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
Ex-Sirena CFO Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Richard A. Gerhart, the former chief financial officer for swimwear manufacturer Sirena Apparel Group Inc., has been given a sentencing date of Aug. 13 in Los Angeles federal court after pleading gui...
Eisbar: Updating Men's Basics; Creating Modern Classics
Beverly Hills-based menswear line Eisbar is looking to carve a niche for itself by diverging from the run-of-the-mill menswear lines of today. Part of the company’s strategy includes branching...
Gerhart May Face Trial In Sirena Case
Sirena Apparel Group’s former chief financial officer Richard Gerhart, who was set this week to enter guilty pleas for his involvement in a Sirena-related securities fraud case, may have to go to tria...
CFA Sets Energy Conservation Guidelines
The California Fashion Association (CFA) has established a set of energy conservation guidelines aimed at reducing the risk of power outages and helping ease the bu...
Miken Acquires Hana
Los Angeles-based Miken Clothing has purchased Hana in a move that will diversify the surf-inspired manufacturer’s distribution....
Kosa Realigns Fibers Business
Charlotte, N.C.-based fiber manufacturer Kosa announced it has restructured its textile fibers business to a global structure under the direction of Eduardo Rocha, Kosa vice president of textile fib...
Hot Kiss Denim Adds Novelty Corduroy
Hot Kiss, a junior and contemporary manufacturer based in Los Angeles, announced plans to introduce six groups of novelty fashion corduroy into its denim division for the Fall 2001 back-to-sc...
LL International to Create Athletic Brand Shoe for Rapper Snoop Dogg
Los Angeles-based LL International Shoe Company, dba Dada Footwear, will design two versions of an athletic shoe for million-selling rapper Snoop Dogg, bringing to the 2002 back-to-school ma...
Newman Changes Plea to Guilty
Maurice “Corky” Newman, former chief executive officer of Sirena Apparel Group Inc. and the California Mart among other firms, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of consp...
Great Escape Lands Tolcher as COO
Los Angeles-based manufacturer Great Escape has hired Bill Tolcher as chief operating officer, filling a position that has been vacant si...
JNCO Relaunches Young Contemporary Line, Renamed C.85
Los Angeles-based Revah Industries, makers of JNCO young men’s and junior apparel, has relaunched its young contemporary line under the C.85 label. Charlie ...
Tarrant Purchases Mexico Sewing Plant
Los Angeles-based manufacturer Tarrant Apparel Group has entered into an agreement to purchase a 100,000-square-foot sewing facility in Ajalpan, Mexico for approximately $11 million in cash, ...
Finishing Company Is on Call for Fashion Emergencies
It’s no different than any ER across the country. In fact, the daily chain of events at Santa Fe Finishing is almost identical. First, a frantic call requesting immediate assistance is receive...
Roup to Head Tiger Brand USA
Ontario, Canada-based Tiger Brand Knitting will set up its U.S. headquarters in Santa Barbara, Calif., under the direction of Herman Roup, former chief executive officer of Chorus Line Corp. Rou...
Modern Amusement Opens L.A. Store, Unveils Women's Line
Costa Mesa, Calif.-based menswear manufacturer Modern Amusement has opened a 1,000-square-foot boutique on Third Street in Los Angeles, where the company will showcase its men’s apparel line and unveil a smal...
