Friday, June 27
Nau in Stores
In May, Portland, Ore.–based outdoor-apparel maker and retail concept store Nau announced it was closing after failing to raise enough financing....
Recent Trademark Decisions Could Impact Apparel Brands
Think your trademark registration is secure? A growing series of aggressive decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and the courts on the issue of fraud in the trademark application p...
Lingerie Designer Mary Green Wins 'Vision Award'
Mary Green, proprietress of her eponymous lingerie company, has employed “refugees or [individuals] in political asylum from their own lands” for nearly 20 years for her 30-year...
Haley K.: Branching Out Into the Organic World
Dubbed “organic cotton, casual lifestyle sportswear,” eco-fashion label Haley K. is designed by native AngelenoDaniel Norzagaray as part of Fashion Lifestyle Inc., a Gardena, C...
San Diego Fashion Week Lineup Revealed
Organizers of the first Fashion Week San Diego have set the lineup of brands and designers participating in the Sept. 28–Oct. 5 event, with more names to be added....
Sex and the HSN
Patricia Field, the groundbreaking stylist for “Sex and the City” and costume designer for “The Devil Wears Prada,” has struck a deal with the HSN to create a l50-piece, limited-edition co...
3.1 Phillip Lim Bows in West Hollywood
Designer Phillip Lim dropped by his new 3.1 Phillip Lim boutique, 631 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood., Calif., for a June 19 party that drew attendees such as actress Emmy Rossum and desi...
The Kids Are Alright Closes Echo Park Store
The Kids Are Alright, one of the boutiques that pioneered the fashion scene of Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood, closed its doors on June 27....
Jowzik Named Bebe's Chief Merchandising
Bebe Stores Inc. named Dyan Jowzik as its executive vice president and chief merchandising officer for the contemporary fashion company’s retail division on June 23. Bebe runs 290 specialty st...
Tale of Two Fashion Districts Emerges in Downtown L.A.
The fight over management of the Los Angeles Fashion District appears to have come down to a compromise, which may result in the creation of two separate Business Improvement Districts....
Melrose Heights: Summer Sparks Busy Season in Fashionable District
When temperatures rise, it might as well be the official signal for many people to take a trip to the beach. For retailers in Los Angeles’ high-profile Melrose Heights neighborhood, hot weather is a si...
Streetwear to Be Highlighted at MAGIC's S.L.A.T.E.
The MAGIC Marketplace will have a new section when the massive trade show holds its Aug. 25shy;–27 run in Las Vegas....
Kohl's Flood Relief
Following the devastating floods in Midwestern states along the Mississippi River, Menomonee Fall, Wis.–based department store Kohl’s Corp. donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross to assist in flood-relief efforts. The donation wil...
New Technology Helping Manufacturers Go Green
Apparel companies have been warming up to organic cotton and other green fabrics. With the help of new technologies, they’re also starting to adopt more green manufacturing....
Dakin in at Warnaco
New York–based Warnaco Group Inc. named Bob Dakin senior vice president of retail, a new position for the company. In his new job, Dakin will oversee Warnaco’s retail operation and identify new retail o...
Mayor Villaraigosa Signs Clean-Trucks Measure
On June 26, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed into law the Clean Trucks Program, which was proposed to reduce the amount of pollution generated by diesel-burning trucks....
Purecolor: Focus on Fit
Before Ed Noble got his start in the apparel business, he didn’t know that much about women’s blue jeans. But he knew what makes a woman look good...
Jack Ren Marquette, 1948-2008
Jack Marquette died Tuesday, June 17, after battling a long illness. He worked for the California Apparel News, first as a graphic-production artist when X-acto knives, rubber cement...
Online Wholesaling for the Little Guy
Apparel wholesalers looking to sell their goods online now have another resource in Orange, Calif.–based
Invista & OSHA
Fiber maker Invista inked a deal with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at Invista’s Victoria, Texas, manufacturing site to “collaborate, share knowledge and further strengthen the safety and he...
Friday, June 20
Hot Tuna's New Surf Spot: Downtown L.A.
To make a splash in the surf industry, Niels Juul gambled that his company, Hot Tuna International Inc., would have to play the outsider. So he recently moved Hot Tuna away from Orange County, Calif.—home to ...
Krantz Promoted at MAGIC
Advanstar Communications—producer of the MAGIC Marketplace, Project Global Trade Show and Pooltradeshow—has promoted Sherrie Krantz to vice president of mar...
Alp-n-Rock: Taking Tees to New Heights
The luxe T-shirt is taken to new places with the introduction of Alp-n-Rock, a tops line due out this fall from Escondido, Calif., designer and former Swiss resident Susanne Reich...
Health Benefit Deal at Port
Contract negotiations between longshore workers and shippers took a positive turn when the two sides announced they had reached an agreement on health-care benefits....
