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
XLarge Promotes Menares
Los Angeles-based streetwear manufacturer XLarge has announced the promotion of Maurice Menares to director of retail operations, public relations and advertising. Menares is the former store manage...
Fabric Marketing Research Names New West Coast Rep
Fabric Marketing Research, a New York-based research firm that produces databases for the textile and apparel industry, has named Joel Kaye its new West Coast representative. Kaye, ...
Hot Kiss Takes an L.A. Stand with Larger, Fully Staffed Showroom
Los Angeles-based junior manufacturer Hot Kiss has moved to a larger West Coast showroom, which the company plans to keep open five days a week in a bid to entice retailers to begin thinking of the s...
Kellwood's Ivy Jumps to ENC
St. Louis-based Kellwood Company has moved its Ivy brand of moderate sportswear and dress line to its ENC division, citing a better fit with ENC’s moderate and bridge mark...
Body Glove Footwear Taps Rockey for Board
Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Body Glove Footwear has named industry veteran Helen M. Rockey to its board of directors. Rockey was most ...
Ben Sherman Eyes West Coast Retail, Launches Women's
LONDON—Ben Sherman, one of the United Kingdom’s top performing menswear brands, is targeting the U.S. market with an aggressive expansion strategy this year that includes a new flagship store i...
Taps for Bugle Boy Industries
Perry Ellis makes offer for trade name, licensing ...
Sirena Lands Pikul
Vernon, Calif.-based Sirena Apparel Group has hired swim veteran Lisa Pikul for the company’s licensed Liz Claiborne and Elizabeth by Liz Claiborne Swimwear collecti...
San Gabriel Businesses Hold Energy Conference
Several businesses based in the San Gabriel Valley met with legislators and energy company executives on Jan. 26 to discuss the rising rates for electric and gas power....
Kik Wear's New Shoes
Los Angeles-based manufacturer Kik Wear Industries has announced the launch of its first shoe line, Kik Wear Footwear, a line of lifestyle men’s shoes that will be designed in conj...
Reid Joins Point Conception
Swimwear designer Lisa Reid has joined the design team at Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based swimwear company Point Conception, makers of Point Conceptio...
State Assembly Passes Electrical Reform Bill
The California State Assembly passed a measure that would authorize the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to sell electrical power to retail, end-use customers and, in limited cases, to local publicly owned electri...
National Cotton Council CEO Tapped for The Seam
Phillip C. Burnett, currently chief executive officer of the National Cotton Council, has been named president and CEO of The Seam www.theseam.com...
New Faces in Design at North Face
San Leandro, Calif.-based The North Face announced the appointment of four new designers in the company’s research design and development department....
Fashion Companies Try New Alternatives to Traditional Marketing
How does a retailer cut through the visual cacophony of Las Vegas to drive traffic to its stores? That was the challenge for Jonathan Paul, creative director for Bisou Bisou. The Los Angeles-based contemporary manufacturer ...
