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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.
CMC Adds New Gift/Home Tenant
The California Market Center (CMC), home to the California Mart and the newly formed gift and home accessories marketplace, has added Anne McGilvray and Co. to the tenant li...
State Works to Arrest Escalating Workers' Comp
After a rough-and-tumble year, California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) has been ordered by state insurance commissioner Harry Low to improve its financial reserves, according to apparel i...
Rag Couture Launches
Los Angeles-based Tag Rag is no more. The junior collection has been shuttered and replaced with a more contemporary collection called Rag Couture, according to Orly Dahan, co-owner ...
Hot Kiss Signs Canadian Licensing Agreement
Los Angeles-based Hot Kiss announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Montreal-based Fame Jeans to produce and distribute the junior sportswear label in Canada....
Pacific Connections Acquires Red Light
Red Light Inc., a Los Angeles-based contemporary women’s sportswear, missy, junior and petites manufacturer, has been acquired by Ontario, Calif.-based leather goods manufacturer Paci...
CMC Names VP Marketing, General Manager
The California Market Center, which houses the California Mart, has named a new vice president of marketing and a general manager for the center, which includes the Cal Mart’s apparel...
Rock 'n' Roll Wear Goes Upscale atLip Service, Serious
Los Angeles-based alternative clothing makers Serious Clothing and Lip Service aren’t toning down their alternative looks, they’re just tuning into a more contemporary customer....
Tyco Chairman Steps Down
Tyco International’s embattled chairman and chief executive officer, Dennis Kozlowski, recently resigned his position, according to a company statement, which did not disclose any other explan...
DuPont to Close L.A. Office
DuPont will close its Los Angeles office in the California Market Center, the building housing the California Mart, on July 31, according to Karen Eways, design segment mana...
Canadian Resources Mount U.S. Growth
There’s something about Canada, local retailers and reps are saying, and that something is missy apparel, which has become hard to find at the right quality and price point domestically. Thanks to the ...
Tough Times at Vans Lead to Revamp
After enjoying a great ride for the past five years, Vans Inc. has hit the skids....
Recruiters Find Opportunity in New Niche Markets
Though job growth in the local apparel market has been challenged as of late, the search for jobs has ironically become a growth industry in Southern California....
American Apparel Taps Bailey for VP
Changes are afoot for Los Angeles-based T-shirt maker American Apparel, with the company recently hiring Martin Bailey as vice president of operations....
DuPont's Evolutionary Studies
DuPont’s Rosann Forde, fashion director of DuPont textiles and interiors, presented her Spring/Summer 2003 trend workshop, titled “Evolution of Style,” recently...
Aris Reopens Apparel Facility
Aris Industries president Arnold Simon has revived his former apparel manufacturing company Adamson Inc., which will operate as a separate entity from Aris, as well as license the company...
