Design Piracy Law: The Industry Responds
California Apparel News continues its coverage of the proposed Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act (Senate Bill 3728) with responses from the industry—...
Air Guitars! Underwear!
Airpocalypse plays the hitsFrench underwear brand Pull-In did not bother with a jock or a movie star for its endorsement deal. Instead, it chose air-guitar bands to represent their line of Lycra underwear with novelty...
Originality v. Piracy: A Designer's Perspective
I’m a free-lance fashion designer working in Los Angeles, and for the life of me, I can’t see what all the fuss is with regard to S. 3728. To me, it seems like a pretty good start for reforming some rather unet...
Marciano Talks Perfume
Guess model Alyssa Miller with Guess CEO Paul MarcianoGuess celebrated the debut of its fragrance Guess Seductive, which is its first collaboration with $4 billion fragrance company Coty Beauty.The glamorous party took place Sept....
Debating Design Piracy: A Manufacturer's Take on the Proposed Law
I read Kevin [Burke’s] editorial [“Protection for Fas...
Ruh-Roh: Fur Labeling Bill Gets Shot Down
Fur from Raccoon Dogs (above) often goes unlabeled on garments, say proponents of vetoed billThis week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have required apparel manufacturers to accurately...
La Brea's Fashion Comeback
Case Study Unholy Matrimony boutiqueIt’s been an awful couple of years for Los Angeles’ La Brea Boulevard, one of the hardest hit retail streets during the Great Recession.More than five fashion boutiques...
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Street Style: Comune's Moto Tea Party (Style Section L.A.)LACMA celebrates "Fashioning Fashion" exhibit under the stars (Los Angeles Times' All the...
LAEDC Honors Forever 21 Founder
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. announced it will honor Do Won (Don) Chang, founder of Los Angeles–based retailer Forever 21, with an Eddy Award Nov. 10 at ...
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Shops – TenOverSix Moving to Melrose, Plus Jesse Kamm Shows Minimalist Spring (Mondette)Gowns Galore at LACMA Gala (FabSugar)|Gap Introduces New...
Record Breaking Heat Wave Temporarily Slows Shopping in Southern California
Shopping slowed down, but not for long, when a broiling heatwave broke records and pushed temperatures into the triple digits in Los Angeles County the week of Sept. 27....
Here Comes The Euro-Bikers
EuroPapi recently opened in Laguna BeachAnyone traveling down a California freeway knows the traditional biker look. Think well-worn jeans, a Harley Davidson T-shirt and a big leather jacket, which provides padding against nasty crashes...
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Milan Fashion Week: Marni's bathing beauties (Los Angeles Times' All the Rage)Shopping: Live on Sunset and Interscope Records to partner on Internet shows...
Obituary: Fashion Director Patty Fox, 62
Patty Fox—fashion producer, commentator and author—died of ovarian cancer on Sept. 26. ...
Yarn Spinner
Grupo Karim’s, a conglomerate founded in Honduras, has bought the Formosa Spinning plant located just outside San Pedro Sul...
