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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.
U.S. Cotton Growers to Bush: Keep Farm Subsidies in Place
California cotton farmers don’t really cotton to the idea of government farm subsidies being lifted. But African farmers do...
High-End Swimwear Provides Shelter During Erratic Sales Season
It’s 3 a.m., and Julie McMackin is standing on a ladder inside her beachside swimwear boutique setting up a window display of mannequins, which she hopes will catch the attention of passersby. It would...
Freudenberg Acquires Comfortemp, C degree Brands
German nonwoven fabric maker Freudenberg Group has acquired the Comfortemp and C degree trademarks from Winston-Salem, N.C.–based Frisby Technologi...
Nesi Apparel Group Coming to L.A. Fashion District
New York–based Nesi Apparel Group LLC has signed a lease to occupy a 6,000-square-foot showroom in the Gerry Building in the Los Angeles F...
St. John Names New Licensing Executive
Irvine, Calif.–based St. John Knits International Inc. has appointed Robin Orlick Bull to the position of senior vice president of strategic planning and licensing. The hiring is part of the ...
Junior Business Thrives Down San Pedro Corridor
The junior apparel business is taking a new direction in downtown Los Angeles. Buoyed by the success of the San Pedro Wholesale Mart, a new mini-boom of wholesale-showroom construction is occurring o...
CFA to Host Workers' Comp Forum
Pending workers’ compensation cutbacks will be the topic of discussion at “Workers’ Compensation Reform: an Apparel Industry Speakers’ Platfor...
Nike Case Returned to Lower Court
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a case revolving around whether the First Amendment right of free speech covers statements made by corporations....
Self Esteem Signs Two Licensees
Self Esteem is on a roll. The Montebello, Calif.–based junior-apparel manufacturer has signed exclusive agreements with girls’ apparel maker No Kidding! and sleepwear and intimates ap...
DMG Gains Management of the CMC
London-based DMG World Media officially took the reins of the California Market Center in Los Angeles this week after successfully refinancing the complex with CDC Mortgage ...
Hot Kiss Hires Breault
Felicia Breault has been named lead sales representative of the Hot Kiss Inc. sales team. She will report to Ben Kaczor, vice president of sales....
AAFA Talks: Growth in Sourcing, Trade
SAN FRANCISCO—The nation’s top apparel executives recently turned out for American Apparel & Footwear Association’s (AAFA) third annual meeting, “The Age of Growth: Cultivating Opportunities in Toda...
Davis Textile's New Address
Davis Textile Group has a new address, according to textile representative Ann Davis. The new office is located at 112 W. Ninth St., suite 332, in downtown Los Angeles. The company’s phone nu...
Dickies Girl Moving to New Digs
Los Angeles–based Apparel Limited Inc., the exclusive licensee for Dickies Girl apparel, will move this summer....
L'Amici, Skinny Minnie Expand Ops
Fabrics company L’Amici and T-shirt maker Skinny Minnie are expanding their operations by moving to larger locations in Vernon, Calif....
