WHAT'S IN STYLE
October 28, 2015 at 2:10 pm
If you're looking for the ultimate definition of irony, look no further. It arrived Tuesday, when news broke that George Orwell's estate had tried to shut down sales of a T-shirt that reads "1984 is already here." Eric Arthur Blair, aka Orwell, died in 1950, a few years before the first screen-printed T-shirt companies began…
October 21, 2015
George Lucas is notorious for tinkering with, and changing his "Star Wars" movies. And most of the time, not for the better. Now, the merchandizing side of things is getting in on the game, and fans don't like it one bit. Some might call "Star Wars" history sacred. But those people obviously don't work for the company manufacturing Target's novelty T-shirt line. There is a new boys T-shirt hanging on store racks, and it makes a significant change to a key scene early on in the first movie, "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope."
October 21, 2015
Along with the hoverboard and self-drying jacket, the self-lacing shoes Marty McFly puts on in "Back to the Future: Part II" have become one of the most recognizable products in film history—and on the date that McFly time-traveled to in the 1989 film, Nike could be about to make them a reality.
The man who designed the shoes for the film, legendary Nike designer Tinker Hatfield, revealed in January that his team was working hard on a pair of Nike Air MAG sneakers with Power Laces, which he hoped would launch some time in 2015.
October 21, 2015
American Apparel, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, said it would become profitable in 2018.
The Los Angeles company predicts that its reorganization plan—designed to shed heavy debts and interest payments—will help turn its fortunes around in three years, according to a Thursday filing with the Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
American Apparel has suffered net losses totaling nearly $384 million over the last five and a half years. But under its plan, the company said its net income would be $6 million in 2018. By 2020, American Apparel predicted it would pull in a profit of $23.7 million.
October 21, 2015
Teens and their fashion choices—it's a never-ending popularity contest, and what's deemed cool in the hallways of any given high school can differ plenty from region to region (not to mention week to week). But the hottest brand with the demographic these days has actually been on top of the heap for some time now: Nike is the most popular brand for fall 2015, according to teens surveyed by research firm Piper Jaffray, and that's been the case since 2011.
It makes sense that the world's most valuable athleticwear brand would trump more traditional fashion retailers.
October 21, 2015
Today, a group of some of the world’s biggest brands, retailers, nongovernmental organizations and industry groups launch a Social and Labor Convergence Project, with the aim of improving working conditions in apparel manufacturing across the world.
The project seeks to achieve sustainable change through the development of an industry-wide, standardized methodology for social and labor performance assessment in apparel and footwear supply chains. The industry believes it will be able to significantly reduce the amount of money it spends on duplicated auditing and invest the money saved in improving social welfare for millions of people employed in apparel manufacturing worldwide.
October 14, 2015
Employees from TSC Apparel, Cincinnati, Ohio, recently took part in Greater Cincinnati’s Habitat for Humanity project, serving as volunteers in the building of two homes in the Cincinnati community.
October 14, 2015
Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Hanes Branded Printwear, a Hanesbrands Inc. supplier of T-shirts, sport shirts and fleece to the decorated-apparel industry, recently announced the launch of the new Hanes4Education program, which allows screen-print suppliers and their customers to help support K-12 schools through a unique cash-rebate offer.
October 14, 2015
FIEL–Fairdeal Import & Export Ltd., Orlando, Fla., and the Bandeali family are grieving the loss of Akbar Bandeali, president of FIEL–Fairdeal Import & Export Ltd. Bandeali, a beloved mentor, leader and father, passed away peacefully the morning of Sept. 27, 2015.
October 14, 2015
The owner of Sleeping Tiger Imports is facing charges that could send him to prison, after Michigan State Police investigators raided the stores and his home.
Timothy Roger Szubinski, 55, is charged with selling counterfeit goods bearing the labels of John Deere, Monster Energy Drink and Under Armour, and logos for NFL and MLB teams, according to court records.
Hundreds of items confiscated by law enforcement reflect the eclectic nature of the stores, including hats, baseball caps, T-shirts and sweatshirts.
