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RETAIL District’s Sparkle Factory Building Finds New Life With Tarina Tarantino

By Andrew Asch Retail Editor

After a four-year hiatus from running a bricks-and-mortar boutique on ’ Melrose Avenue, designer Tarina Tarantino has opened a self-named Tarina Tarantino bou- tique in downtown Los Angeles. The business is housed in The Sparkle Factory building, which is more than 100 years old and located in the fashion district. She renovated the 26,600-square-foot building with her husband and business partner, Alfonso Campos. Located at 910 S. Broadway, across the street from the Ace Hotel, The Sparkle Factory will house creative offices, street-level retail, a basement bar scheduled to open fall 2020 and, on the seventh floor of the building, the Tarina Tarantino boutique. The boutique officially opened Nov. 23, offering Tarantino’s colorful collections, as well as art, beauty and gift Tarantino page 9

RETROSPECTIVE 2019 Looking Back on 2019 as Apparel Industry Prepares for 2020 By Dorothy Crouch Managing Editor

Over the course of 2019, financial uncertainty subsided a bit as consumers set new records on spending and economic forecasters revised initial predictions in favor of increased optimism through the end of the year. Despite a continuing conflict with China and potential tariff issues with other trade partners, the economy saw bright spots. Compared with January’s unemployment numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor that stood at 4 percent and 6.5 million unemployed persons, November’s figures, which were reported Dec. 6, saw a decrease in unemployment. Ac- cording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment reached a 50-year low in November, decreasing to 3.5 percent and 5.8 million unemployed persons. Falling for Fantasy Looking Back page 3 A magical fashion season is on the horizon for next year, INSIDE: Where fashion gets down to business SM according to Monique Lhuillier, who recently introduced her whimsical Fall 2020 collection of ethereal garments. See additional looks from the collection on page 6. 7 8

Epson unveils new POS printers ... p. 2 Fashion industry’s Christmas party for kids ... p. 2 Tact & Stone pushes sustainability in fashion ... p. 7 Finance Resources ... p. 7 FaZe Clan launches active styles for video gamers ... p. 8

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01,3,9-cover.indd 1 12/12/19 5:35 PM NEWS Week in Review Epson Unveils New POS Printers Tom Ford will show his Fall 2020 Epson has developed a reputation for mak- as banking and financial-services companies, the key functionality and flexibility needed collection in Los Angeles, according ing direct-to-garment printers for manufactur- according to an announcement made by Ep- to support POS applications as they become to media reports. The designer, film ers both large and small to print on T-shirts, son America Inc., based in Long Beach, Calif. available on the market so that our custom- director and chairman of the Council hoodies and more. The new model of POS printers takes up ers can streamline essential operations and, in of Fashion Designers of America said Now the technology company has unveiled 70 percent less space than traditional print- turn, better engage with their customers.” that he would produce his Los Angeles new point-of-sale printers. On Dec. 9, it intro- ers, according to Gregg Brunnick, director of 2019 has been a busy year for Epson. In show on Feb. 7, which is a couple of duced all-in-one thermal receipt printers—the product management for POS printers, Epson August, it introduced the cloud service Epson days before the 92nd Annual Academy OmniLink TM-T88VI-DT2 and OmniLink America Inc. The machines have more pro- OmniLink Merchant Services 3.0. The cloud Awards. Ford’s Los Angeles show is TM-T70II-DT2—for POS customers. The cessing power. They are powered by an In- service is accessed through Epson’s point-of- scheduled to run concurrent with New thermal printers produce a printed image by tel Celeron processor, which gives them the sale system. This POS system can be used to York Fashion Week, which is scheduled heating thermal paper, not unlike what shop- capacity to handle new technology and new wrangle information about a company’s per- to take place in Feb. 6–13. pers typically see in receipts. The difference POS applications. formance, sales and other information. The Steven Kolb, CFDA’s president, was is that these new machines reduce paper us- “Epson is continually evolving its core printer extracts data from receipts and sends quoted saying that Ford’s Los Angeles age by 49 percent, according to a company POS solutions—including its receipt print- data to the OMS cloud. Retailers can glean show would not affect New York Fash- statement. ers—to accommodate the requirements of the information on sales and performance from ion Week. Epson hopes to sell its new POS printers next generation in retail solutions,” Brunnick the data harvested from the receipts. to retailers and hospitality businesses as well said. “Our OmniLink DT2 printers deliver —Andrew Asch Shopafor, a social-networking gift- ing platform, started business on Dec. 11. The Los Angeles–headquartered venture announced that it is the only social-networking space that uses artifi- cial intelligence to help people pick gifts for one another. Shopafor founder Chris Herbert said the inspiration for this ven- ture came from poor gifting choices for his daughter’s birthday. “My wife and I were frustrated by the number of gifts VOLKER CORELL that were either toys for kids four to five years older than her or clothes that were CFF Hosts 72nd Annual Christmas Party for Kids for a child half her age. We saw it all More than 250 Los Angeles kids got gift-giving event during the Harry Truman Ilse Metchek, CFA’s president. as such a waste, and I wanted to figure holiday gifts from the California Fashion administration. CFA took the reins of the Arturo Rivera, who works as a coach out a solution to prevent it from happen- Foundation on Dec. 11 at the penthouse of event when CFA absorbed TALA in 2013, and in staff development for Para Los Ni- ing,” he said. the Cooper Design Space in downtown Los said Ilse Metchek, CFA’s president. ños, said that his kids look forward to the Angeles. The California Fashion Foundation The annual Christmas party is for children event. “They’re engaged from the moment WeBuy is an on-demand shopping produces charitable events that are supported who are part of the Boys & Girls Clubs, Para they enter the party,” he said. “They’re en- platform that is currently being beta by its parent organization, trade group Cali- Los Niños and the Dolores Huerta Elemen- gaged with the coloring books, the photo tested in Tel Aviv, Israel. Emil Guber- fornia Fashion Association. tary School. The children, mostly aged 5 to booth and the music. We’re very fortunate. man, WeBuy’s founder and chief ex- The recent party marked the 72nd time this 7, were treated to pizza, potato chips, a visit They’ve been very hospitable,” Rivera said ecutive officer, said that his platform Christmas party has been produced. The Tex- with Santa, as well as gift bags that included of the fashion businesspeople who produce will make shopping easier. The plat- tile Association of Los Angeles started the skateboards, T-shirts and coloring books, said the party.