Chanteuse Takes a Burlesque Bow at Coco de Mer
Chanteuse's Chenoa Faun at Coco de MerWith a brief burlesque show, lingerie and fashion line Chanteuse celebrated its debut at the Coco de Mer boutique at 8618 Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood.The soiree had the ambiance of a risque,...
Big Increase for Container-Traffic Forecast for 2010
Cargo-container traffic at the nation’s ports is expected to be up a sizeable 25 percent during the first six months of this year compared with last year....
Apparel News Daily Reader
Erin Wasson x RVCA Fall 2010 Takes Us On A Magic Carpet Ride (Refinery 29)Going Shopping for Love at EM Co (Racked LA)Video: Bryant Park Reacts to...
Kingpins Debuts Spring 2011 Denim Trends
Ready to begin work on their Spring 2011 collections, denim designers and manufacturers braved a downpour to visit the Kingpins denim sourcing show Feb. 9–10 at the Smog Shoppe in Cul...
Government Warns Retailers on Bamboo Labeling
The federal government has warned 78 companies, including Wal-Mart and Target, that they could face monetary fines if they don’t stop labeling certain rayon clothing as bamboo....
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Melrose Boutiques Respond to McQueen Death With Vigils and Memorials
Vigil at Alexander McQueen boutique on Feb. 11News of the death of fashion designer Alexander McQueen on Feb. 11 stunned and saddened many of the fashion retailers on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue. One boutique, Madison, paid tribute to the provocative, young...
More Work, Less Play at ASR
SAN DIEGO—Buyers were greeted with a very different vibe at the Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo at the San Diego Convention Center. ...
AAFA Sourcing Conference Set for May
The American Apparel & Footwear Association will be holding its eighth annual International Sourcing, Customs and Logistics Integration Conference May 5–7 in Miami....
Seaton: Casual, Coastal Lifestyle Clothes Return
Even though the Seaton label had been shelved for one year, its creator, Jill Roberts-Freeman, kept seeing the brand popping up during her family’s Hawaiian vacation in December. ...
Sourcing & Fabric Resource Guide
February’s apparel trade week in Las Vegas offers comprehensive sourcing for manufacturers as well as retailers. At the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sourcing at MAGIC represents hundreds of companies from 40 countries...
Boardwalk to Catwalk
SAN DIEGO—Action sports may be steeped in testosterone, but brands at the
Alexander McQueen, 40
British designer Alexander McQueen was found dead from an apparent suicide on Feb. 11 at his home in London. The Savile Row...
Tory Burch to Open at Santa Monica Place
Tory Burch is one of a new group of high-profile stores that recently signed a lease to open a store in Santa Monica Place, the Macerich-owned mall in Santa Monica, Calif. T...
Crowley Delivers Relief Supplies to Haiti
Crowley Maritime Corp. teamed up with the U.S. Transportation Command to deliver more than 460 containers of relief supplies to Haiti, which is still struggling in the aftermath of last month’...
