Seven For All Mankind President Leaves for New Job
Topher Gaylord, president of premium-denim brand 7 For All Mankind for nearly 18 months, is leaving the Los Angeles company to take a new position with Mountain Hardwear Inc. ...
Neoprene Dream
Jill Anjuli Hansen in her own California Candy wetsuit. Photo by Gina SinotteThough a blonde by nature, surfer Jill Anjuli Hansen wanted to crush the stereotype of the quintessential blue-eyed and golden-tressed surfer chick. “I’ve always loved tattoos, and a lot of surf companies don’t want to sponsor a punk-rock surfer,” Hansen...
Los Angeles International Textile Show Seminar and Event Calendar
The Los Angeles International Textile Show kicks off for its three-day run on March 15 at the California Market Center with a lineup that includes fabric and trim resources, trend forecaster...
Nordstrom Racking Up Off-Price Stores
The retail world is taking note that the American shopper is in search of bargain-basement prices.With that in mind, Nordstrom Rack is on a buying spree of its own, shopping for several new locations in Southern California. The...
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Swede Escape. Odd Molly brings hippie quirk to Robertson Boulevard (Style Section L.A.) India Fashion Week (Wall Street Journal) It's...
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Oscar red carpet: Meryl Street, Sandra Bullock, more stars shine in white and pale good (Los Angeles Times' All the Rage)Texture rules on the red...
Glitzy Golden Girls Glam Up the Academy Awards
(From left: Photo by Photo Agency; Photos by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)Yesterday afternoon’s threatening rain clouds hanging over L.A. parted...
California Apparel Manufacturing Employment Rate Announced March 10. Don't Expect A Big Recovery, Economist Says
The February unemployment rate for California’s apparel manufacturing businesses is scheduled to be released on March 10, but if you read the tea leaves on the wider employment picture across the state and the nation, no major recovery is...
S.F. Co. Offers Sustainable Sourcing in Africa
Brands looking for organic, sustainable and fair-trade sourcing have a new option this month. Sustainable Global Sourcing, a new San Francisco–based social venture, has opened its first apparel factory in Liberia and...
Talking Supply Chain at Stanford
Supply-chain best practices—including social and environmental responsibility—will be on the agenda at an April 29 conference hosted by the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. Presented by the Global Su...
Bad February Weather Doesn't Stop Retail Sales
Record snow and rainstorms made weather miserable across much of the United States in February, but that did not stop people from shopping. U.S. chain-store sales climbed 3.7 percent in February, acc...
Taking Eco From Outdoor to Premium
A trip to South America more than 15 years ago turned Scott Leonard’s vacation into a vocation. ...
Feds to Bolster IP Protection at Home and Abroad
The federal government is requesting input from manufacturers and designers on how best to protect intellectual-property rights so that counterfeiters can be apprehended in the United States and overs...
Invista Wages Ad Campaign Against Trademark Abuse
Invista is launching an advertising campaign to protect its brand names from being copied after two Italian court rulings came down against importers of counterfeit goods bearing Invista-bran...
Trade Growth Could Lead to Shortage in Ships
Cargo container traffic on the Asia to West Coast route will see modest growth this year after seeing a 16 percent drop last year, but whether there will be enough ships to handle all that cargo in a ...
