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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.
TapouT Launching Vintage Collection
Los Angeles–based CMT America and CMT Sourcing Group Ltd., its sister company in Hong Kong, have joined forces with TapouT to launch a line of high-end apparel calle...
Busy Month at Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports
It was evident retailers were busy stocking their shelves because cargo-container traffic at the country’s busiest port complex was up by more than one-third in June compared with last year....
Signs Point to a Slow-Moving Economy
During the first half of the year, the economy slowly climbed out of its hole, pushing retail sales into positive territory and making everyone breathe easier. But the second half of the year is shapi...
Billabong Announces Deal to Buy RVCA
Australian surfwear label Billabong International Ltd. brought weeks of speculation to an end by announcing on July 11 that it had signed a conditional agreement to purchase RVCA, a...
Could RVCA Be Next in Billabong's Buying Spree?
It has been a period of flux and regrouping for some of the biggest names in the surf industry, but Billabong International Ltd. has proved the exception as the company embarks on an ambitiou...
Cotton Inc. Predicts Denim Will Drive Back-to-School Shopping
Cotton Inc.’s Lifestyle Monitor survey is reporting that denim is high up on consumers’ shopping lists thanks to increasing consumer confidence and jeans’ durability and versatility. The survey ...
Toddland: All Funny, Business
Fun stuff—Toddland is proving—is serious business....
Waterwear: SwimShorts 2011
It’s Cruise season, when swimwear designers and manufacturers rock the beach and resort markets with inspired new lines, styles, silhouettes, colors, prints, and themes. Here are sneak peeks at what’s n...
Waterwear 2011: Faster Fashion
Swim makers are looking to beat the competition with new trend-right—and price-right—capsules and collections....
Clerks' Strike Doesn't Affect Port Operations
A strike by scores of clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach hasn’t hampered cargo operations at the nation’s busiest sea complex....
Dow Discontinues XLA Fiber
Midland, Mich.–based Dow Chemical Co. has announced that it will cease operations for and stop production of the Dow XLA stretch fiber within months....
T-Notes Resource Guide
Alstyle Apparel offers a wide variety of high-quality tees, fleece, organic, yoga pants, and performance athletic apparel. For 2010, Alstyle has expanded its ringspun cotton 30/1 ca...
Investor Burkle Buys Into American Apparel
Since June 10, billionaire investor Ronald Burkle has scooped up $5.9 million worth of stock in Los Angeles–based vertical manufacturer and retailer American Apparel. ...
New Showroom Building Debuts Downtown
Known for approximately 60 years as the Academy Awards Clothing building, named after the men’s apparel manufacturer that sold its suits out of the first-floor retail space there, 821 S. Los Angeles S...
Steady but Tepid Growth for California in 2010
Economists believe that California will grow at a slower rate than the rest of the nation this year as construction jobs continue to shake out....
