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
N.Y. Label Goes West
Something about Vintage Vandal by Steve Vintage, a collection of hand-screened vintage clothes for men, reminds buyers of the left coast. Perhaps it’s the line’s skate-rat-goes-to-work vibe created by ...
Mealtime Law Clarified
Employees looking to collect on penalties for mealtime violations have a one-year deadline to collect, thanks to a Nov. 23 court ruling in the case of Caliber Bodyworks Inc. v. Superior Court...
Booming With the Baby-Boom Generation
Da-Rue of California, the Los Angeles company whose sportswear line and retail outlets cater to the grandmother crowd, is flirting with a younger generation to grow its business....
Timing is Everything for Designers Looking to Produce Offshore
Desa Fasiska would produce her 3-year-old designer label Desanka in China—if she could....
Manufacturer Sues Antik Denim
A small private-label manufacturer took Antik Denim to Small Claims Court over unpaid invoices and won $5,000 from the blue-jean maker, whose highend pants are known for their intricate pocke...
Manufacturer Sues Saks on Chargebacks
A bankrupt apparel maker has sued Saks Inc. in federal court, seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars for alleged unauthorized chargebacks and breach of contract....
Dirtbag Gets New Licensing Deal
San Francisco–based Dirtbag Clothing Inc. has signed an agreement with Signatures Network Inc., which will represent the Dirtbag clothing label for all of its future licensin...
Investors Acquire Geac
San Francisco–based investor group Golden Gate Capital has reached an agreement to acquire software firm Geac Computer Corp. Ltd. for $1 billion in cash....
Blue Holdings Adds to Board
Commerce, Calif.–based Blue Holdings Inc., maker of premium denim brands Antik Denim, Yanuk, Taverniti So and U, named Gary Freeman and Robert G. Lynn as independent board me...
2005 Retrospective: Textile Jobs Hold Steady While Apparel Manufacturing Work Continues Decline
In California, the number of apparel manufacturing employees, including those working in apparel knitting mills and cut-and-sew factories, fell by 3.1 percent to 80,200 in October 2005 from 82,800 the previous year.
KAMA Elects New President
The Korean Apparel Manufacturers Association appointed Mike Lee as president Dec. 8. Lee is the chief executive of the young contemporary brand Poison Ivy and previ...
L.A. Port May Get Its First Female Executive Director
After a national search, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has nominated Geraldine Knatz to become the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles....
TALA Plans Installation Lunch
The Textile Association of Los Angeles will host its annual installation luncheon in the Fashion Theater at the California Market Center on Jan. 31, where the group will pre...
Premium Denim: Like Mother, Like Daughter
Los Angeles–based premium denim brand J&Company has taken the signature embellished pockets and washes from its women’s line and shrunk them to fit smaller bodies....
Joe's Revisits Men, Debuts Kids
Joe’s Jeans Inc., a subsidiary of the Commerce, Calif.–based Innovo Group Inc., has announced the revival of its Joe’s Men’s line and the addition of a children’s line, Joe’s Kids, for Spr...
