Zappos Looking for Emerging Designers
Attention all emerging designers. Zappos is looking for you.The online retailer of all things shoes and clothing has just launched a special program to once a month showcase an emerging designer whose collection...
Kohl's Gets Ready to Rock & Republic
Rock Republic, the high-end L.A. denim brand that crashed and burned in a bankruptcy filing nearly two years ago, is rising from the flames. It makes its debut in Kohl's stores on Feb. 15 as a lower-priced clothing line. It...
U.S. Apparel and Textile Imports Dip as Prices Rise
U.S. consumers were definitely in a conservative mood when it came to buying clothing in 2011....
To Russia With Love: Los Angeles Apparel Makers Tap Into a New Territory
California’s lifestyle apparel, known for its casual and cool looks, thrives in stores across the United States and overseas, but will that look translate into Russian?...
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Androgynous Male Model Dominates Fashion Week Runways as Both aMan and a Woman (Fox News) Buildinga Fashion Brand For Moms And Daughters Alike (Forbes)ModelsForm Rights Group Ahead...
Vintage Show at the Queen Mary in Long Beach
Calling all vintage fashion buffs. There's a big show for you coming Feb. 10-11 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach.More than 100 booths will be set up, with 60 of those selling vintage fashion. This is the third year for...
Fashion Market Northern California Keeps Growing
SAN MATEO, Calif.—Inside the cavernous San Mateo County Event Center, which has been the home of Fashion Market Northern Califo...
S.F. Designers in Residence Named
Drum roll please....The first batch of designers headed for the new "Designers in Residence" program housed inside the Macy's at Union Square have been named.The six designers, who all live in San Francisco...
Color Pervades ISS
The buzz in the T-shirt community this year is all about color.
The Way We Wore Store in Expansion Mode
Doris Raymond finds it hard to believe she has been in the vintage clothing business for 30 years now.But sales have been so successful that she is looking for another store location to complement her...
Gas Prices Could Be the Speed Bump That Slows the Economy
Many apparel makers are hoping that 2012 will be their turnaround year. They may have to wait....
L.L. Bean Introduces Wacky Bootmobile
Is it something to do with the weather up there in Maine?Maybe, because the executives at L.L. Bean seem to be suffering from not enough sun or too much time indoors thinking of crazy ways to promote their...
Kingpins Opens in Downtown L.A. Fashion District
An overview of the Kingpins Show at the Cooper Design SpaceThe vibe at the Kingpins Show was as casual as the apparel being displayed at the two-day event that opened today (Jan. 10) on the top floor of the Cooper Design...
EM & Co. Store Moving to New Locale
Sure there are plenty of post-holiday super sales going on, but don't miss the one at EM Co., the stylish boutique on Third Street.Owner Eveline Morel said she is moving to a new location, closing her doors this...
BeachMint Goes from Seaside to Canada Side
The Olsen twinsThe twins and everyone else on BeachMint are headed for Canada.The Santa Monica-based social commerce site opened up its membership this week to Canadian residents who want to buy the site's latest...
Hammering Man Never Far from the CMC
The "Hammering Man" in Seoul, South KoreaHow is it that you go on vacation but never get far away from your work place?For me it was stopping off in Seoul, South Korea, while on a two-week vacation in Asia. The first...
Former Baby Phat Licensee Files for Bankruptcy Protection
BP Clothing, the Los Angeles–area apparel company that, until recently, held the license to make Baby Phat clothing, primarily for Wal-Mart, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy p...
Bikinis Galore at New Ashley Paige Store
Ashley PaigeAshley Paige has been crocheting bikinis for years out of her Los Angeles studio.Now, for those who have only had a chance to see them on the runway, you can get a closer look at them at her new store, which is...
Big L.A. Counterfeit Bust Rings in the Holidays
Consumers may be out in full force scouring stores for holiday gifts, but law...
It's Bienvenue for Banana Republic in Paris
Just in time for the holidays, Banana Republic today threw open its doors for its first flagship store in France, located on the renowned shopping boulevard, Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris.The San...
Grand Opening for Hale Bob's First Store
The Hale Bob label, known for its flirty tops and dresses made of rich silks and velvets, has been around for several years. It's found in specialty stores around the world.Now the Los Angeles brand has...
Old Navy Goes Techno Hip
If you haven't noticed, there doesn't seem to be a "must-have" item this holiday season. Sure, cashmere sweaters are still popular, but how long have those been around? Fancy scarves? So last...
CityTarget Moving into Westwood
There's going to be a new retail kid on the block in Westwood next year.Target Inc. is planning to take over an empty retail space once occupied by Home Depot's Expo store, the higher-end version of the home supply...
New Apparel Customs Chief Has a Mission
John Leonard has barely been on the job for more than a month, but the new head of apparel and textiles enforcement at U.S. Custom...
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Vogue's Talley Prepares Museum Exhibition (The New York Times)Tom Ford Has Designs on James Bond (The Telegraph)Marc Jacobs Appears on South Park (Styleite)The Hepburn Look...
Fashion and Celebrities for a Legal Cause
The crowd inside the tent at Sunset Gower StudiosCelebrities seems to be a rare sight these days at Los Angeles fashion shows.But on Sunday, a fundraiser for the Public Counsel Law Center, a pro bono law organization,...