—A.A. form aims to match consumers and sellers in real time. Guberman critiqued e-shopping as being needlessly com- Patricia Welman, plex. Consumers must travel to various digital commerce sites to find deals and services rather than going to a central 3 Girls Clothing place to find what they need. WeBuy is Factoring with Co-founder, 60 crowdfunding on exitvalley.com. Patricia Welman, co-founder and presi- The Renewal Workshop, based dent of the juniors brand 3 Girls Clothing, in Cascade Locks, Ore., announced a Republic Is passed away Dec. 1 after a short illness with $5.5-million Series A financing round, cancer. Her funeral is being held Dec. 17 it was announced on Dec. 11. The Re- at Sts. Simon & Jude Catholic Church in newal Workshop takes discarded ap- Like Music To Huntington Beach, Calif. parel and textiles and then repairs the Welman spent her career as a buyer, de- damaged clothes to sell or uses the signer and eventually as an executive. Her upcycled fabrics to make sustainable Your Ears last project was 3 Girls Clothing, which of- clothing. Money from the financing fered tops and dresses characterized by a surf round will be used to expand in Eu- aesthetic, said Alison Budow, the brand’s di- rope. The round’s investors include rector of sales. A division of the Lunachix Social Impact Ventures, SHIFT Invest brand, 3 Girls started business in 2018 and and Quadia with participation from OUR growth finance has been sold at retailers such as Tilly’s, The existing U.S. investors Closed Loop Buckle and Lulus.com. Welman showed the Ventures, Gratitude Railroad, the Port- solutions support line at the LA Majors Market trade show in land Seed Fund and the High Meadows downtown Los Angeles. 3 Girls will continue Investment Group. YOUR brand’s success. to be run by co-founder Karen Frazier. Starting her fashion career in 1983, Wel- Running Bear Ramirez, an activ- man had worked as a buyer for Nordstrom ist, fashion consultant and member and Clothestime, moving her way up to ex- of the San Manuel tribe, based in San • Non-Recourse Factoring ecutive jobs at Gurly Clothing Company, Bernardino County, Calif., organized a among others, during the past decade. friends-and-family-only Gucci pop-up • Factoring Line of Credit Her sister, Jennifer Greenlief, said that shop at the Chateau Marmont hotel in • Asset Based Lending Welman was a natural merchandiser. “She West Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 12. was born to be in the industry. She would The pop-up is to raise funds for the Na- • Seasonal Overadvances predict a trend a year before it became popu- tive American Diabetes Pilot Program, lar,” Greenlief said. which provides medically tailored Welman also was active in lobbying for meals and nutritional counseling to Na- strong laws to protect women from domestic tive Americans in Los Angeles County abuse as well as campaigning for Republican living with diabetes. The sale will run candidates in Orange County, Calif., where Dec. 13–15. When customers mention she spent most of her life. “Project Angel Food” while purchas- She was briefly married in the 1990s and ing goods at the Gucci store on Ro- was preceded in death by her husband. Sur- deo Drive in Beverly Hills, Gucci will vivors include her cousin, skateboarding pio- donate 10 percent of the proceeds to neer Tony Alva, and three siblings. In lieu of Running Bear’s program. flowers, her family requested that donations 866.722.4987 • REPUBLICBC.COM • [email protected] be made in her name to the National Kidney Foundation.—A.A.

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ber 6, it had upgraded its national economic forecast through that saw pop-up shops, collaborations between brands, new Looking Back Continued from page 1 2020 from 1 percent real growth to a fourth-quarter-to-fourth- designs for shopping centers and digital commerce. Entering Even the final release of the quarterly UCLA Anderson quarter figure of 1.7 percent. the holiday season, a number of consumers hit the stores in Forecast reversed course on its earlier predictions that warned While 2019 saw a number of retail bankruptcies and acqui- bricks-and-mortar and online. of a potential recession, now citing gross domestic product in sitions from the beloved Barneys to fast-fashion pioneer For- Coverage of our 2019 Retrospective on the financial hap- fourth quarter 2020 is expected to reach 2 percent. By Decem- ever 21, new opportunities arose through experiential models penings that affect the apparel industry begins here. ● During a Year of Bankruptcies, Retailers Experience Risk and Find Opportunity

By Andrew Asch Retail Editor “I think retailers are looking at bankruptcy as an oppor- lem with the whole industry, according to Lee Holman, IHL tunity to restructure,” Meagher said. “Filing for bankruptcy Group’s vice president of research. Bankruptcies and store closures spiked in 2019, and some does not indicate that a brand has died. Bankruptcies can be “U.S. retail has increased $565 billion in sales since Janu- retailers hoped bankruptcy could give them an edge during a strategic. It can pave the way to a second or a third life for a ary of 2017, fed not just by online-sales growth but net store year when many thought the chips were down for retail. brand.” sales growth,” Holman said. “Clearly there is significant Influential retailers such as Forever 21, Barneys New But bankruptcy is a risky strategy, she said. Since bank- pressure in apparel and department stores; however, in every York, as well as long-suffering retailers such as Dress Barn ruptcies are covered extensively in media, retailers and brands single retail segment there are more chains that are expanding filed for bankruptcy. A sense of decline increased when major can lose their cachet with the public when they declare bank- their number of stores than closing stores.” retailers such as Gap Inc. said that it would close 130 stores ruptcy. The private-equity firms buying bankrupt firms also One retailer who made a rebound from bankruptcy in 2019 by the end of the fourth quarter of its 2019 fiscal year. have their own ideas on the direction they want to take their was Charlotte Russe, a San Diego–headquartered retailer In May, New York–headquartered Coresight Research new property. for young women’s who announced its Chapter 11 forecasted that as many as 12,000 store locations were at “The purchasers want to break down bankrupt companies bankruptcy in February. In March, Canadian company YM risk of closing by the end of the year. And The Conference and sell them for their parts,” Meagher said. “I’m scared that Inc. acquired Charlotte Russe for an undisclosed amount. By Board, a nonprofit research group, released a survey of chief Barneys will become what Henri Bendel is today—a highly June, it was announced that Charlotte Russe was back in the executive officers’ confidence levels. It found that it was only licensed brand that has lost its edge. The Barneys name is bricks-and-mortar business. It opened a handful of stores in a few points higher than the first quarter of the Great