Super Model Maggie Rizer Tries On Boutique Retail
Supermodel Maggie Rizer appeared as one of the ‘Perfect Icons’ of modeling on the Sept. 2014 issue of Vogue Japan. Recently, she opened the boutique M by Maggie Rizer.
Brentwood Country Mart at 70
With red-board buildings designed to evoke rural marketplaces of USA and England in the past, Brentwood Country Mart recently marked its 70th anniversary.
Victorious 22 Hosts Footprint Foundation First Annual Arts Gala
Frank and Angela Rodriguez design high-end, made-to-measure clothes with a streetwear edge for their atelier Victorious 22. On Dec. 6, the Rodriguezes focused on philanthropy.
Retail Sales Are Robust for November
Retail
November retail sales jumped 8.8 percent, paving the way for a very good holiday season.
A Flurry of Stores Opening on Los Angeles’ Westside
Retail
The retail world is kicking into high gear when it comes to opening new locations on the Westside of Los Angeles.
Newsmaker: Agenda Show in Long Beach Trade Show Goes Consumer
Trade Shows
In 2017, the Agenda trade show made a bold and unique move for a big business-to-business trade show by producing a consumer day.
Newsmaker: Major Retail Remodels and Reinventions Open in Los Angeles
Retail
No major high-end retail center has been developed in Los Angeles County since the Americana at Brand open-air shopping hub was introduced 10 years ago in Glendale, Calif.
Newsmaker: Boardriders Joins Surf Rivals Quiksilver and Billabong
Manufacturing
The surf industry sailed into uncharted waters earlier this year when two of its top brands and historic rivals joined forces.
Newsmaker: What Retail Apocalypse? Ron Robinson and Others Mark Decades in Retail
Retail
The Ron Robinson stores on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue and in Santa Monica, Calif., made it through harsh recessions and weathered tough changes in the retail scene and are still around to talk about it.
Selena Gomez X Puma Pop-up Near Melrose Place
The public loves watching Selena Gomez’s performances. Paparazzi love documenting her private life. Fashion people will soon find out if there is love for her clothing line Selena Gomez X Puma.
Pinup Girl Clothing’s Tease for Deadly Dames
Los Angeles’ Pinup Girl Clothing brand makes a point of designing clothes for fearless women. Now, the brand made a movie about it.
Indie Activewear Brands Pop in Santa Monica
Many Americans took second and third helpings of pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. For those who want get back in shape stylishly, a group of independent activewear brands and wellness groups set up a pop-up shop in Santa Monica.
Emerald Expositions Searches for a New CEO
Trade Shows
Emerald Expositions continues to look for a replacement for its longtime president and chief executive officer, David Loechner.
Black Friday Sees a Dip Over Last Year but Still Considered Strong
Black Friday Report
While more than 165 million Americans shopped online or in stores during the Black Friday weekend—which now extends from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday—the numbers were down by nearly 10 million shoppers from 2017.
Organized Retail Crime Increasing in the United States
Retail
In the past year, organized retail crime has victimized 92 percent of retailers across the country, with Los Angeles taking the No. 2 spot, according to a recent survey released by the Washington, D.C.–based National Retail Federation.
Swimwear Brand Lolli Debuts Lingerie
Manufacturing
Lingerie either is trying too hard to be sexy or it is dull and utilitarian, said Vy Nguyen, founder, designer and chief executive officer of Lolli, a Laguna Beach, Calif.–headquartered swimwear brand.
Los Angeles’ Surf Is Dead In 2018 Coolest Designers on the Planet Collection
Los Angeles' Maverick Surf Is Dead Brand made a special hoodie for the capsule collection curated by the Gap brand and GQ magazine.
Buck Mason's New Larchmont Village Store
Just before its fifth anniversary year passed, the Los Angeles-headquartered brand Buck Mason opened its fifth store.
Trinidad3: Serving the Marines and Premium Denim
Manufacturing
Fashion designer Trinidad Garcia III, a former sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, believes military-inspired fashion gets it all wrong.
Maison H Debuts at CoutureMash
CoutureMash
Artistic images on prints and trendy silhouettes were part of the fashion show held at the Mash Gallery in downtown Los Angeles.
Retailer Rebecca Minkoff Talks About the Human Connection
Retail
Rebecca Minkoff believes that retail is more than technology. It is that human connection that keeps customers walking through the door.
Post-Fires, Fashion Companies Raise Funds for Relief
Fires are still blazing in devastated areas around Malibu, Calif., and Chico, Calif., as fashion companies answer the call to support recovery.
Elyse Walker Brings Saloni x Venyx to L.A.
Elyse Walker held a reception for British line Saloni x Venyx.
Commonwealth Bags Bravo
Streetwear-and-fashion store Commonwealth is coming up on the first anniversary of its location at the edge of downtown Los Angeles’ Arts District.
