New Lines, New Programs at WCE's Los Angeles Show
Los Angeles–based menswear show Westcoast Exclusive hosted its Aug. 3–5 show at the W Hotel in the Westwood section of Los Angeles. The exhibitor list included established brands as we...
New Fabric Lines, Familiar Faces at L.A. Textile Show
The Los Angeles International Textile Show celebrated its 10th anniversary with a solid turnout at the California Market Center, where designers and fabric buyers from across town and acros...
Expectations High for L.A. Textile Show
There’s a certain optimistic feeling among several of the textile representatives preparing for the April 28–30 run of the Los Angeles International Textile Show at the Califo...
Buyers Navigate Multiple Venues, Shows at L.A. Market
Buyers had a lot of ground to cover during the April 2–8 run of Los Angeles Market Week....
CLAD Joins CFA
The Coalition of Los Angeles Designers (CLAD) has joined the California Fashion Association (CFA). CLAD plans to kick off the partnership with a series of business-to-business semin...
Beranek Launches New Line, deb-el-yuuml;, at D&A Annex
Los Angeles designer William Beranek, founder of the William B. label, launched a new collection, deb-el-yuuml;, for Summer at the Designers & Agents’ A...
Key Trends and Immediates Lead Summer '03 Market
The sound of pencil to paper was fast and furious at Los Angeles Market Week Summer 2003, as hungry buyers sought fresh, casual styles—as well as the almighty cargo pant—to fill their bare-to-t...
L.A. Textile Show: New Opportunities for Local Businesses
Strong traffic, an increased international presence and networking opportunities throughout the supply chain marked the Oct. 21–23 run of the Los Angeles International Textil...
Material World: Strong Turnout Bodes Well for Spring '03 Show
MIAMI BEACH, FLA.—Material World Miami Beach got off to a strong start at its Oct. 6–8 run at the Miami Beach Convention Center with strong first-day attendance, an exhibitor ...
Material World Looks Ahead to 2004, 2005
Textile trade show Material World Miami Beach is set to bow with an eye to the future at its Oct. 7–9 run at the Miami Beach Convention Center...
American Brands, If Not Buyers, Abound at Intermoda
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO—American brands showed side-by-side with Mexican labels, piece goods distributors, technology providers and a few thinly veiled knockoffs at the Intermoda show held July 1...
California StudentsMake First Cut ofDuPont Competition
Students from California Design College, the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) and Los Angeles Trade-Technical College were among the finalists...
Femme's Anniversary Show Draws 9,000
More than 9,000 exhibitors turned out for the first-anniversary run of Femme, according to the organizers of the triannual New York trade show produced by MAGIC International....
Strong Traffic Keeps Mood Upbeat at L.A. Textile Show
The lobby and food court were crowded. The elevators were slow and continuously packed. And parking was fiercely competitive. ...
Strong Sales, Turnout From Calif. Resources at Coterie
It was a California show at the Feb. 24–26 run of Fashion Coterie at the Show Piers in New York. The contemporary show, which typically includes many California resources and...
Strong Startfor MAGIC,Satellite Shows
Business got off to a brisk start, according to exhibitors at the Feb. 19–22 run of MAGIC International and several concurrent satellite shows in Las Vegas. ...
Gifts to Occupy Half of Cal Mart Building Complex
The gift show that recently debuted at the California Mart under the name California Market Center (CMC) will eventually occupy half of the three-building space, with gifts occupying...
CMC Preview Show Bows at Cal Mart
The California Market Center (CMC) debuted with a small sampling of gift showrooms, giving buyers an indication of what is in store for them at the center’s full-scale launch July 16–23....
CLAD Refocuses As L.A. Fashion Week Begins
The Coalition of Los Angeles Designers (CLAD) has refocused its mission against the backdrop of an emerging fashion week in Los Angeles....
Mixed Message at L.A. Textile Show
Textile buyer turnout was good but fell below expectations at the Los Angeles International Textile Show, according to several textile reps and organizers who said they were hoping the Oct. ...
L.A. Textile Show to Open With High Hopes, Realistic Expectations
The Los Angeles International Textile Show will open with exhibitors hoping for strong turnout following less than stellar showings at other recent national and international textile shows....
TALA Issues Call to Action to L.A. Industry
The executive board of the Textile Association of Los Angeles (TALA) has issued a call to action to members of the Los Angeles apparel industry to work together to rebuild the local garment i...