Reces- strong. It might get over-licensed and lose its integrity through the United States and also opened a digital commerce chan- sion in 2009. the acquisition.” nel, www.charlotterusse.com. “CEO confidence declined to its lowest level in a decade,” While many were gloomy about retail during 2019, the re- Retail might be at the beginning of a new chapter. Business said Lynne Franco, senior director of economic indicators search and advisory firm IHL Group said that anxiety over on Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping at The Conference Board. “Tariffs and trade issues coupled store closures was overstated. The latest iteration of its mul- season, broke records this year. It was a sign that the worst in with expectations of moderating global growth are causing tiyear study, “Retail’s Renaissance—The True Story of Store a wave of bankruptcies was over, said Ron Friedman, partner a heightened degree of uncertainty. As a result, more CEOs Openings/Closings,” was released in August. IHL said that and head of retail and consumer products at Marcum LLP, than last year say that they have curtailed investment.” more than five retail chains are opening stores for every re- which offers accounting, financial and consulting services. Since bankruptcy seemed to be a more common occur- tailer that is closing stores in 2019. “Business is good right now. People are making money. rence in 2019, some retailers tried to play it to their advan- The research firm also reported that 20 retailers represent Consumer confidence is high,” he said. But the proverbial ris- tage, said Syama Meagher, chief executive officer of the retail 75 percent of all store closures. Closures and bankruptcies ing tide may not lift all boats. “If you’re strictly a bricks-and- consultancy Scaling Retail. were more the fault of the individual retailer than a prob- mortar store, these stores must improve their experiences.” ● Economic Forecast for 2020 Revised After Solid Year By Andrew Asch Retail Editor “Consumer spending, like overall GDP, peaked in mid- 2018 and has been declining ever since. The decline has On Dec. 4, the influential UCLA Anderson School of been shallower than that of business investment, so consumer Management raised its 2020 forecast for the U.S. and Cali- spending has exerted a moderating force on overall growth,” fornia economies from 1 percent real growth to 1.7 percent Smith wrote.” But the trajectory is still downward, and it is due to low unemployment and high consumer confidence and nearing levels that prevailed in 2016 and 2017.” Smith serves spending. as vice president for federal policy at the Washington, D.C.– David Shulman, an author of and the senior economist for the headquartered Tax Foundation. UCLA Anderson Forecast, said the forecast uptick represents a UCLA Anderson School of Management’s forecast direc- break from its forecast from the 2019 third quarter. In September, tor, Jerry Nickelsburg, agreed with Smith that business invest- he wrote an essay entitled “The Year of Living Dangerously” in ment has been softening and that consumer spending has been which he predicted an economic slowdown. “[It’s] not quite a supporting the economy. He forecasted that it would continue recession but pretty close,” Shulman wrote then. to support the economy. The UCLA economist wrote that there is still a risk of eco- “Consumer spending makes up two-thirds of the absorp- nomic slowdown in the second half of 2020. But consumer tion of [gross domestic product],” he said. “Consumer spend- spending has pushed back economic doldrums for the time ing has been a big part of the economy for a long time. There being. The forecast changed because a predicted slowdown in is nothing new about that.” He forecasted that in the next year consumer spending did not materialize. and 2021, consumer spending will continue to hold up the This was bolstered by numbers from the National Retail economy. Federation, which had overestimated Black Friday Weekend In the recently released forecast, Nickelsburg also made spending last year but will likely exceed its forecast for this predictions for the California economy. The state’s economy year. has been growing slightly faster than the national economy. The change in UCLA’s outlook came as no surprise to ers. “People have money to spend and are looking to spend it If the U.S. economy is forecasted to grow 1.7 percent in the economy watcher Ken Wengrod, president and co-founder for the right product. But they are spending it more wisely. If upcoming year, California probably will grow in the mid 2 of the Los Angeles–headquartered lender FTC Commercial you have the right merchandise, there is a demand for your percents in 2020, he said. Corp. He also serves on U.S. Commerce Department advi- product,” he said. In his forecast, entitled “California Enters the Next Decade sory groups including the Trade Finance Advisory Council. But not all economists believe that consumer spending can with Full Employment and Slowing Growth,” Nickelsburg “The U.S. economy is very vibrant, especially compared to support the economy for a sustained period. writes that unemployment rates are at historic lows. They are the rest of the world,” Wengrod said. “There’s a lot of stabil- In a Dec. 4 column for Bloomberg, economist Karl W. under 3 percent. In this situation, slow growth won’t hurt the ity. I think that the U.S. economy will remain strong for at Smith argued that investment in housing and business has California economy. ”There is faster growth when businesses least the next 12 months.” been slowing. Consumer spending has been a moderating draw on a large pool of unemployed workers. When people Wengrod said that the strong labor markets are resulting force in the economic slowdown, but consumers can’t spend are working, we have to grow slower. That is a good thing,” in strong consumer spending, which is great news for retail- their way out of an economic slowdown. he said. Calendar Jan. 4, 2020 Jan. 5 The Trends Show Orlando, Fla. The New Mart, Cooper Design Cooper Design Space Phoenix Convention Center Through Jan. 10 Space, Gerry Building, Los Angeles Fashion Week Mens Accessorie Circuit There’s more Phoenix Lady Liberty Building, Through Jan. 15 on ApparelNews.net. Store Studios Accessories The Show Through Jan. 7 Jan. 12 Primrose Design Building London Fame Designers and Agents Through Jan. 15 Through Jan. 6 Intermezzo Collections LA Kids Market The New Mart For calendar details and contact Jan. 8 California Market Center Los Angeles Trendz Moda information, visit ApparelNews. Surf Expo, Bluewater at Los Angeles Jan. 13 Through Jan. 15 Palm Beach County NY Women’s net/events. Surf Expo Through Jan. 15 Brand Assembly Convention Center Javits Center New York Orange County Convention LA Market Week Palm Beach, Fla. Center Submissions to the calendar should be emailed to the Calendar Editor at [email protected]. Please include the event’s Through Jan. 6 Through Jan. 7 California Market Center, name, date, time, location, admission price and contact information. The deadline for calendar submissions is the Tuesday prior to Friday publication. Inclusion in the calendar is subject to available space and the judgment of the editorial staff.

