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
4Whatitsworth Expanding HQ
Los Angeles–based 4Whatitsworth Inc., manufacturer of the Tyte and Beau Dawson brands, is set to open a second factory near its current facility in Commerce, Calif....
XLarge Promotes Balatbat
Streetwear apparel maker XLarge announced the promotion of Ron Balatbat to menswear designer. He will coordinate design efforts with Eli Bonerz, co-owner and founder of the company....
Tag Rag to Open in Gerry Building
Tag Rag is moving from the California Market Center to a new showroom in the Gerry Building....
Cotton's Kistler to Retire
Dorothy Kistler, the ebullient retail marketing director for Cotton Inc.’s West Coast office is retiring after 32 years with the company....
Carl Jones Teams With Riley
Cross Colours co-creator Carl Jones has teamed up with contemporary apparel maker Riley to create denim collections for men and women....
New Showrooms Open at Cooper Building
There’s a new player on the block. Four new designer showrooms are opening at the Cooper Building in time for the Aug. 8–12 run of Los Angeles Market Week....
KAMA, DOL Plan Compliance Partnership
The Korean Apparel Manufacturers Association in Los Angeles has entered a monitoring agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division....
Parallel to Bow at JCPenney
Los Angeles–based BCBGMaxAzria wants to give moderate retailer J.C. Penney Co. Inc. a fashion face-lift....
Quiksilver Dispute to Go Before Jury
A federal judge determined that a jury would have to settle a dispute between Huntington Beach, Calif.–based surfwear giant Quiksilver Inc. and Kymsta Corp., a small Los Angeles appar...
Frederick's of Hollywood: New Products, New Image, and an Eye on China
Frederick’s of Hollywood has been on a diet....
Misses Reps Dig Deep to Reach New Buyers
These are not easy times for manufacturer reps. And for those in the misses sector, it’s even more difficult. But as the going has gotten tougher, so have the reps....
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...
