Send in the Clones, E-Commerce Site Says
When fashion producer and impressario Michael Venedicto launches his Fashion Los Angeles runway-show concept next year, he plans to also introduce a new technology that allows consumers to create an avatar...
Cherokee#039;s Sideout Heads to Soriana
Cherokee Inc. struck an exclusive license agreement with Tiendas Soriana S.A. de C.V. allowing Soriana to sell Sideout men’...
New Design Director, VP of Sales at Gramicci
James Sowins has joined Agoura Hills, Calif.–based Gramicci as design director, the company announced. Also new to Gramicci’s executive ranks is Paul Cronin, who has been promoted to vice president...
Google Eyes Fashion With Boutiques.com
While Google is better known as the search-engine behemoth, the jury is still out on its ability to translate the offline-shopping hunt to the Web. Google hopes to change that by tur...
High-End Apparel Makers Banking on Korean Free-Trade Agreement to Help
The free-trade agreement with South Korea may not be the biggest boon for the textile and apparel sectors, but some heavy hitters in California’s clothing industry are looking to the accord to boost th...
Argentina Meets Hollywood
A trio of Argentine designers from the South American country’s Mendoza province
New Boutiques Taking Gamble on Montana Avenue
Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, Calif., was hit particularly hard during the depth of the recession. More than 27 fashion stores shuttered between 2008 and 2009, but Stella Shirman decided that the wo...
Social Shopping Site ThisNext Announces Redesign, New Focus
Santa Monica, Calif.–based social shopping website ThisNext (
BCBGeneration Opens 13th Store
On Nov. 24, a growth spurt ended for BCBGeneration, the lower-priced division for younger women run by Los Angeles–based BCBGMaxazria Group....
Holiday Forecast: Conservative.
The Conference Board, the New York–based research company, said consumers are expected to spend an average of $384 on gifts...
Rhythm Plans New Beat for Surf
The marketplace for surf and skate fashion is crowded and dominated by a handful of brands with a loyal following, but Australian-founded brand Rhythm plans to carve a niche in this sometimes...
The Fitting Room Is in the Phone
Total Immersion, the French maker of augmented reality software (AR) with U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles, has announced the launch of a new mobile-commerce application that uses AR face tra...
YMI Announces Lingerie License
Los Angeles–based juniors denim maker YMI has announced a lingerie licensing agreement with New York–based Madison Avenue Intimates, formerly MAF Inc. Under the new license, w...
HauteLook Launches on Facebook
Los Angeles–based flash-sale site HauteLook launched an events division on Facebook. Facebook members who “like...
Scifen: Streetwear Grown Up
At the time that Barmak Bandaei started Scifen streetwear clothing in 1999, he was a college student that B-boy-danced and wore Dockers pants rolled up at the ankle, polo shirts and Clarks Originals’ ...