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01,3,9-cover.indd 3 12/12/19 5:37 PM RETROSPECTIVE 2019 COMING Copyright and Labor Fashion UP! Cases Reach Supreme Court Editorial, advertorial, By Andrew Asch Retail Editor special sections and Issues in copyright and labor kept law- Resources and Organization for Intellectual bonus distribution for yers busy in 2019; however, the Los Ange- Property Act of 2008] without a finding of the next four weeks les case that made the most headlines was a intent to defraud the copyright office, which streetwear brand that brought its case to the was the old common-law standard,” Ruther- U.S. Supreme Court. ford said. “It makes it easier for defendants to December 20 In June, the U.S. Supreme Court handed prove a registration invalid.” Cover: Year in Review down a 6–3 decision, ruling that the brand The Ninth Circuit has declined to rehear Accessories FUCT (Friends U Can’t Trust) could regis- the case, but in November Gold Value filed a Bonus Distribution ter its name with the U.S. Patent and Trade- petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to dis- AccessoriesTheShow 1/5–7 mark Office. The majority opinion for the cuss the case. Defendants have been granted court decided that the brand did not break a an extension until Feb. 3, 2020, to file a brief provision of the Trademark Act of 1946, also in opposition. known as the Lanham Act. This provision Other copyright cases continued to be December 27 bars registration of a trademark considered to important. In one case, SPI, an established Cover: Retail be “immoral or scandalous.” brand that makes scrubs used by medical per- New Laws FUCT had been selling T-shirts and sonnel, sued the 6-year-old brand Figs. The Technology clothes bearing its name since 1990. The younger scrubs brand has been successful Los Angeles–headquartered brand had been enough to mount a splashy billboard cam- Fashion Advertorial hailed by various consumer magazines and paign around Los Angeles. SPI sued Figs in Los Angeles Superior Bonus Distribution was also seen on the backs of celebrities from Active Collective 1/29–30 Leonardo DiCaprio to Rihanna. In 2011, Court, alleging that Trina Spear, Figs’s co- Swim Collective 1/29–30 brand founder Erik Brunetti attempted to reg- founder and co–chief executive officer, stole AccessoriesTheShow 1/5–7 ister the brand’s name at the U.S Patent and trade secrets from SPI while she was work- DG Expo NY Trademark Office to help protect the brand ing as an associate for the private equity FAME 1/5–7 MODA 1/5–7 against knock-offs. The office deemed the firm The Blackstone Group, Inc. Black- brand’s name too immoral and scandalous stone was privy to SPI’s trade information for trademark protection. Brunetti sued and because the equity group was considering January 3 took his case all the way to the U.S. Supreme handling an SPI transaction. After allegedly Court. becoming privy to the confidential informa- Cover: Swim Writing the opinion for the majority, Jus- tion, Spear left Blackstone and started Figs Swim/Active Profiles with Heather Hasson, who now serves as the Surf tice Elena Kagan said that the provision cre- ates a bias based on viewpoint and therefore company’s co-CEO. Hasson said that the Fashion Advertorial violates the First Amendment. “If the ‘im- lawsuit has no merit. Waterwear Special Section moral or scandalous’ bar similarly discrimi- In other legal cases, after years of liti- Waterwear Advertorial nates on the basis of viewpoint, it must also gation, Byer California agreed to pay collide with our First Amendment doctrine,” $325,000 in a civil fraud lawsuit that alleges Bonus Distribution Kagan wrote. the decades-old San Francisco clothing com- Surf Expo 1/8–10 L.A. Market Week 1/12–15 Other copyright cases loomed large dur- pany for five years undervalued the cost of Brand Assembly LA 1/13–15 ing 2019. A prominent player on the Cali- its merchandise coming through customs, Designers & Agents LA Summer 1/13–15 fornia fashion legal scene is the Doniger/ thereby paying lower duties. Dallas Market Week 1/14–18 Burroughs law firm. It has sued brands and In 2019, California became the first U.S. Apparel Sourcing USA 1/19–21 state to pass a fur ban, making it illegal to sell Texworld USA 1/19–21 prominent retailers for copyright infringe- DG Expo NY 1/20–21 ment. It experienced a setback in the case or distribute a fur product. Liberty Fairs NY 1/20–21 Gold Value International Textile v. Sanctu- In June, California Gov. Gavin Newsom Premiere Vision NY 1/21–22 ary Clothing LLC. It was decided June 4 signed a state budget that included $16.3 mil- at the United States Court of Appeals for lion that would be placed in the state’s under- January 10 the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena, Calif., that funded Garment Restitution Fund. It was Cover: Fashion Doniger/Burroughs’ clients had to pay estimated that more than 400 people are on Retail Sales $121,423.01 in attorneys’ fees and litiga- this fund’s waitlist for compensation for un- T–Shirts tion expenses to the defendants in the case. paid wages, said Marissa Nuncio, executive New Lines A motion for additional fees and expenses director of the Garment Worker Center, is on appeal. headquartered in downtown Los Angeles’ T–Shirt Advertorial Finance Advertorial The case was originally filed in 2016. fashion district. Textile Preview and Gold Value International Textile, which However, wage-theft investigations con- Resource Guide with Tech was doing business as Fiesta Fabric, alleged tinue. The U.S. Department of Labor issued that Sanctuary Clothing LLC copied a fab- a nearly $54,000 fine against ESS Apparel Bonus Distribution ric design that was sold at various retailers. Inc., a Los Angeles garment-sewing contrac- L.A. Market Week 1/12–15 The suit stumbled when Sanctuary’s lawyers tor for underpaying 21 employees, it was an- Brand Assembly LA 1/13–15 saw mistakes in the Gold Value/Fiesta copy- nounced in early June. Designers & Agents LA Summer 1/13–15 Impressions Expo Long Beach 1/17–19 right registration and demanded that the court The GWC’s Nuncio said that these in- Apparel Sourcing USA 1/19–21 deem the copyright registration invalid and vestigations are crucial in a large industry. Texworld USA 1/19–21 dismiss the action. “They are sending a message that there are Liberty Fairs NY 1/20–21 