The Victorian Era Visits the Runway
Feathers were featured on this Karen Capili dressLos Angeles designer Karen Capili isn't new to the world of fashion, but her collection is. It debuted for Spring/Summer 2011.Her over-the-top dresses came floating down...
Economic Crystal Ball: Consumers Remain Cautious
A presidential-election year in 2012. Unusual weather patterns for several more months. A Congress that can’t come up with a deficit-...
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Jeremy Scott's Leopard Sneakers for Dogs (Fashionista)Spring Trend: Feminine Florals (CNN)Fashion Face-Off: Olivia Wilde vs. Amanda Seyfried (Wonderwall)Readjusting...
Fashionistas Shrinking in Size
Lillyana Kachigyan is serious about fashion.So how many 6-year-old fashionistas do you know? If you said none, well, then meet Lillyana Kachigyan, a first grader at Miller Elementary School in Burbank. Despite it being...
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The Campus as Runway (The New York Times)The Hollywood Reporter Launches Fashion Blog (Fashion Week Daily)John Paul Gaultier: From Catwalk to Big Screen (The Independent)A First Look At...
Jaya Apparel Group: The Transformation of L'Koral
The first thing you notice about Jane Siskin is her shoulder-length pouf of blonde hair, which creates a golden cloud around her tan face....
California Designer to Show in London
A gown from Jill Alexander DesignsSometimes curvy women are forgotten in fashion. Not at Jill Alexander Designs, based in Santa Cruz, Calif.The 40-something woman behind the self-named line knows what it's like to be more...
The Last Push Is On for Three Free-Trade Agreements
If all goes well, the pending free-trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia could be a done deal by Halloween....
Beverly Hills Gets Italian Fashion in Theater
Karl Lagersfeld created this colorful dress for the Fendi labelAfter making the rounds through Rome and Milan, the exhibit called "Il Teatro alla Moda", or "Theater in Fashion" will be landing in Beverly Hills,...
LA Port's Independent Truckers Win Latest in Appeals Court
In the latest round in a 3-year-old legal battle, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously sided with the trucking industry and said the Port of Los Angeles does not have t...
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DvF isStaging a Flash Mob in Paris (Elle)Peepthe Latest Sparkly Fall 2011 Miu Miu Accesssories (Fashionologie)Daphne Guinness Exhibit at FIT (TheWashingtonPost)Playing With Patterns in...
Downtown Los Angeles Looking for Unique Stores
In the past five years, more than 90 restaurants, bars, cafeacute;s and brew pubs have flooded into downtown Los Angeles, making the city center one of the hottest spots to go for a night out on the t...
NAFTA Combined With Central American Free Trade Agreement?
At one time, there was talk of linking the Western Hemisphere into one gigantic free-trade zone that would stretch from Argentina to Canada....
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Former Stockbroker Finds Fortune in the GarmentDistrict (Bloomberg Business Week)Trend Spotting: A Stable Hemline (The New York Times)New York Fashion Week: Rodarte (All the Rage)Duchess 'is no...
Michael Stars Turns 25 With Bash This Weekend
Michael Cohen and Suzanne Lerner Does it seem like only yesterday that Michael Stars, that great T-shirt and lifestyle line, popped up in Los Angeles and slowly expanded across the country?I think so. But it has been 25 years...
Lisa Kline Employee Moves Around with Flower Truck
Jenifer Kaplan in front of her truckBy day, Jenifer Kaplan works at the Lisa Kline boutique on Robertson Boulevard as an accounting manager. But her newest gig has nothing to do with clothes. It's all about...
Fashion Market Northern California Buyers Positive
SAN MATEO, Calif.—Up and down the aisles that displayed wide-open booths with rows of brightly colored women's apparel and accessories, retailers shopping Fashion Market Northern California we...
Beverly Hills Goes Carnival for Fashion's Night Out
Rodeo Drive, the ritzy shopping thoroughfare in Beverly Hills, was closed to traffic and adopted a certain street fair vibe for Fashion's Night Out.On one end of the street, a Ferris wheel towered over the Jimmy...
Goggles Going to the Dogs
Niki sporting a pair of pink gogglesJust try to pass up a cute little dog wearing pink goggles.I couldn't. I was at the Long Beach Farmers' Market when I saw Niki, a 4-year-old chihuahua/dachshund mix being carried by Nancy Jones...
Attendance Up at MRket LV
MRketLV, which took place Aug. 21–23 at The Venetian, had a 15 percent jump in retail attendance and a 7 percent increase in net square footage in exhibition space, show organizers sa...
Business Busy at Moda Las Vegas and ATS
Moda Las Vegas and AccessoriesTheShow, held at The Venetian in Las Vegas Aug. 21–23, have been on a growth spurt....
Northern California Stores March to an Upbeat Rhythm
SAN MATEO, Calif.—Up and down the aisles that displayed wide-open booths with rows of brightly colored women’s appar...
WWIN Show Keeps Its Successful Profile
Organizers of the WWIN (Women’s Wear in Nevada) show at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino said nearly 850 booths comprising 1,500 lines took part in the biannual show, held Aug. 22–25...
Capital Business Credit: Expect a Price Boost This Holiday
Manufacturers and importers are fretting that rising raw-material prices will put a damper on the Holiday season as many expect the average price tag for goods to rise 10 percent to 15 percent over la...
