blocks in downtown Los Angeles, elected six new members for thr...
2010 Retrospective: Charting the Recovery
One of the many lessons learned in 2010 was this: Economic recovery is a slow process. ...
Material Girl Heads North
New York–based Iconix Group Inc. struck an international licensing deal with Hudson’s Bay Co. for its Material Girl ...
TJX’s A.J. Wright Plans
Framingham, Mass.–based TJX Cos. announced plans to convert 91 of its A.J. Wright stores into T.J. Maxx, Marshalls or HomeG...
Storm Troopers Turn Sexy
You should never let freezing weather stop you from going out in your underwear.Obviously the women of Body Wrap Shapewear weren't given the daily weather report for New York City when they walked down this Manhattan avenue...
FBI Summit Tackles Key Apparel Issues
The benefits and challenges of producing in China were on the agenda at a recent panel discussion hosted by Fashion Bus...