Representing Sanctuary was Jessica Ruth- eyes watching,” she said. Premiere Vision NY 1/21–22 Active Collective NY 1/22–23 erford, a partner in Ferdinand IP, which has “The industry is large, and there aren’t as Fashion Market Northern California 1/26–28 offices in several cities, including Los Ange- many resources to do enforcement adequate- Label Array les and New York. ly. There are thousands of factories and tens “The court made clear that there is a se- of thousands of workers. It is hard to be ev- vere downside to bringing cases without erywhere. We have a long way to go still,” valid registration,” she explained. Nuncio said. “We’ve seen the labor agencies “This is the first time an appellate court [U.S. and California State Labor Depart- held that a registration can be declared in- ments] working to improve and be more stra- Call for special rates valid under the PRO IP Act [Prioritizing tegic with their investigations.” ● and information: 213-627-3737 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: CALIFORNIA APPAREL NEWS, Customer Service, PO Box 4419, Orlando, FL 32802. CALIFORNIA APPAREL NEWS®: (ISSN 0008-0896) Published by TLM PUBLISHING INC. 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06-monique-lhuillier-fashion.indd 6 12/12/19 5:45 PM SUSTAINABILITY Tact & Stone Looks to Push Boundaries Finance Resources in Both Fashion and Sustainability CIT Commercial Services Republic Business Credit S3 is part of a company that is promi- 300 South Grand Ave. 201 St Charles Avenue, Ste. 2210 By Andrew Asch Retail Editor Los Angeles, CA 90071 New Orleans, LA 70170 nent in sustainability circles. Its founder, Contact: Darrin Beer, Western Regional Manager Toll free: (866) 722-4987 Sustainability commands increasing inter- Isaac Nichelson, was honored with the 2018 (213) 576-4622 Fax: (866) 925-7206 est from the business world. A novice in the Global Change Award from The H&M http://cit.com/commercial-services [email protected] field, Landon Nash vowed that his new appar- Foundation, which is funded by the owners Commercial Services | Middle Market Financing | CIT www.republicbc.com el line, Tact & Stone, would serve as an en- of retailer H&M. The award came from his cit.com Contact: gine to innovate in this burgeoning category. work with S3’s sibling company, Circular Products and Services: CIT Commercial Services is one of the nation’s Fred Gaylord, SVP Business Development leading providers of credit protection, accounts receivable manage- [email protected] “I thought that if you’re going to do this Systems. Circular Systems was awarded for ment, and lending services, operating throughout the United States and Direct: 213-248-3977 you’re going to have to be 100 percent com- its Agraloop Bio-Refinery technology, which internationally. CIT’s Los Angeles office serves clients in the Western Robert Meyers, President mitted to sustainability,” Nash said. He also turns food-crop waste into a fiber that can be United States and Asia. Companies of all sizes turn to CIT for protection [email protected] wanted Tact & Stone to provide a fashion al- milled and spun into textiles. against bad-debt losses, to reduce days sales outstanding on accounts Direct: 630-788-5100 ternative. “I don’t have to sacrifice style to be Like almost every other company that receivables, and to enhance cash flow and liquidity. CIT’s breadth of Products and Services: Republic Business Credit is an independently sustainable,” he said. places a stake in sustainability, Tact & Stone services, experienced personnel, industry expertise, proprietary customer owned commercial finance company, headquartered in New Orleans, credit files, and comprehensive online systems are all reasons to give with regional offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston. Offering Nash is finding places to test his ideas. uses fabrics such as organic cotton. The brand CIT a call. factoring and ABL, with seasonal over-advances, we focus on tailoring In mid-November, Tact & Stone joined the also aims to extend sustainability to woven finance solutions to fit our clients’ needs. At Republic, we are proud merchandise mix at the Forum, a West Hol- shirts, using a high composition of recycled of our can-do, flexible attitude and our emphasis on responsiveness. lywood, Calif., bricks-and-mortar lifestyle cotton that is applicable to modern weaving Hana Financial, Inc. boutique that focuses on developing bricks- technologies to fabricate lightweight Ox- 1000 Wilshire Blvd., 20th Fl. and-mortar spaces for direct-to-consumer ford shirts and “waterless” chambray shirts Los Angeles, CA 90017 White Oak Commercial Finance through a process that utilizes almost no wa- (213) 977-7244 555 West 5th Street, Suite 3380 brands. Fax: (213) 228-5555 Los Angeles, CA 90013 In April, Nash officially unveiled Tact & ter during production, Schulenburg said. Contact: Kevin Yoon Contact: Gino Clark Stone. The headquarters for the sustainable These woven shirts include up to 35 per- [email protected] Phone: (213) 226-5201 label is located in downtown Los Angeles’ www.hanafinancial.com Fax: (213) 226-5374 Arts District, but the brand is mostly sold on Products and Services: Established in 1994, Hana Financial is a spe- www.whiteoaksf.com its direct-to-consumer site, tactandstone.com. cialized nonbank financial institution that offers factoring, asset-based Products and Services: White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC lending, SBA lending, home mortgage banking, investment banking, (WOCF), formerly Capital Business Credit/Capital Factors, is a global The inspiration for the brand started when wealth management, and insurance services. Hana Financial evolved financial products and services company providing credit facilities Nash couldn’t find sustainable clothes that from a local startup serving a niche market of Southern California to a to middle-market companies between $1 million and $30 million. would look appropriate for business meet- top 10 factor in the U.S. and a member of Factors Chain International, WOCF’s solutions include asset-based lending, full-service factoring, ings and didn’t fit into the contemporary with offices in Los Angeles and New York. invoice discounting, supply-chain financing, inventory financing, U.S. fashion category. Nash formerly worked as import/export financing, trade credit-risk