Paul Smith’s Selfie Friendly Shop Defaced
For years, people have crowded the Paul Smith flagship’s parking lot to take selfies in front of the store’s idiosyncratic Pepto-Bismol colored pink wall. On Sept. 12, act of taking a selfie was crudely satirized.
Tory Sport Runs To Rodeo
Tory Burch's performance line Tory Sport recently parked into a permanent shop-in-shop at the Rodeo Drive Tory Burch flagship.
David Lerner Pops at Alfred Melrose Place
Melrose Place is the address to elegant designer flagships. David Lerner NY recently opened a pop-up there.
UK Retailer Browns Sets Up Shop at Fred Segal
For Ida Petersson, one of the best things about her job is telling the world about new, emerging fashion designers. Until recently, she’s been doing it only in Browns, an influential boutique in London.
August Sales Strong
Retail’s Strong August
RETAIL HEALTH: After many retail chains crashed and burned, retail business is starting to improve. Retail sales for August, which includes the Back-to-School Season, were just released.
Face Brand Looks Into Wholesale Market Again
Manufacturing
The message of the Los Angeles streetwear brand Face begs people to look deeper into themselves.
Project Social T: Looking for a Difference
Manufacturing
In the early days, Project Social T made its reputation with women’s T-shirts, but now, in search of new business, the Los Angeles–headquartered label is introducing a line of men’s tees.
Fashion Stylist Confidential
Last week, Brittany Diego produced a panel on what it takes to be a fashion stylist.
Outerknown’s Rocking Party for Sustainability at Ron Herman
Jeans are one of the classics of casual looks. John Moore of the Outerknown label wants to make sure that you feel good about wearing jeans.
Major Executive Departures at Parent Company of Men’s Wearhouse
Retail
Tailored Brands Inc., the Fremont, Calif., parent company of several menswear-store chains, said its chief executive as well as its president and chief operating officer are leaving.
The Key to Building a Better Brand Website
Technology
U.S. online retailers made more than $100 billion in sales during the first quarter of this year, according to Adobe Analytics’ Digital Dollar Report.
Forever 21 Unveils AI Search Engine With Visual Angle for Shoppers
Technology
Technology company Donde Search recently partnered with Forever 21 to introduce a visual search and navigation system, which the retailer said has boosted its sales.
Macy’s Rolling Out Pop-Up Shops Around California
Retail
Macy’s is getting into the pop-up shop business. Emerging and new brands are encouraged to pitch the department-store chain to display their merchandise in this new venture.
Major L.A. Architect Branches Out to Fashion Line for Men
Building Men’s Fashion
Mark Rios is a Los Angeles architect who has worked on high-marquee projects that include building downtown Los Angeles’ Grand Park, developing the industrial-chic look of the Row DTLA retail and creative-office center and the upcoming remodel of Los Angeles’ Music Center plaza.
GQ's Jim Moore Talks Fashion at The RealReal
Jim Moore, GQ magazine’s creative director at large, and menswear guru, held court Aug. 28 at the men’s shop at The RealReal, which recently opened in West Hollywood, Calif.
Ripndip Gets Serious on Fairfax
After running a pop-up shop on Los Angeles’ Fairfax Avenue, skate brand Ripndip made a commitment.
Liberty Fairs Absorbs Capsule for Its 11th Las Vegas Show
Trade Shows
Liberty Fairs saw a number of debuts for brands attending the Aug. 13–15 show at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
Agenda Brings In the New and the Familiar
Trade Shows
The Aug. 13–15 run of Agenda at the Sands Expo and Convention Center was marked by change, but many of the show’s familiar elements remained the same.
Old Navy Boosts Gap Inc.’s Second-Quarter Earnings Results
Retail
Same-store sales for Gap Inc.’ssecond quarter of 2018 increased 2 percent compared with the same period in 2017, said Art Peck, Gap Inc.’s president and chief executive officer.
Project: Big Show and New Sections
Trade Shows
Project introduced new sections to the sprawling Aug. 13–15 show devoted to men’s styles at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
The Collective Has Steady Business
Trade Shows
Sequined tuxedo jackets, rock ’n’ roll T-shirts, leather belts and basics. The Collective gave space to a myriad of different men’s styles when it ran Aug. 13–15 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
The Tents Makes a Show for Designer + Contemporary Menswear
Trade Shows
The Tents, the Aug. 13–15 boutique event devoted to designer and contemporary menswear brands, gave vendors at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center a chance to catch up on deals they had started at other shows.
Good Times Might Be Coming Back for Surfwear
Surfwear Enjoys Rebound
The surf industry might be catching a big wave for the rest of 2018, said market-research company ActionWatch.
European Brands Are the Main Focus at FMNC
Fashion Market NorCal
Even though the Fashion Market Northern California show was right after the big shows in Las Vegas, the three-day event in San Mateo, Calif., was a time to focus on European lines.
