INDUSTRY-ISSUES
Growing Sustainability Trends in Swim Continue to Shift the Category
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | May 9, 2024
California Apparel News asked swim-industry experts: From eco-friendly initiatives to body positivity, what aspects of sustainability resonate most with your customers for 2024 into 2025?
tasc Names Professional Golfer Eric Cole as Brand Ambassador
Premium activewear brand tasc has signed PGA-tour player Eric Cole as the label’s brand ambassador.
National Textile and Apparel Sourcing Trade Shows Launch in Los Angeles
Two preeminent East Coast textile and apparel sourcing trade shows made their debut in Los Angeles July 25–26.
Taking the First Steps in Creating Traceability in an Apparel Business
As conversations covering fashion sustainability focus on the origin and life cycle of goods, from farm to closet, how can a brand of any size or designer of any experience level take the first steps toward implementing traceability?
Taking Eco Transparency Into Account When Considering Financing
Ecological and ethical influences have reached every area of fashion and apparel. Abiding by greener apparel guidelines requires brands to remain transparent by revealing each step...
U.N. Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network Annual Meeting Addresses Industry’s Challenges
Sustainable-fashion experts, brand leaders and sourcing professionals discussed the progress of Sustainable Development Goals and challenges during the United Nations Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network...
The Natural Selection Collection Boasts Three-Way Partnership
For 35 years Laguna Fabrics has been a Los Angeles–based, family-owned knitting mill known for quality, trend awareness and fast turnaround...
Miami Swim Week Boasts a Variety of Offerings From Distinctive Shows
An abundance of style was the common thread during the recent installment of Miami Swim Week...
Messe Frankfurt Grows Its Denim Presence as Kingpins Show Shareholder
The Kingpins Show and Messe Frankfurt have entered into a partnership that will allow the two brands to drive sustainability in the denim industry...
Renewcell Launches Circulose Supplier Network
Like an intricate tapestry, the circular economy is expanding and strengthening its global web presence in part thanks to Renewcell.
What Will the Future Fashions Be?
It’s the eternal question, and seeking the answer involves not gazing into a crystal ball but one made of fabric.
Yella Activewear Encourages Movement Through Luxurious Fabrics
Making activewear in a luxurious hand is Daniella Mizrahi’s mission, and the founder of Yella Activewear continues to raise the bar on the standards for her Los Angeles–based brand.
ASU-FIDM Integration Blends Innovation With Deep Fashion Roots
Two powerhouse institutions of higher learning—Arizona State University in Phoenix and the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles—have joined forces...
Taking Steps Toward Producing a Cleaner, Greener Trade Show
What sustainable, ecological actions can trade-show producers take to create greener events?
Retold Closes the Environmental Gap in the Life Cycle of a Garment
The marketplace has reached the point where it requires an equal amount of creativity to figure out what to do with the products of our creativity. You could say we’re coming full circle, and that’s precisely what is meant by the circular economy and product life cycle.
LYCRA Sets Goal of 80 Percent Higg Verification by 2024
LYCRA is as close to a household name as a fiber maker can get, but there’s nothing like industry validation to assure you stay at the forefront of innovation.