Looking for Privacy
The special committee of independent directors for Los Angeles–based Tarrant Apparel Group has retained law firm Bingham McCutchen LLP as a legal adviser and Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin as a financial ad...
Mo Money
Los Angeles–based Mo Industries Holding Inc., owners of the Splendid and Ella Moss brands, struck a deal with Greensboro, N.C.–based VF Corp. to sell a minority of its capital stock to the manufacturing giant. The deal paves t...
Goody's Closes 69 Stores
Northbook, Ill.–based retail chain Goody’s Family Clothing Stores is shuttering 69 stores in a strategic-initiatives program managed by Hilco Merchant Resources LLC, a division of The Hilco Organization...
Metropark Prepares to Go Public
Orv Madden’s latest project is ready to go public....
Made in California, Part III: A Special Report
Third in a continuing series of apparel and accessory brands that are “making it” in California ...
GlobalTex Names First Members of West Coast Team
The organizers of GlobalTex, the biannual textile show that debuts in Los Angeles next year, have two new people on their West Coast team to help put together the event....
Palmer in at Kellwood
St. Louis–based Kellwood Co. named Brenda Palmer vice president of licensing. Her first duty will be to assist Kellwood’s Vince brand launch its licensing platform. The longtime apparel and consumer-goods execu...
CMC's L.A. Textile Show Partners With Turkish Group, WGSN
The California Market Center has announced several new partnerships planned for the upcoming Los Angeles International Textile Show, set for Oct. 27–29 at the CMC....
Pattern Service Owner Martin Wicksman, 74
Martin Wicksman of Wicksman Pattern Service died on June 8 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 74. Wicksman, who immigrated to the United States in 1959 fr...
Karen Kane Buys Blue Tattoo Denim Line
It’s funny how friendships work....
New L.A. Headquarters for Warnaco Swim
Come September, the Warnaco Swimwear Group, a division of New York–based apparel giant Warnaco Group, will have new digs at the Los Angeles Center Studios i...
ENK Adds Vegas Show to Lineup
New York–based trade-show producer ENK International is returning to Las Vegas Aug. 25–27 with ENK Vegas, a show highlighting contemporary apparel and accessories....
Louis Verdad Inc. Loses Battle With Factor
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted a default judgment against Louis Verdad Inc. in a case brought against the Los Angeles designer by his former factor, Kracksmith I...
Quiksilver Launches Hang Ten With Kohl's
Huntington Beach, Calif.–based surf giant Quiksilver has signed a licensing agreement with Menomonee Falls, Wis.–based big-box retailer Kohl’s Corp. for Hang Ten. Originally a ...
Pink Mascara: Leaving Its Own Mark
As the name suggests, Pink Mascara (
Friday, June 13
Fight Over Port Trucking to Heat Up Soon
The nation’s largest trucking association is getting ready to file a federal lawsuit at the end of June against the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach over a plan to alter...
William Rast Heads East
Los Angeles–based People’s Liberation Inc., makers of the People’s Liberation and William Rast apparel lines, struck an exclusive distribution deal with Lokat to bring William Rast apparel to Croatia, Serbia and...
Project Ethos Seeks Designers
Project Ethos—a multifaceted fashion, music and art event—is accepting submissions for fashion and accessories designers for its next show edition on Sept....
Purrmission Lingerie: Santa Barbara's Love Line
At the Purrmission Lingerie boutique in Santa Barbara, Calif., a specialized bra-fitting service is only half of the offerings provided....
Vacancies Up in Warehouse, Distribution Sector
The slowing economy is starting to catch up with the industrial real estate market as the main indicators showed some signs of weakness during the first quarter of 2008. Vacancy rates in Los ...
GlobalTex Shifts Dates for L.A. Show
Organizers of GlobalTex, the newly proposed biannual textile trade show set to launch in Los Angeles in 2009, have shifted the dates of the show to avoid a conflict with Material Wor...
Juicy Couture's New President
Juicy Couture, a division of New York–based Liz Claiborne Inc., hired Edgar O. Huber as president of the Los Angeles–based lifestyle brand. Huber previously was managing director of major markets for L’Oreal SA, where he managed a portfolio of beauty ...
Rising Gas Prices Put the Squeeze on the Fashion Industry
The news at the pump isn’t good....
Alternative Apparel's New Deal
Norcross, Ga.–based T-shirt maker Alternative Apparel formed a partnership with San Francisco–based investment company Rosewood Capital, granting Rosewood a non-controlling equity position in Alternative Apparel. Terms of the agreement were n...
Mexico to Start Increasing Fabric Exports to Central America
After much delay, Mexican textile factories are getting ready to start shipping duty-free woven fabric to Central America to sew clothing destined for the United States....
G-Star's California Concept
Dutch denim brand G-Star Raw Denim made a classic Hollywood splash for the debut party of its Beverly Hills showroom, located at 8820 Wilshire Blvd., on June 4. In the parking lot of the two-...
