Instagram and Social Media Make a Stronger Play for Fashion
Retail
Could Instagram become the shopping mall of the future?
Agenda Names Chief for its Las Vegas Show
Trade Shows
The Agenda trade show, held twice a year in Las Vegas, has gotten a new event director.
Forget Candy Bars, Here's Uniqlo's Vending Machines
Some people struggle with buying a candy bar in a vending machine. How about buying a down jacket?
Beverly Hills Shopping…After Hours
Shopping is a glorious activity for many. So how about doing it with a fireworks show in the backdrop?
Global Intuition at Fred Segal
Yi Zhou is a citizen of the world. She recently unveiled a window devoted to her brand Global Intuition at Fred Segal in West Hollywood, Calif.
Shopify To Open Physical Space at Row DTLA
Shopify works behind the scenes to produce e-commerce sites for more than 600,000 businesses. Later this year, Shopify will open its first physical space in downtown Los Angeles.
Agolde Parties at Chateau Marmont
The printed word is still cool! A bit of proof, the Agolde denim label produced a party July 26 for its glossy magazine Eighty-Nine.
Work Scheduled To Begin on Former Fred Segal Site in Santa Monica
Retail
After a four-year wait, the former Fred Segal retail compound in Santa Monica, Calif., will see construction start in August to transform the former shopping hot spot into a seven-story residential building with commercial space.
ThirdLove Opens New Center for a Competitive Edge
ThirdLove’s New Space
ThirdLove, the e-commerce lingerie label based in San Francisco, officially opened a 10,000-square-foot facility in Chico, Calif., about 90 minutes north of Sacramento, with the option to expand to 17,000 square feet.
Happiness Is…Partying for Fashion
Neely Shearer designs fashion, runs boutiques….and produces nightclubs. She recently mixed fashion and clubbing with the Happiness Is... club night in downtown L.A.
B.Yellowtail Mixes Fashion & Protest
B.Yellowtail released a capsule collection with artist Ernesto Yerena July 21 that mixes Native American and Chicano art - and protest.
Sustainable Brand Kindom Takes A Bow
After spending a couple of decades working as a designer, Claire Powers wanted to make a statement against waste and pollution in the fashion industry.
Report Finds Online Apparel Sales Growing
Retail
Market researcher The NPD Group forecast that e-commerce will continue to make gains in the apparel market.
Streetwear Brand Brotherhood to DTLA
Streetwear brand Brotherhood is scheduled to open a 570-square-foot space at 1325 Palmetto St. in downtown Los Angeles.
Vuori to Manhattan Beach
Call Manhattan Beach a ghetto of professional athletes. It's also the location for Vuori brand's second boutique.
Influential L.A. Boutique Traffic Unveils Remodel
Retail
Los Angeles fashion retailer Traffic unveiled an extensive remodel of its men’s and women’s boutique at the Beverly Center mall near West Hollywood, Calif.
Finance Veteran to Join Revolve Board
Retail
Retail finance veteran Marc Stolzman was appointed to the board of directors of Revolve, immediately joining the board of the Los Angeles–area e-commerce emporium.
Surfwear Wades Through Questions on Diversity
Expanding Surfwear Diversity
During the past decade, the surfwear business has been soul-searching after some high-profile bankruptcies, new fashion trends and a rapidly changing retail landscape that has challenged the category’s prominence.
Wolven Threads: Eastern Art, Sustainable Focus
Artsy Eco Activewear
For Kiran Jade, training as a yoga teacher also served as her market research for a new line.
LF Stores Moves Spaces on Robertson
LF Stores started its retail division in 2004 with a store at 106 S. Robertson Blvd. in Los Angeles. Fast forward 14 years, it moved up the street to 146 S. Robertson
Louis Vuitton Unveils Remodel of Store at South Coast Plaza
New Look at Louis Vuitton
After an extensive renovation, Louis Vuitton reopened its flagship store on July 11 at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif.
More Luxe Fashion Stores to Open at South Coast Plaza
Retail
South Coast Plaza, one of the longest-surviving malls in Southern California, keeps adding stores.
Avec Les Filles: Diving Into Swim
Swim/Surf
With fringe and lace, Joyce Azria plans to bring French flair to her new California swim line.
Agenda Enters a New Era
New Era at Agenda
Agenda marked its first show without its founder, Aaron Levant, during its June 28–30 run at the Long Beach Convention Center.
We Are HAH: Looking for Sexy in Sustainable
Swim/Surf
After 13 years of helming lingerie and swim departments for brands such as Victoria’s Secret and Guess, Sharleen Ernster wanted to make her own design statement.