management, account- a residential-real-estate agent in San Fran- receivables management, and credit and collections support. WOCF is an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, and its institutional cisco. He needed to wear office clothes or at clients. More information can be found at our website. least styles with a more contemporary look when he showed properties. He also wanted Andrew Asch Tact & Stone founder Landon Nash a sustainability factor in high-end basics and essentials clothing that he said he did not see This listing is provided as a free service to our advertisers. We regret that we cannot be responsible for any errors or on the market. omissions within Finance Resources. In seeking a contemporary fashion look, he wanted to be different from the dominant looks in the men’s sustainable category, which mostly reflect an outdoorsman or surfer look. Patagonia and Outerknown, two prominent brands that make men’s sustainable styles, focus on these types of looks, leading Nash to wear their pieces. They helped reflect his For Your Decorated Apparel Business... growing interest in the environment. He also was alarmed by reports that ranked the fashion business as a major en- vironmental offender, emitting carbon emis- & Stone Tact sions into the air, chemical runoffs into the cent recycled-cotton content, which was world’s rivers, as well as glutting landfills certified by the Global Recycle Standard, across the globe. which sets requirements for certification of “I realized that I was a part of the prob- recycled content in clothing. One reason why lem,” he said of buying expensive suits and recycled cotton is harder to include in high- high-end .” I had no idea that I was end shirts is that the fiber length of recycled contributing to this. It made me rethink my cotton becomes shorter so it is more difficult consumption.” to turn into a high-value product, Schulen- Nash was becoming a sustainability nerd. burg said. He was paying his own way to travel to and S3 had worked with factories in Portu- participate in sustainability conferences such gal to transform what some would consider as the Textile Exchange Conference in waste into fabrics that could be used to make Washington, D.C., in 2017. He also had built sturdy shirts. Other fibers used in these shirts enough capital from his real-estate gig that he include organic cotton and recycled polyes- could finance his own venture. His goal was ter. to build a small brand that would rank at the The shirts feature a tailored fit and come highest level of sustainability while giving in colorways of white, black and gray as well people a fashion alternative. as patterns such as stripes and plaids. They “Large brands are needed to raise aware- retail from $100 to $125. The brand also ness,” he said of developing the market for offers a blazer that retails for $248, as well sustainability. “But innovation will come as hoodies. Also available are Pichu alpaca from small brands.” pullover sweaters, which retail for $245, and Nash hired freelance designers to shape shorts and chinos, which retail for $145. the contemporary look of his brand. To help Tact & Stone’s T-shirts are made in Los develop his sustainability program, Nash Angeles. Price points range from $45 for a started working with Sustainable Source short-sleeve organic-cotton shirt to $75 for a Studios, a Los Angeles–headquartered con- long-sleeve hemp tee. sultancy where Andrew Schulenburg serves The price range is not expensive and it is as a managing partner. not inexpensive, Nash said. It costs more be- “This was our first consumer-brand proj- cause it was made using materials certified as Long Beach ect,” Schulenburg said of his group’s work being sustainable as well as being produced January 17-19, 2020 with Tact & Stone. “We had an opportunity by factories in Portugal and Los Angeles that to develop a brand with Landon from scratch were certified according to fair labor practices. almost—the company’s sustainability char- “There’s a statistic that says six out of 10 ImpressionsExpo.com ter, materials strategy, product strategy, garments will end up in landfills in one year. circular strategy, brand identity, marketing But everything [Tact & Stone] makes is built strategy, the complete package.” to last,” he said. ●

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Get Inspired! Hundreds of Stocked Novelty Knits, Wovens, Linings and More! Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler One Roll Minimum. Black Ops hoodie www.cinergytextiles.com Tel: 213-748-4400 [email protected] FAZE CLAN Ghost hoodie Hockey jersey FaZe Clan Forecasts Big Biz With Active Styles for Video Gamers      forecasted that e-sports will become much By Andrew Asch Retail Editor      more influential. “It is the future of fashion,”          Professional e-sports competition over he said, “just like the way skateboarding and       video games such as Fortnite is hitting the hip-hop changed the landscape of fashion.” big time. It attracts investments from owners Selkoe was the founder of the digital        of major-league sports teams; competitions streetwear emporium Karmaloop, which    ­€€   ‚ are viewed by millions of people across the he left in 2015. He started a digital market    @  globe; and for the Los Angeles–based e- and content platform, Wanderset, in Janu-   sports team FaZe Clan, fashion is becoming ary 2017. He has served as FaZe Clan’s a big deal. president since December 2017. One of the               On Dec. 10, the team’s website, people working on FaZe Clan’s merchan- FaZeClan.com, released a capsule collection dise program is Aaron Levant, the founder of with athletic and sportswear brand Cham- the Agenda trade show and the founder and pion, an official partner of the team. One of chief executive officer of the e-commerce Go Beyond the pieces in the collection is the $120 Black and content platform NTWRK. Ops hoodie, which features a special reflec- Currently there is no specific e-sports tive fabric. Also featured is a unique mash-up look, Levant said. “Kids will dress in what- the News and of the logos of the FaZe Clan team and the ever feels authentic to their personal style. Champion brand. It will look like streetwear and action-sports Behind the Along with the Champion collaboration, styles. These kids are defining themselves the company will also release a women’s line with what they are passionate about, but it’s Scenes inspired by FaZe Clan’s first female player, not like these clothes are functional,” he said. Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler, that will feature tees But e-sports fans seem to seek out clothes The editors and and a purple Champion hoodie bearing sign- with an active edge. In November, FaZe Clan writers of language designs honoring Wheeler’s status released a capsule collection of tees, hoodies as a deaf person. and track suits with the Italian brand Kappa. California Apparel The team has also been receiving atten- In September, it released caps made in col- News are blogging at tion from the hip-hop world. Hip-hop star laboration with the New Era brand. The Offset, born Kiari Kendrell Cephus, is releas- baseball caps feature the FaZe Clan logo ApparelNews.net ing a capsule collection with FaZe Clan on of an “F,” which was designed by team co- Dec. 17. Offset plays on the team and also founder Tommy Oliveira. Apparel News Group is an investor in FaZe Clan. Another hip-hop While other e-sports teams such as Se- 110 E. Ninth St., Ste. #A-777 star, Lil Yachty, born Miles Parks McCol- attle’s and New York’s G2 Los Angeles, CA 90079 www.apparelnews.net lum, also serves as an investor. Philadelphia sell merchandise, Selkoe said that 76ers point guard Ben Simmons also has fashion was the focus of FaZe Clan to expand played with the e-sports team. into new categories of the business. “We’re a The capsule collections will not only be sold pop-gaming collective with an e-sports divi- Apparel News Group CREATIVE MARKETING DIRECTOR PUBLISHED BY on the team’s website but will also be sold at sion. We’re a gaming lifestyle, which goes to LOUISE DAMBERG TLM PUBLISHING INC. the team’s pop-up shop, called FaZe Arcade, fashion. It is a huge piece of what we are do- DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING APPAREL NEWS GROUP which opened at 7312 Melrose Ave. in Holly- ing,” Selkoe said. TERRY MARTINEZ Publishers of: California Apparel News wood in November and will run until Dec. 18. FaZe Clan was founded in Boston in 2010. 741945-2019 SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Waterwear AMY VALENCIA Seventy-four years of news, Decorated Playing video games may be a workout The team moved to the Los Angeles area in fashion and information ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE LYNNE KASCH EXECUTIVE OFFICE only for the mind and a player’s fingers, but 2016. Currently much of the team lives in a The New Mart BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT clothes with an active and performance edge mansion in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills CEO/PUBLISHER MOLLY RHODES 127 E. 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08-activewear.indd 8 12/12/19 5:48 PM RETROSPECTIVE 2019 Mergers and Acquisitions Strengthen Businesses and Save Brands By Dorothy Crouch Managing Editor branding and intellectual property of Charlotte Russe for an closed amount. undisclosed amount, while Mamiye Brothers Inc. of New Through a collaboration with Volcom Chief Executive Of- During 2019, a consistent trend within the apparel indus- York purchased the Peek Kids children’s brand. ficer Todd Hymel, ABG is slated to launch a new company try took shape not just on the fashion front but also the busi- “We are very excited Charlotte Russe will be joining the named Liberated Brands. This venture will manage the la- ness end of garment making. The LVMH Moët Hennessy portfolio of brands at YM,” Charlotte Russe interim Chief bel’s business and operations. Louis Vuitton SE acquisition of Tiffany & Co. wasn’t the Executive Officer Dayna Quanbeck said in a statement at the Following an $875-million investment from BlackRock only big sale of 2019. With some companies floundering, oth- time. “This acquisition marries a beloved brand with a sophis- Inc.’s Long Term Private Capital fund in August, ABG ac- ers recognized opportunities through acquisitions that would ticated retail platform and provides Charlotte Russe a path to quired storied retailer Inc. at the end of potentially strengthen their brands’ presence and fortify their grow in the future.” October. ABG will license the Barneys brand name through financial standing. In June, YM Inc. announced that it had opened multiple global partnerships. While Saks Fifth Avenue was named as “It’s interesting to see a lot of companies like Walmart Charlotte Russe locations in U.S. malls, ultimately intending a retail partner, a licensing agreement for 12 Barneys stores in that went through acquisitions also get rid of brands such to open a total of 100 bricks-and-mortar stores. Japan through Seven & I Holdings will remain intact. as Modcloth,” said Syama Meagher, founder and chief re- tail strategist at the Los Angeles–based Scaling Retail. “The Three Dots bought by FAM Brands More mergers in the financial segment trend is bigger retailers are looking for opportunities for their business models to stay relevant. These acquisitions are made Another Southern California brand to experience a descent This trend wasn’t limited to clothing lines and brand-man- either with the intent of revitalizing the brand they are acquir- into financial hardship was the contemporary womenswear agement companies, as financial firms explored the potential ing or an opportunity to increase their profits.” company Three Dots, which ceased operations in April after for their own acquisitions. In August, New York–headquar- almost 25 years in business. Founded in 1995 by Sharon Le- tered CIT Group Inc. announced its interest in acquiring Gap Inc. doubles down on childrenswear bon, the company closed its doors by the end of April despite Omaha, Neb.