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A Hardy Look for Hipster Jeans
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Seven Strives for Growth With Collaborations
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Big Split: Designers Declare Independence
Seeking creative freedom, business control and potential riches, more designers are leaving companies to…
Seven For All Mankind Taps CEO
LOS ANGELES — Andreas Kurz, former president of international licensing at Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., joined…
Bear Stearns Takes Stake in Seven
NEW YORK — Seven For All Mankind has a new financial partner, Bear Stearns Merchant Banking, people familiar…
Seaton Catches Apres-Surf Wave
Jill Roberts, who owns stores in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, is launching Seaton, a line aimed at the…
Fetter to Exit St. John Knits
LOS ANGELES — St. John Knits International said chief operating officer Bruce Fetter has resigned after eight…
FIDM Reaps Gala Bounty
LOS ANGELES — The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles Fashion Gala — on the same weekend…
And Now, ‘Housewives’ May Be Product Line
LOS ANGELES — Merchandising the appeal of five neurotic women is the next potential frontier for ABC’s…
Gowns Go From Red Carpet to Retail
The Oscars knockoff derby, the race to replicate gowns worn by the Hollywood stars, has fewer players…
Goldschmied’s Gold Rush
LOS ANGELES — Denim doyen Adriano Goldschmied couldn’t stay away from the jeans business for long.
The…
Joie Does a Double Take
Joie Rucker, former designer of the Joie line, is back with two new lines, Puca and ArchIndigo, operating…
Denim Dictates the Agenda at MAGIC
Buyers were practically waxing poetic at MAGIC International amid the abundance of embroidered, handcrafted…
A Looney Time for T-Shirts
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Wonder Woman are among the cast of characters at Warner Bros. with a new starring…