NEWSMAKERS
Apparel Industry’s 2017 Newsmakers
From high-profile bankruptcies and reorganizations for apparel companies to new names for old companies, the apparel and retail world have been in flux with 2017 a year for reflection.
After Decades on the Contemporary Clothing Scene, BCBGMaxAzria Declares Bankruptcy
After Gordon Bros Bid, Wet Seal Reemerges
Bebe Closes All Its Stores After Selling Half Its Label
Ilse Metchek, California Fashion Association
After Bankruptcy, Quiksilver Changes Name and Goes on the Offense
Agenda Seeks New Format for Trade Shows
Hitting the Denim Blues, True Religion Reorganizes After Bankruptcy
Frances Harder Starts Fashion For Profit
The Wraps Come Off Westfield’s $1 Billion Revamp of Century City
DSTLD Commits to Crowd-Funding and Pop-Up Shops
New Clothing Chapter for Dov Charney, American Apparel Founder
American Apparel Reaches the End of an Era With Sale to Gildan Activewear of Canada