Agenda Scales Back Trade Show to Focus on Consumers
A New Agenda
Agenda cancels traditional trade shows in Long Beach, Calif.
Fred Segal Unveils Fred Segal Hearts Ralph Lauren
Fred Segal in West Hollywood, Calif., is getting a double shot of Ralph Lauren.
Ron Robinson Brings In 'Years' at Shop’s 40th
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Ron Robinson boutique, the founder Ron Robinson unveiled a memoir called Years at a Nov. 15 party at his shop on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue.
Helena Legend Debuts Fashion Line
Helena Legend jets around the globe and deejays in glitzy nightclubs. She also unveiled a fashion line.
FCI’s Students Take the Runway
Fashion
Inside a photography studio just blocks away from the historic Sears building in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights, students from FCI Fashion School in Los Angeles displayed their creations after months of study.
After Decades, Men’s Clothing Shop Carroll & Co. Is Closing
Retail
With its distinctive green awning and its green-colored shopping bags, Carroll & Co. was a notable menswear player in Beverly Hills, Calif.
October Retail Sales Look Healthy
Retail
The economy continues to move along nicely as retail sales across the country were up 5.6 percent in October over last year, according to the National Retail Federation.
UBM Unveils Sustainability Show ReMode
ReMode Rethinks Fashion
Sustainability has increasingly been a topic in fashion circles, but UBM, parent company of the MAGIC trade show, gambled that everything from eco clothing to responsible manufacturing could be the center of a trade event.
Hendrix Tees Go Fashion
On the 50th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland album, a fashion line inspired by the guitar master's style is planned to be rolled out.
Malibu Fires Shut Down Major Fashion Retailers
With hundreds of residents evacuated, retailers have had to shut their doors at Malibu's major shopping spots.
Nordstrom Local, The Americana at Brand Popping in Holiday Pop-up Shops
It’s just a couple of weeks before the big shopping spree called Black Friday starts, why not start early?
Shop & Dine
Trade Shows
Following a day of negotiating, viewing trends and investing in the fashions that will generate customer traffic, celebrating a trade-show victory is always in order.
Halloween Does Not Spook or Excite Retail Sales in October
Retail
Halloween was forecast to be robust for retailers, but October sales did not go beyond okay, according to Jeff Van Sinderen, a retail analyst for B.Riley FBR.
SuitKits: Bringing Women’s Suits Up-to-Measure
Smart Women’s Suiting
Casual Friday did not kill the women’s suit, said attorney and entrepreneur Sierra Elizabeth, who goes by the name Sierra E.
Will Dover Street Market Jolt the Arts District Scene?
Retail
Once a blighted, sparsely populated warehouse area, downtown Los Angeles’ Arts District has blossomed with chic restaurants, creative office spaces and lofts.
Jungmaven: Hemp and Vodka Art District Party
Fashion in downtown Los Angeles’ Arts District does not always mean a new store.
Beverly Center’s $500-Million Remodel Brings In More Fashion
Retail
The wrap-up of a $500-million remodel of the Beverly Center paved the way to usher in a new slate of high-profile boutiques inside the Los Angeles mall, which serves the fashion-savvy neighborhoods of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
Lafayette 148 New York To South Coast Plaza
The New York–headquartered Layfayette 148 New York label recently opened its first West Coast boutique in South Coast Plaza.
ComplexCon Becomes Launch Pad for Fashion Lines
ComplexCon is both a hip-hop concert and massive pop-up market for high-end sneakers and streetwear. When the third-annual ComplexCon ran Nov. 3-4 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif., it also served as a place to launch new fashion lines.
Dolls Kill Does dELiA*s
Dolls Kill will release its dELiA*s line with a debut party at its Los Angeles flagship on Nov. 3. It's open to the public
DC Shoes Founder Builds Up Latest Apparel Brand
DC Founder Goes Beastie
More than 20 years ago, Damon Way and Ken Block launched DC Shoes and built it into one of the skate category’s most influential brands. It was later acquired by Quiksilver, now called Boardriders, for $87 million.
Snapbac’s Performance Wear to Ice Down and Warm Up
Manufacturing
Icing down sore muscles is part of a typical pain-management regimen.
Bebe and Bluestar Acquire Gifts Retailer Brookstone
Retail
Bebe Stores Inc. announced it has partnered with Bluestar Alliance to acquire the brand name and related assets of beleaguered gifts-and-gadgets retailer Brookstone for an undisclosed price.
Butter Cloth Wins on "Shark Tank"
Competing on business-reality show "Shark Tank" resulted in $250,000 in seed money for Los Angeles shirting brand Butter Cloth.
Undefeated Showcases "For Freedoms"
There has been no escape from politics in the past couple of years. But prominent sneaker and fashion boutique Undefeated has placed an artful angle on the subject.
