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ARGYLE Haus Supports Emerging Brands With Incubator Launch
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | October 3, 2025
Los Angeles–headquartered design house and manufacturer ARGYLE Haus of Apparel has launched its Fashion Incubator as a program that provides comprehensive domestic planning, development, production and promotion for emerging brands.
New Lines: The Lady Liberty Building
The following are new showrooms and lines carried by showrooms at The Lady Liberty Building, located at 843 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles.The California Apparel News lists new tena...
New Lines: Gerry Building
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the Gerry Building, located at 910 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles.The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines each ma...
Alternative Apparel, Mara Hoffman Debut New Collaboration
Alternative Apparel, the Los Angeles maker of fashion basics, continues to reach into new markets with its latest collaboration with New York–based designer Mara Hoffman....
AAFA Submits Plan to Boost Apparel Exports
The American Apparel & Footwear Association, the trade group based in Arlington, Va., has been on a push to help the Obama administration with its plan to double U.S. exports by 2015....
Dress Denim: Levi's and Brooks Brothers Team Up for American-Made Jeans Brand
San Francisco–based Levi Strauss & Co. has teamed up with venerable suit maker Brooks Brothers for a new line of American-made denim, called Levi’s Jeans, Made in...
Supply Chain Resource Guide
Asher Fabric Concepts makes sophisticated fabrics from luxurious fibers in California for the contemporary market. The company can accommodate both small- and big-lot orders and offers the most fashion-forwa...
Water Bottles Make Chic Boardshorts
Naila, a new contemporary swimwear brand based in New York, is putting a chic, Italian spin on eco-friendly boardshorts. Action-sports brands have made boardshorts out of recycled materials f...
Unifi and Optimer Team Up for Performance Eco Fabrics
Wilmington, Del.–based Optimer Brands, owners of the Drirelease and FreshGuard brands, has teamed up with Greensboro, N.C.–based fiber maker Unifi to create Drirelease Eco ...
New Warnaco Swim Chief
New York–based Warnaco Group has named James Gerson as the new president of its swimwear division, which is based in Los Angeles. Gerson, who most recently held t...
Port's Dredging Project Will Make Room for Larger Cargo Ships
The Port of Los Angeles, after taking a five-year break, has resumed the final phase of its $370 million dredging project to allow more super-sized container ships to call at the busiest port...
True Religion Venture to Oversee European Distribution, Growth
Vernon, Calif.–based True Religion Apparel has partnered with UNIFA Premium to create True Religion Brand Jeans Germany, a joint venture that will assume control of the brand’...
Made in America Resource Guide
Manufacturers that make goods in the United States are more aware today than ever about the impact production has on their own backyard environment. As a result, eco-friend...
Volcom to Acquire Australian Licensee
Costa Mesa, Calif.–based Volcom has announced plans to acquire Volcom Australia, its Australian licensee, for an undisclosed sum. According to a release from the skate/surf brand, the deal is...
Fessler's Contemporary Fashion Basics Make It Easier to Go Private
FesslerUSA, maker of private-label knits, launched a new program to make it easier for retailers to launch their own private-label program....
Slow Recovery in Store for California
The economy is only going to get better next year in California and Los Angeles. But growth will be slow and measured....