Ookioh: Fun & Sustainability
Swim/Surf
Vivek Agarwal joined a swimwear club he wishes weren’t so exclusive.
Polartec Introduces Upgrade to Its Insulation
Textiles
Polartec, the textile company known for its synthetic materials, recently introduced its new Polartec Power Fill.
Pow! Wow! at Port Boutique
After the first day of the Agenda trade show, some denizens of the Agenda show decamped to Port boutique in the Retro Row section of Long Beach for Pow! Wow! Long Beach.
Bricks & Wood’s Mission for South Central Los Angeles
Manufacturing
In 2003, the Los Angeles City Council voted to officially change the name of South Central Los Angeles to South Los Angeles.
Wolk Morais Tries On California Cool for Latest Collection
Cool Collection 7
California cool and art-deco design came to the forefront in the most recent Wolk Morais collection.
Circular Systems Hits Boot Camps to Learn Sustainability
Manufacturing
Isaac Nichelson is on a mission. He wants to make the fashion industry more sustainable and deal with a predicted decline in the supply of natural fibers for textiles.
Fashion Week Producer LAFW Announces New Home At Petersen Museum
Along exhibitions on Porches and lowrider cars, the museum in Los Angeles’ mid city section has hosted some fashion events. Get ready for more.
Apple To DTLA?
Long rumored to be opening a store in downtown Los Angeles, Apple finally might be opening an emporium in the historic Tower Theatre on the corner of Broadway and 8th Street.
7 For All Mankind's New, Tech-Enabled Store
“The Century City store is the most innovative store we’ve created yet," said Jenna Habayeb, chief marketing officer of 7 for All Mankind
INDX Takes A Bow at Fred Segal
INDX threw a party at Fred Segal in West Hollywood, Calif. June 21 to mark its launch. Seen at the party, Joe Zee and Donald Pliner
U.S. Supreme Court Rules E-Tailers Must Collect Sales Taxes
Retail
Retail trade organizations cheered a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would require online retailers to collect sales taxes in areas where they do not have offices, warehouses or bricks-and-mortar stores.
University of California, Irvine, to Offer Two-Week Fashion Course
Retail
Popular majors at University of California, Irvine, include biology and business, but to further its business range the school’s Division of Continuing Education recently announced it will offer a course in fashion design management.
Clothing Company Sees New Business in Old T-shirts
T-shirts For Days
Kristy Caylor and Mary Saunders want to make fashion that not only looks good but will be good for the environment and society.
Los Angeles Fashion Market Gets Buyers Ready for Holiday
LA Fashion Market
For buyers attending Los Angeles Fashion Market, the event was filled with surprises that energized the June 18–20 buying show for the Fall II/Holiday season.
Swim Collective Introduces a New Section
Trade Shows
The Swim Collective trade show has basically kept the same format for its six-year history, but for its upcoming event in Anaheim, Calif., it will try something new.
The Patrick Brand Travels West For a Pop-Up
Patrick DiLascia traveled to Westfield Century City to produce a pop-up shop for his self-named Patrick brand.
eSporting With FaZe Clan & Wanderset
The world's video gamers converged on downtown Los Angeles for the E3 convention. Competitive video gaming team FaZe Clan produced a Demonstration of their skills, then decamped to a party produced by digital commerce platform Wanderset.
CBRE Named as Property Manager at The Bloc
CBRE Joins The Bloc
CBRE’s portfolio at The Bloc mixed-use retail and business center in downtown Los Angeles has expanded.
Digital Commerce Looks For Clearer View in Net-Neutrality Fight
Retail
Obama-era net-neutrality Internet rules have been officially repealed, leaving businesses and average Internet users wondering what will happen next when they go online.
High-end Stores Opening on Robertson Boulevard
Retail
Robertson Boulevard used to be one of Los Angeles’ high-flying retail corridors but started to suffer once the economy took a tumble in 2008. But a couple of high-end stores have recently signed leases for space on the street.
Ties, Pocket Squares, Rally Against Cancer for Miracles For Kids
The David August label makes bespoke suits. It recently unveiled a collection of ties and pocket squares for Miracles for Kids.
The Westside Boutique Moves To Los Angeles
For their act post Intermix, Sari Sloane Keledjian and Haro Keledjian opened The Westside
IDB's Beverly Hills Soiree
Israel Discount Bank of New York is planning to expand its business in California. It stated its case with a party at the Beverly Hills Hilton.
Evelyn & Bobbie Take Ideas on Bra Design to Abbot Kinney
Evelyn & Bobbie started business in 2013 when founder Bree McKeen filed patents for bras which she forecasted would change the way this lingerie is made.