–based Mutual of Omaha for its retail-bank the label’s presence during Fashion Market Northern Cali- subsidiary One West Bank, based in Pasadena, Calif., at a One of the larger apparel-acquisition stories of the year fornia, which was held mid-April. At the time, there were no purchase price of $1 billion comprising cash and $150 mil- was that of Gap Inc.’s purchase of the Janie and Jack child- records of documents being filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy lion of CIT common stock. By November, the Office of the renswear brand from Gymboree Group Inc. for $35 million. Court. Comptroller of the Currency approved the acquisition, Since 2017, Gymboree had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy By June, the Frank Zarabi–owned Los Angeles manufac- through which CIT hoped to better serve its small and mid- twice. After the first filing, in June 2017, the brand emerged turer FAM Brands announced it had acquired Three Dots. size businesses by providing technology, financing and de- from bankruptcy in five months only to file again on Jan. 17 The Garden Grove, Calif., brand joins FAM Brands’ other posit solutions. of 2019. The Gap deal was finalized on March 4, following labels including Marika, Zobha, Balance Collection and Interested in expanding its presence in California, New San Francisco’s Gap decision to branch off Old Navy, cre- Aerodynamics. Orleans’s 8-year-old Republic Business Credit announced ating two separate, publicly traded companies. Additionally, in early December its acquisition of Sherman Oaks, Calif.’s Children’s Place Inc. reportedly paid $76 million for the ABG has a major year in mergers 30-year-old Continental Business Credit and Fast A/R Gymboree and Crazy 8 brands. Funding. Continuing to conduct business with Stewart Ches- New York brand-development and licensing company Au- ters as chief executive officer and Robert Meyers as president, Charlotte Russe finds new life thentic Brands Group purchased the intellectual-property Republic named Matt Begley, the former CEO of CBC, as the rights to Costa Mesa, Calif., action-sportswear brand Volcom financing-and-factoring firm’s chief operating officer. Southern California–founded Charlotte Russe filed for from former parent company Kering S.A. The April sale to “Republic has built a strong foundation and reputation in Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Feb. 3. The San Diego juniors re- ABG, which owns 50 brands including Juicy Couture, Vince the commercial-finance industry,” Begley said at the time. tailer didn’t receive much interest from prospective buyers Camuto, Jones New York, Aéropostale, Hervé Léger and “Together, we represent a formidable force, and I am excited until, in April, Toronto’s YM Inc. stepped in to purchase the Frederick’s of Hollywood, was completed for an undis- to work with Stewart [Chesters] and Robert [Meyers].” ●

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Tarantino Continued from page 1 items from third-party brands and, eventually, fashion. “It’s destination retail,” said Tarantino, who cuts an idio- syncratic figure with her mane of pink hair. “I want people to have an experience when they come up here.” She also hopes to produce events for designers and make the space available to be rented out for such gatherings as birthday celebrations. The 1,000-square-foot shop formerly served as her brand’s showroom. It features handpainted walls, concrete-glitter floors, and a chandelier that features Tarantino’s jewelry and branches reminiscent of octopus tentacles. Tarantino designed the chandelier with Philadelphia artist Adam Wallacav- TIM REGAS age. Fixtures that appear inside the boutique were designed TARINA TARANTINO BOUTIQUE by Campos. The Tarina Tarantino boutique at The Sparkle Factory building Tarina Tarantino The space also features a collage that includes pictures of her retail inspirations such as Barbara Hulanicki, an influ- ential retailer during the 1960s Swinging London period in England, as well as , the founder of the Fiorucci fashion label and a creator of retail destinations. She and Campos acquired the building in 2007, but the en- trepreneurs had a lot of work ahead of them. For more than six decades, 910 S. Broadway housed a number of apparel facto- ries. Tarantino said that it took years to refurbish the building from being a factory space to being one for shops and creative office spaces. Since it had been zoned as commercial space, she did not have to petition the city of Los Angeles to rezone the building. She declined to state how much she paid for the building and how much it took to remodel it. The building is 60 percent leased. Tenants include design offices for accessories brand Incipio as well as Mira, an augmented-reality company. While Tarantino and Campos remodeled the building, the corner of Broadway and Ninth welcomed the first wave of Accessories at the Tarina Tarantino boutique The Sparkle Factory building at 910 S. Broadway luxe retail boutiques opening in the neighborhood. In Decem- ber 2013, Swedish brand Acne Studios opened a flagship on too early. There was no foot traffic. Now it is a different sto- mural on the side of the building, which formerly faced an open a corner of Broadway and Ninth. Urban Outfitters opened ry,” she said. “There is organic foot traffic. There are enough parking lot. Now it faces a walkway across from the Broad- an emporium in the former Rialto Theatre. stores on the street for people to feel like they are having a way Palace Apartments. Tarantino and Campos covered it The next month, the Ace Hotel opened down Broadway. proper shopping experience.” with Plexiglas to preserve it, and it continues to be an attrac- In later years, the Theory, Mykita and BNKR brands moved Unveiled in 1914, the building was the backdrop to a lot tion, with Banksy fans regularly dropping by to take photos. to the corner of Broadway and Ninth. Up the street, flagships of downtown Los Angeles history. It gained cachet as the Tarantino forecasted that there would be a lot more shoppers. for Vans and Apple are scheduled to open, as is a Paul Smith site where portions of the 1923 silent Harold Lloyd comedy “As far as Los Angeles’ retail scene, [downtown Los An- boutique and Ganni, a Danish brand. “Safety Last” was filmed. It also was home to the Western geles] is still new,” Tarantino said. “We know that we have to Tarantino does not feel bad about not being part of the first Costume Company, which continues to serve as a major get creative for customers to come to experience our stores, wave of retailers on her street. “The timing is perfect. I did a Hollywood costumer to film and television productions. and that makes it more fun. Downtown Los Angeles is emerg- pop-up on [The Sparkle Factory’s] street level in 2016. It was In 2010, enigmatic and popular street artist Banksy made a ing as an exciting and vibrant community.” ●

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