July 8, 2011
Industry supplier American Apparel, Los Angeles, received approximately $6.7 million from the issuance of stock shares this week, StreetInsider.com reports.
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July 8, 2011
HanesBrands, Winston-Salem, N.C., today announced that it will host a live Internet audio webcast of its 2011 second-quarter investor conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, July 20, 2011.
July 6, 2011
The apparel industry in Los Angeles, California is riding a small but growing wave of "insourcing" as costs in China and India rise and the city's factories cater to demand for high-quality garb and fast-turn fashion.
One company bucking the offshoring trend by bringing jobs back home is Los Angeles-based Karen Kane, which sells women's clothing—primarily dresses—in department stores like Nordstrom and Dillard's.
The privately held company is shifting 80 percent of its production to Southern California from China as manufacturers take a second look at the true costs and complications related to traditionally low-cost foreign labor markets.
July 6, 2011
Fun, fearless fashion. That's what's in this month. Start with a basic (Staton has plenty of those) and give it a designer makeover using some of these tricks I found in the July issue of Cosmopolitan.
July 6, 2011
The Apparel Decorating Extravaganza, a two-day event dedicated to learning and growing the apparel decorating business, will be held in Montgomery, Ala. on July 22 - 23, 2011.
July 6, 2011
American Apparel Inc., Los Angeles, announced that its board of directors has elected David Danziger and Marvin Igelman to the board.
July 5, 2011
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Friday set a new federal safety rule, saying drawstrings in certain children's clothing are now considered substantial product hazards.
The 5-0 vote finalized that jackets and coats with certain neck or hood drawstrings and those with certain waist or bottom drawstrings would be specified as substantial product hazard
July 5, 2011
Boxercraft Inc. announced it has completed a transaction to purchase the assets of Jones & Mitchell Sportswear Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Augusta Sportswear Holdings Inc.
July 1, 2011
The iconography of the college logo is something you should be familiar with. We've all seen at least two minutes of a college sports game, so we all have an idea of how big a role college-branded apparel plays in student life.
June 30, 2011
Charles River Apparel, Sharon, Mass., is saluting the troops this Fourth of July weekend with a free giveaway at the company's store on Saturday, July 2.
