Crowley Maritime Navigates Evolving Shipping Needs
The prettiest piece of fashion you’ve ever seen—and at the most unbelievable price—is of no use unless it’s in your size.
Driftline Creates Wetsuit-Lined Boardshorts
San Diego-based Driftline have created an innovative way to feel stylish and comfortable while out surfing, paddleboarding, wake boarding or participating in any other watersport by creating wetsuit-lined boardshorts.
Los Angeles Apparel Releases Activewear Collection
Los Angeles Apparel’s performance collection is the latest activewear release from the L.A. based-basics apparel manufacturer.
Midnight Studios Launches Sustainably Made Denim Collection
Midnight Studios has announced its first foray into sustainably made denim, Midnight Studios Jeans, a new collection featuring a matching jean and denim jacket revealed at its runway show’s Spring/Summer ’22 collection, Welcome to the Machine.
Sustainable Retailer Toward Opens First Bricks-and-Mortar in Los Angeles
As the fashion industry trends toward a sustainable future, many consumers are still grappling with finding truly sustainable apparel products. A lack of transparency and the effects of greenwashing by some in the industry have consumers calling for more standards to help define what is truly sustainable.
Gen Z Designs Stretch Denim for Gen Z Based on Fibers by LYCRA
In an effort to push the denim industry forward and further into sustainability, 30 design students have created a new denim collection that offers a glimpse into the future of the denim industry through the eyes of Gen Z.
Catherine Gee Expands the Horizon With Most-Recent Collection and New Designs
Taking inspiration from her travels, her surroundings, and islands in Europe and the Mediterranean, Catherine Gee’s Spring/Summer ’22 collection’s vibrant colors and prints bring to mind a vacation to Greece
Woodbury University Celebrates Design Student Collections
Woodbury University honored its fashion-design students by showcasing their impressive collections on May 1 at its 57th annual fashion show, this year called Odyssey, at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
Trina Turk’s Summer Collection Fully Embraces the Golden State
Trina Turk’s latest collection embraces her signature colors and prints, “shining bright on all things summer—sandy beaches, cool ice pops on the boardwalk, fruity cocktails in a cabana, dancing in the warm summer night.”
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American Apparel & Footwear Association Hosts 45th AAFA American Image Awards
After hosting virtual events for two years, the American Apparel & Footwear Association hosted the 45th AAFA American Image Awards at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Otis College Releases 2022 Report on Creative Economy in California
Otis College of Art and Design in collaboration with economic-research and planning firm CVL Economics has released the “2022 Otis College Report on the Creative Economy,” which shows jobs in California’s creative industries have bounced back in a big way after initial numbers during the pandemic showed creative industries being hit among the hardest.
FashionGo Debuts In-Person Trade Event With FashionGo Week Palm Springs
B2B wholesale marketplace FashionGo debuted FashionGo Week Palm Springs at the Palm Springs Convention Center May 3–5, the first in-person trade event for the company.
VNTANA and ByondXR Partner to Create 3D Virtual Showrooms in the Metaverse
VNTANA has announced a partnership with ByondXR to help brands and retailers take a step further into the metaverse by creating 3D digital showrooms.
Quiksilver Launches Stranger Things Apparel Collection
Quiksilver has announced a new collection in collaboration with Netflix for the upcoming fourth season of “Stranger Things” to bring fans of both brands together as well as introduce the brands to new audiences.
