Project FAE Seeks to Unlock Post-Consumer Feedstocks for Textile-to-Textile Recycling
| April 27, 2026
Fashion for Good has launched Project FAE—Feedstock Activation Europe
Speedy Revisited: Warner Bros. Seeks New Business With Luxe Fashions
Speedy Gonzales, the animated Mexican mouse character from the 1950s, always seemed to be a second banana in the realm of Warner Bros. cartoons. But he might get a second chance at stardom, w...
Volcom Third Quarter Revenues Up, Expands Retailer Base
Warnings about dark times ahead from Costa Mesa, Calif.–based maker of surf and skate apparel Volcom proved unfounded when the company released its third-quarter results on Oct. 26. In its Ju...
Saja Moves to N.Y.C.
Six years after launching in Los Angeles, contemporary brand Saja has announced it will move its corporate headquarters to New York. The line, known for its feminine dresses and rich embellis...
Iconix to Acquire Op, Closes Mossimo Deal
New York–based Iconix Brand Group continues to look west for its acquisitions, this week announcing its plan to purchase Irvine, Calif.–based surf-lifestyle brand Ocean Pacific....
Trovata Launches Bag Line
Papa’s got a brand-new bag. Jeff Halmos, Sam Shipley and John Whitledge of Trovata, the Newport Beach, Calif.–based brand that has become an industry darling, have co...
Katayone Adeli Designs New Sportswear Collection for 7
As reported in April by California Apparel News, designer Katayone Adeli has signed on to design sportswear for Los Angeles–based premium denim brand 7 For Al...
Hatch, Trina Turk Open Showrooms at FIG Dallas
Owners of Los Angeles–based 10 eleven/Hatch and Trina Turk have signed permanent leases for showrooms at the Fashion Industry Gallery wholesale mart in downtown Dallas....
Harkham Launches Junior Dress Line, Relocates Headquarters
Harkham Industries, the Los Angeles–based manufacturer and retailer of the Jonathan Martin, Harkham and Hype apparel lines, has launched Johnny M., a new line of jun...
Mike & Millie Split
After a five-year partnership, Mike Davie and Millie Troll of Mike & Millie in the California Market Center have split to start separate showrooms....
Roxy, Roxywear Squabble Heads Back to Court
Call it the case that would never die....
Contemporary, Designer Lines Find a Niche on CMC's 3rd Floor
Buyers looking for contemporary lines at the California Market Center in Los Angeles usually shop on the center’s fifth floor, but lately they’ve been adding a special trip to the thir...
Plus-size and Premium
If most premium denim is designed for skinny minnies roughly the shape of a carrot, new denim brands Rozzie Rae and C.enne.V (pronounced “sea-envy”) are making denim fo...
Cooper Design Space Launches Fifth-Floor Showrooms
Shifting its focus from design studios to showrooms, the Cooper Design Space welcomes the Los Angeles Fashion Market on Oct. 20 with a renovated fifth floor. The fifth floor, newly f...
Blue Holdings Terminates Up Against the Wall Acquisition and Licensing Deals
Vernon, Calif.–based premium-denim maker Blue Holdings abandoned its bid to purchase Long Rap Inc., owner of the Up Against the Wall streetwear chain. A press release from t...
California Necktie Company Sold
Phillips–Van Heusen Corp. is getting into the necktie business....