Bandolier’s 5th At Fred Segal
It was the fifth anniversary for the Bandolier label recently. The only sensible thing to do was throw a big party at Fred Segal Sunset.
Kappa x Gumball Ride Into L.A.
So street racing, competitive video gaming got together and did a couple of capsule fashion collection.
Quentin Thrash "There's No Such Thing As Being Overdressed!"
Quentin Thrash wears gold grills on his teeth, an idiosyncratic coif that he dubs Congo Dread, and when he opened a downtown Los Angeles showroom for Thrash’s Stylehouse on Aug. 17, he had a challenge for the men’s suiting biz.
AYR Opens Abbot Kinney Boutique
Formerly pure play e-commerce brand AYR opened its second physical store recently. This one is located at 1350 Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Los Angeles' Venice section.
Vivienne Westwood’s Position on Yoga
Tablas, sitars and devotional songs. It’s not the soundtrack I expected to hear at a boutique for Vivienne Westwood, considered an originator of the style for brash and loud punk rock.
Atelier & Repairs Opens L.A. Boutique
You may have seen Atelier & Repairs sold at high end stores such as Bergdorf Goodman in Manhattan and Fred Segal in West Hollywood, Calif. But the space this clothing venture has staked out is unconventional.
Dolls Kill to Los Angeles' Fairfax Ave.
San Francisco-headquartered e-tailer Dolls Kill tags itself as offering clothes for the misfits, but it found some prime real estate for its second physical store.
National Retail Federation Boosts 2018 Forecast
Retail
The National Retail Federation revised its 2018 economic forecast, saying retail sales are expected to increase by at least 4.5 percent this year compared with 2017 after an earlier forecast saying retail sales would increase 3.8 percent to 4.4 percent, said Jack Kleinhenz, the NRF’s chief economist.
Irvine Spectrum Unveils Its Big Expansion Project
Retail
The Irvine Spectrum shopping center just got bigger.
A Better Economy Means Better Orders at the Las Vegas Trade Shows
Leaving Orders in Las Vegas
The conglomeration of apparel, footwear and accessories trade shows, which twice a year invade this city in the middle of the desert, filled the town with thousands of visitors from all over the world under a blistering sky where the temperatures reached up to 105 degrees during the day.
What's Checking: Celebrating the Difference in Silver Lake
Silver Lake's Retail
When a lease ran out on a boutique run by Deborah Brosenne, she didn’t want to move out of the Silver Lake/Echo Park neighborhood. So she grabbed a chance to open a store in the area, moving to Sunset Junction by the intersection of Sunset and Santa Monica boulevards in Silver Lake.
Denim Tops for Martial-Arts Athletes
Manufacturing
Mike Dytri’s puffy, cauliflower ears are badges of honor he got after years of gaining expertise in the martial art of jiu-jitsu.
Friar Tux’s Evolution of Style
A lot of stuff going on at Friar Tux, a family owned retailer of more than 30-stores, which focuses on special occasions clothing for men.
DSTLD: Big Dreams From Small Investors
Manufacturing
The forces behind the denim line DSTLD dream in black and white and believe that less is more until it comes to crowdfunding.
July Retail Sales Up
Retail
The back-to-school season started on a robust note in July and beat analysts’ forecasts, according to market research company Retail Metrics.
Macerich Partnering With Co-Work Offices for its Malls
Retail
Co-working office spaces are familiar sights in the downtown areas of almost any big city. Soon these shared office spaces will be at Macerich-owned malls.
Ron Herman's Next Step Is More Japan
Retail
Ron Herman has spent his career introducing some of the world’s most famous denim brands from his self-named Ron Herman store, which for decades has been a pioneer in the Los Angeles boutique business.
LAFW Takes Petersen Museum with Escada & Porsche Design
Runway and Roadway
After a few years of producing runway events around the city, LA Fashion Week now has a permanent home at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
Herschel Opens the Look Forward Pop-Up
Herschel Supply Co worked with retailer Nordstrom to produce the Look Forward pop-up shop at The Grove
Conlogue Win An Upset at Vans US Open of Surfing
There was a comeback and an upset at the 2018 Vans US Open of Surfing, which wrapped up Aug. 5 in Huntington Beach, Calif. The Swatch brand held court at the Open with a brand tent.
AG Decamps To Le Box Blanc
The AG brand traveled to downtown Los Angeles’ South Park neighborhood recently for a denim and cocktails party at independent boutique Le Box Blanc.
Tanner Goods Says Farewell to DTLA
A downtown Los Angeles boutique pioneer, Tanner Goods, closed its boutique recently.
Los Angeles City Council Considers a Ban on Fur Sales
Retail
Retailers are prohibited from selling fur in the California cities of West Hollywood, Berkeley and San Francisco. Los Angeles may be next.
Both Buyers and Exhibitors Make the Most of a Quiet Los Angeles Fashion Market
LA Fashion Market
Summer is the time to be on vacation, and that seemed to be the case for buyers at the recent Los Angeles Fashion Market, where traffic was much sparser than at other shows.
