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Now Open: Echo Park's Future Looks a Lot Like a Familiar Past (Racked LA)Now Open: Russh Mode Jeans on Robertson (Racked LA)Tim Gunn speaks out against...
Proposed Trade Bill Would Expand AGOA
Various developing countries are lining up to lobby for a new trade bill introduced in Congress that would grant duty-free and quota-free access to many apparel products and other goods made in their ...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Shop In Shops—Tt Collection Pops Up on West 3rd (Blackburn and Sweetzer)Makin' It Official At No. A in Little Tokyo (Racked...
Retail Helps Splendid Grow
Expansion can be tricky these days, with the recession forcing many companies to take a cautious stance. But some brands are finding ways to grow even as they feel the economic pinch. Moise Emquies, founder...
New Free-Trade Zone Proposed for Las Vegas
The Las Vegas area is already home to a number of free-trade zones, but the Nevada state government wants to add one more....
From a Seedy Street, an Avant Fashion Scene Grows
Them Atelier A graffiti-scarred bridge underpass in Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood looks foreboding, like a crime scene waiting to happen. But for designers Brian Kim and David Hershberger, this no-go zone is perfect to build an avant-garde fashion scene.This year, Kim opened fashion studio Them...
Green Glamour: Eco Friendly and Made in L.A.
When Anna MacMassey was creating Green Glamour, a new line of loungewear and sleepwear, she knew the basic ingredient had to be first-class organic-cotton fabric. ...
Toms Shoes & Ewan McGregor Party for the Good Cause
Toms Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie, left, and Cheryl Tiegs at Go Campaign's Go Go GalaBlake Mycoskie proves that doing good works can be a fun gig. In mid-November, Mycoskie was the chief VIP at a Neiman Marcus party in Dallas, which celebrated the Neiman...
Billabong to Acquire E-tailer Swell
Billabong International Ltd. has announced a conditional agreement to acquire San Clemente, Calif.–based online boardsports catalog and online retailer...
Divine Design Gives Back
The annual Divine Design gala will take place Dec. 3 at the Beverly Hilton and will honor Steve Kolb, executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, as Man of...
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Quiksilver Tony Hawk Show in Paris (Hypebeast)Hurley and Nike Ride the Wave into the Future (Racked LA)Ann Taylor gets a makeover (Los Angeles...
Code C: Italians Boost California Couture
The husband-and-wife retail team of Andrea and Marzia Rossetto made a career of selling Italian fashion in California. Yet for a new venture, they shifted gears....
Shop & Dine
The latest edition of our biannual tribute to inspired stores and elegant eateries...
Alternative Apparel Debuts L.A. Design Studio
Alternative Apparel moved its design studios into 833 S. Spring St, pictured above, on Nov. 19Growing fashion basics company Alternative Apparel moved into its new Los Angeles design lab/branding office/showrooms space on Nov. 19. The 15,000-square-foot...
Sail Away
Exports at the Port of Los Angeles saw their strongest month this year when container shipments headed overseas in October increased nearly 12 percent over the same period last year. However, inbound ...
