Beverly Hills Premiere

Beverly Hills Fashion Festival, the fashion event from the producers of Downtown L.A. Fashion Week, bowed on Nov. 6 with a series of runway shows that included we...

Seegal Joins Bluefly

New York–based e-tailer Bluefly Inc. named Denise Seegal an independent member of the company’s board of directors. ...

Beverly Hills Fashion Festival: Elie Tahari

Elegance ruled in the

Playboy Signs With IMG in Europe

Chicago-based Playboy Enterprises Inc. has signed IMG Licensing Worldwide at its exclusive agent in Europe, covering most Playboy ...

Tee Shift

Brands look to T-shirts for rebirth, growth. ...

The Sanrio Carnival Rolls Into Town

For its 50th anniversary, Sanrio rolled into town last night bringing along with it a circus-style celebration under the bigtop of the Barker Hangar in Santa...

Forever 21 Opens Fashion Island Emporium

Los Angeles–based Forever 21 continues to open big stores at a quick pace....

REVOLVE Parties For The Relaunch

Big changes on REVOLVEClothing.com's home page.A relaunch of an e-commerce website is a good reason to throw a party. When the influential REVOLVEclothing.com announced sweeping changes for its website, it held a gala event Nov....

The Evolution of Skingraft

When designer Jonny Cota debuted his Spring 2011 Skingraft collection recently at Los Angeles Fashion Week, the Los Angeles–based line had a renewed focus that refined the look of the...

Banana Republic's Design Revolution

While many retailers are cutting back on store sizes, Banana Republic, a division of Gap Inc., is experimenting with emporium-sized stores—think more than 13,000 square feet—to show it...

Sears Wants You to Wish Socially

Hoffman Estates, Ill.–based Sears Holdings Corp. is adding a social component to its Wish Book by putting the holiday catal...

Otis Releases 4th Annual 'Creative Economy' Report

In Southern California, one in every six persons is employed either directly or indirectly in the creative economy. ...

American Apparel Reports Loss in Third Quarter

American Apparel—the Los Angeles–based vertically integrated manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer—is continuing to reposition itself with a greater emphasis on wholesale operations and a new le...

Livity Remodels Its Eco Style

New exterior for Livity Outernational flagshipReady for the eco-Home Depot? The organic Urban Outfitters? That’s how Isaac Nichelson describes the remodeled Livity Outernational flagship store which took a bow Nov. 5 at 2401 Lincoln Blvd. in Santa Monica....

Jobs Forecast Shows Improvement in California

Things are looking up for more jobs in California....