Material World's Promise Cut Short
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—A favorable start for the second annual Material World textile trade show in Miami Beach was halted with the news of terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., on Se...
In the Wake of Disaster: Executives Stranded, Business Halted
The fashion community in California and beyond is still in shock over this week’s terrorist attacks in Washington, D.C., and New York, and though still focusing on the devastation left in the aftermath...
Material WorldOpens AmidGlobal Concerns
The second annual run of Material World, the Miami Beach, Fla.-based textile show set to take place Sept. 10–12 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, will be held against a backdrop o...
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....
Exhibitors Look to 2005 During Hong Kong Fashion Week
HONG KONG—Mainland China apparel manufacturers attending the Spring/Summer 2002 run of Hong Kong Fashion Week said they were looking forward to their country’s entry into the World Tra...
Cal Mart Considers New Options, Tenants
Visitors to the California Mart during the June 1–5 market week may have noticed several new additions to the building. These additions have been introduced under the leadership of Cal Mart’s n...
CBI Sourcing Show Draws Top Crowds, West Coast Firms
GUATEMALA CITY—The 10th annual run of the CBI Apparel Sourcing Show in Guatemala City drew its highest attendance ever with more than 3,000 visitors stopping by during the May 16–18 run of the ...
St. John Looks to the Future
Irvine, Calif.-based St. John Knits International is looking ahead these days. The now privately owned company has hired Neiman Marcus veteran H.W. Mullins as chief executive officer, suc...
Trend Trackers
The future of fashion was glimpsed from three angles recently with a trio of trend presentations hosted by color forecaster Color By Design Options, Barbara Fields Buying Of...
DuPont Launches Low Heatset Lycra, Non-Woven Division
Wilmington, Del.-based fiber and chemical company DuPont has launched a new version of Lycra with a lower heatset temperature for use in blends with fibers such as cotton, wool, Tenc...
Focused Buyers Lead Waves of Traffic at L.A. Textile Show
Designers and piece-goods buyers arrived in concentrated waves at the April 23–25 run of the Los Angeles International Textile Show at the California Mart, according to textile repres...
Textile Execs Upbeat Despite Gloomy Forecast
There will be 350 exhibitors at the April 23–25 run of the Los Angeles International Textile Show at the California Mart—on par with the April 2000 show—and organizers expect strong att...
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 ...
High Gas Prices Force Garment Industry Laundry to Shutter Anaheim Facility
The recent natural gas crisis that has raised some companies’ utility prices 400 percent and has already claimed a highly visible casualty—L.A. Dye & Print Works—is also affecting ...
Reps Say Fashion Coterie Crowds Light and Cautious
New York-based contemporary trade show Fashion Coterie drew mixed reviews from California-based designers and sales representatives who returned to the West Coast to report a slower-than-norm...
L.A. Dye & Print: Closure Could Be First of Several
News that one of Southern California’s largest dye houses, Pico Rivera, Calif.-based L.A. Dye & Print Works, will be closing its doors in the face of escalating natural gas prices has some...
Changes to L.A. Business Tax Proposed
Representatives from several businesses in downtown Los Angeles had the opportunity to voice their concerns about the current business tax system to city officials at a meeting hosted by the...
West Coast Collective: Looking for a Few Good Menswear Retailers
The three-year-old menswear show West Coast Collective has been on a mission to create an exclusive, upscale menswear show on the West Coast that provides a smaller, more personal al...
Dungarees L.A.: Retail Reinvention
The retail strategy seemed sound when Howard Markman and a partner opened the Dungarees L.A. boutique in Santa Monica, Calif.: Provide a wide selection of designer denim to customers in the affluent section of the city near borderi...
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...
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...
Cal Mart Postpones Designer of the Year
ULCA Heart Disease Benefit Still Set for April ...
Hong Kong Remains Confident Despite Flagging Economy
HONG KONG—The mood was generally positive among buyers and exhibitors at the Jan. 16–19 run of Hong Kong Fashion Week held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, despite signs of...
Zambrano to Head Denim Division at Bebe Studio in L.A.
Monah Li has company at Bebe’s design studio in the Cooper Building in downtown Los Angeles. Bebe Stores Inc. has hired Ruben Zambrano as senior d...
Dyers, Finishers to Join Natural Gas Lawsuit
Members of the Association of Textile Dyers, Printers and Finishers (ATDPF), a Los Angeles-based trade organization, unanimously decided to join a class action lawsuit filed against transporters of n...
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