Friday, June 6
Former Speedo Exec Moves to Lululemon Athletica
Sheree Waterson—the former president of Speedo North America, the Los Angeles division of Warnaco Inc.—has been named executive vice president of general merchandise managing and sourcing at Lululemon A...
New Lines: The Lady Liberty Building
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at The Lady Liberty Building, located at 843 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines...
Mexico to Pare Down Apparel Duties
Mexico and China have signed an agreement under which Mexico will immediately eliminate or reduce hundreds of anti-dumping duties on Chinese imports. The agreement, which was signed by Mexican Ministe...
U.S. Cotton Subsidies Still Disputed
The United States lost its final appeal in a trade dispute with Brazil over cotton subsidies. A World Trade Organization appeals panel in Geneva, Switzerland, reversed parts of a ruling made late last...
Los Angeles International Textile Show Sets Dates
The California Market Center, which has organized the semiannual Los Angeles International Textile Show since 1993, said it has dates established for the show through 2011....
YMI Signs TV Actress for Fall Ad Campaign
Los Angeles–based juniors denim brand YMI Jeanswear has enlisted teen actress Aimee Teegarden from NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” to promote the company’s Fall 2008 line with...
Tom-Tom Sales
California Market Center Suite A265 (213) 622-1626
Johnny Was
The New Mart Suite 1011 (213) 629-1717...
DHL Looks to UPS for Help
Deutsche Post, the parent company of DHL, is trimming costs and cutting at least 1,500 jobs in the United States. To save money, the German company is hiring UPS for its U.S. air-cargo services. DHL i...
Fire Shuts Down Portions of L.A. Fashion District
An early morning fire on June 5 destroyed the contents of several businesses located in the 1000 block of South Los Angeles Street in the heart of the Los Angeles Fashion District....
Anand Jon's Support Team Claims Evidence Stolen
Several laptop computers that contained evidence relating to the Anand Jon sex-crime case have been stolen from Jon’s home in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, said a spokesperson for the designer...
Yves Saint Laurent Remembered
Funeral services were held June 5 for Algerian-born fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. The well-regarded fashion icon died at his Paris home June 1 of brain cancer. He was 71. Saint Laurent had been...
California Designers Win CFDA Awards
California proved to be the place with the hottest young talent at the Council of Fashion Designers Association Fashion Awards on June 2 at the New York Public Library. ...
West Coast Brands Up for Dallas Awards
Voom by Joy Han, Hype, Lucky Brand and Ed Hardy led the list of West Coast brands named as finalists for the 33rd Annual Dallas Fashion Awards, wh...
May Sales Better Than Expected
Despite increasing prices for fuel and food, retail sales had a strong showing in May....
Transforming the Showroom
Fashion showrooms do not need much more than a rack and the season’s “it” garment in order to conduct business....
New Lines: California Market Center
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the California Market Center, located at 110 E. Ninth St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines ea...
San Francisco Boutique Adds Designer and Relocates
In the world of retail, it’s all about location, location, location....
Abbot Kinney Facing Change With Designer Stores
When the established New York design house of Steven Alan opened a boutique recently on the historically bohemian Abbot Kinney Boulevard, many started to wonder whether this unique street, wh...
Building a Green Business Model
From passion to productivity, Indigenous sets an eco example...
Eco Style & Sensibility
Innovative fabrications and new technologies are hallmarks of EcoSkin’s initiative ...
Mavi Jeans
The Gerry BuildingSuite 803 (760) 622-5056...
The Penthouse
The Lady Liberty Building843 S. Los Angeles St.Suite 500(213) 327-0969
ASR Holiday Sees a Dip, Stays Positive
The ASR Holiday 2008 show at the O.C. Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., was noticeably smaller than previous editions....
Cal Poly Students Are Motivated by Eco Trends
The next generation of fashion designers has a heady task to tackle. They have to save the planet....
New Lines: The New Mart
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at The New Mart, located at 127 E. Ninth St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines each market-week i...
Urban Fashion Awards Come to Los Angeles
The first Urban Fashion Week Awards, honoring the best urban and streetwear designers, takes place June 22 at The Republic, a club in Hollywood, in conjunction with L.A. Urb...
Magnet Showroom
Cooper Design Space Suite 211 (213) 622-0180...
New Lines: Cooper Design Space
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the Cooper Design Space, located at 860 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles.The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines ea...
H. Lorenzo Bets on Eco Clothing
Lorenzo Hadar is wagering that green is far more than the next flimsy trend....
New Lines: Gerry Building
The following is a new line carried by a new showroom at the Gerry Building, located at 910 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines e...
Tuesday, June 3
Hot Topic Gets New Top Executive
Hot Topic Inc., the mall-based retailer that appeals to young shoppers into the music scene, announced that Michael Crooke will take over the top spot as president of the Hot Topic division....
