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
I.L.U. Introduces New Missy Collection
In an effort to build a missy category, Los Angeles-based junior sportswear manufacturer I.L.U. has launched a new division called Infusion by I.L.U....
Kani Launches LIFE
City of Industry, Calif.-based manufacturer Karl Kani launched a new line of denim-driven clothing for men and women under the label LIFE during the Aug. 27–30 run of MAGIC I...
Cal Mart Revamps Look, Adds Contemporary
The California Mart announced plans to merge the Look Show and the Contemporary Design Collection show into a dual show called Fashion Fusion to be held during the ...
BC Ethic's Shafer Joins Solitude
Carpinteria, Calif.-based Solitude, the sportswear line founded by Shaun Tomson, world surfing champion, and his wife, Carla, recently severed all ties with Chula Vista, Calif.-base...
Lycra's California Summer Countdown
This summer, Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont Lycra is sponsoring the “California Summer Countdown,” a weekly one-hour TV show on Fox Family Channel featuring music, movies, fashi...
4WhatItsWorth Launches Contemporary Missy Denim
In an effort to expand on its current lineup of basic and contemporary denim, 4WhatItsWorth, the Commerce, Calif.-based parent company to sportswear and junior line...
Sirena Apparel Group Begins Sale of Labels
Vernon, Calif.-based swim label Sirena Apparel Group is beginning the breakup of its brands....
Lucky Brand on the Move
Vernon, Calif.-based denim and sportswear manufacturer and retailer Lucky Brand Dungarees is moving its corporate headquarters to a larger facility in order to expedite its expansion plans....
Op Taps Avdiu for Juniors, Girls Relaunch
In an effort to reach wider action-sports audiences with its youthful brand of surfwear, Irvine, Calif.-based junior label Op has named Opala Avdiu vice president of sales for the company’s relaunched juniors’...
The Evolution of Missy
The missy market is poised to tap into one of the largest growing demographics as baby-boomer women continue to move into the missy category....
Cal Mart's New Deal Could Prove to Be Gift to the Industry
Complex to Be Renamed California Market Center ...
Labor Law Debate Continues Before State Assembly Committees
As part of a continuing debate, garment workers and contractors/manufacturers presented their respective cases at a recent joint meeting of the Labor Committee and the Budget Subcommittee of the Calif...
BC Ethic Founder Jeff Shafer Resigns
In a surprising move, Jeff Shafer, chief executive officer and president of Vernon, Calif.-based BC Ethic, recently announced he is leaving the men’s contemporary vintage sportswear company he...
Suburban's John Bernard Strikes Again With New Labels, New Directions
Pick up the current issue of DJ culture magazine URB and you’ll find an ad for Exothermic, one of the latest in a long line of fi...
Newman Sentenced to Probation, Halfway House
Maurice “Corky” Newman, former chief executive officer of Los Angeles-based swimwear manufacturer Sirena Apparel Group Inc., was sentenced by a federal court in Los Angeles on July 23 t...
