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$2.99 VOLUME 74, NUMBER 9 MARCH 2–8, 2018 THE VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY FOR 73 YEARS The Big Issue of Microfibers in AB 2379 By Dorothy Crouch Associate Editor

Last month, state Assembly member Richard Bloom introduced Assembly Bill 2379 to the California State Legislature. The bill would require manufacturers of clothing that comprises more than 50 percent polyester to include a label recommend- ing consumers bypass the washing machine and handwash these items instead. It is Bloom’s hope that spelling out these instructions will lead to increased consumer awareness of the potential environmental threats he says occur from synthetic microfiber shed- ding. “Some of the [bill] advocates think that we should be moving toward more draconian solutions, like banning synthetic clothing. Those would have greater consequences that don’t make sense,” said the Democrat, whose district office is headquartered in Santa Monica. “We need to become more aware, continue the research and take reasonable steps to reduce the amount of microfibers in our aquifers and go where the re- ➥ Assembly Bill 2379 page 3 New Owners of American Apparel Set Goal to Double Sales This Year

By Deborah Belgum Executive Editor

It has only been a little more than one year since Gil- dan Activewear acquired the intellectual-property rights of American Apparel, the decades-old Los Angeles apparel company that twice declared bankruptcy in a little more than one year. At its peak, American Apparel’s revenues climbed to nearly $634 million in 2013 before the long descent of the company founded by Dov Charney in 1989. Gildan took formal control of American Apparel in Feb- ruary 2017 and had a little more than one month to ramp up new production and then get the label in front of wholesalers and consumers again. In that first year, Gildan took in $50 million in sales. This year, the goal is to double sales to $100 million. Key to boosting revenues is the marketing team, which is located in Los Angeles even though Gildan is headquartered MEDIEVAL TIMES ➥ American Apparel page 3 7 INSIDE: Fernando Alberto was one of several Where fashion gets down to business SM designers who showed during New York Fashion Week. For more looks, see page 6.

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01,3.cover.indd 1 3/1/18 5:31 PM NEWS Agenda Names Former Nike Executive to Helm the Show Reed Exhibitions named Ron Walden most recently worked the perfect person to carry my vision and leg- the prominent West Coast trade show for Walden as its group vice presi- as a Los Angeles–headquartered acy alongside our talented team,” Levant said. action-sports brands to exhibit. Agenda runs dent and head of the trade-show senior sales director for Nike. He “Ron has been both a friend and colleague. biannual shows in Long Beach, Calif., and giant’s fashion and festival port- also worked as a vice president I’m honored to have him continue to lead the Las Vegas. folio. of sales for the MAGIC trade group I’ve built at [Reed] with his deep under- In 2016, Levant got into the consumer Walden will run five of Reed show, according to his LinkedIn standing of culture, brands and retail.” business when he introduced ComplexCon. Exhibitions’ events, which in- profile. He is scheduled to start Walden said he planned to continue Agen- The show produced pop-up style retail from clude Agenda, Agenda Festival his new job on March 19 at the da’s spirit of innovation. “I’m excited for the high-end sneaker brands such as Adidas and and ComplexCon. Agenda offices located in the opportunity to connect the dots, building pro- Nike as well as from emerging brands. The announcement comes California Market Center in gressive platforms, pushing boundaries and Levant said that 50,000 people attended more than a month after Agenda downtown Los Angeles’ Fashion disrupting our industry’s norm,” he said. ComplexCon’s sophomore event in 2017 founder Aaron Levant announced Ron Walden District. Agenda started in 2003 as a small, inde- at the Long Beach Convention Center in he was leaving to pursue other In a statement, Levant said pendent trade show for streetwear brands. Long Beach, Calif. In July 2017, he produced entrepreneurial ventures. Levant ran his last that Walden will bring a smooth transition to The trade show grew as the popularity of a consumer day at Agenda, called Agenda Agenda show in February in Las Vegas. Reed an organization that Levant has led since its streetwear expanded. Festival, which offered hip-hop and rock acts Exhibitions said Levant will serve as a consul- founding 13 years ago. “I’ve known Ron for When Agenda’s chief rival, Action Sports along with art galleries, food trucks and pop- tant to the Agenda show. more than 10 years, and I’m confident he is Retailer, shuttered in 2010, Agenda became up-style retail.—Andrew Asch New Logo for Los Angeles Fashion District Times are no doubt changing in the Los An- “We spent the last six to eight months creating and architectural history. All those things went into the logo.” geles Fashion District, and with this shift the a brand and communication strategy for the “They [the designers] really captured Developing a new look for the logo wasn’t LA Fashion District Business Improvement district. What we wanted to pinpoint and high- what you see and feel when you walk into only a decision by a few people within the or- District (BID) has changed its logo. As the light is that the district is changing.” this district—colors and vibrancy,” Masten ganization’s office. The new logo was an effort neighborhood continues to de- Redesigning the logo Leddy explained. “The historical nature of among the district’s stakeholders, who are the velop into an area accommo- wasn’t simply a matter of what is in the neighborhood and culture. The property owners in the area and who fund the dating new hotel properties, developing a new design for architectural historic buildings in the area. operations.—Dorothy Crouch providing modern residential the organization. Considering spaces to prospective tenants all the characteristics found and offering an extensive, en- within Los Angeles’ Fashion viable selection of culinary op- District, the designers fo- Boardriders Chief to Be Eulogized tions, the organization sought cused on the impressions that to refresh its own image to bet- are felt when visitors travel With Three Paddle-Outs ter serve the area it represents. into the area. Though the new The life of Pierre Agnes, chief executive coast guard and his friends combed the seas “We’ve been talking about developments are an exciting officer of surfwear company Boardriders for the 54-year-old executive, but the search it for a while,” said Rena Masten Leddy, execu- sign of the area’s future, it was also impor- Inc., will be memorialized with a number of was called off a few days later. Dave Tanner, tive director of the LA Fashion District BID. tant to think about the community’s cultural paddle-outs at sea. the new chief executive officer of Boardrid- In a paddle-out, surfers ers Inc., encouraged surf- remember friends by pad- ers to join the paddle-out. dling out into the ocean, “Pierre loved the beauty straddling their boards and of the ocean and lived his linking hands to honor a life on the water as a surfer friend’s memory. and waterman. There is Agnes will be remem- no more fitting way for bered by paddle-outs on us to celebrate and honor three continents. A paddle- Pierre’s life than with a out near the Quiksilver STEELE paddle-out. We welcome Pro Gold Coast event off Pierre Agnes, left, with Quiksilver all who knew and loved founder Bob McKnight at Surf of Queensland, Australia, Summit convention in Los Cabos, Pierre to join us and re- is scheduled for March 13. Mexico, in 2016 member a man taken too Another paddle-out by the soon,” Tanner said in a Huntington Beach Pier in Huntington Beach, statement. Calif., is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on March 16. Tanner helped guide Boardriders’ prede- A third paddle-out off the southwest coast of cessor, Quiksilver Inc., through Chapter 11 France, where Agnes was lost at sea, is sched- bankruptcy filed in 2015. In March 2017, a uled for later this spring. year after emerging from bankruptcy, Quiksil- Agnes is believed to have disappeared ver officially changed its moniker to Boardrid- after his boat was found washed up near ers Inc. It is the parent company of the brands Hossegor, France, on Jan. 30. The French Quiksilver, Roxy and DC Shoes.—A.A. Tax Survey Finds More Consumers Will Save Their Refund The savings from the recently passed fed- holiday seasons.” eral tax relief bill won’t necessarily turn into For those spending their refund money, retail sales this year. 22 percent will finance “everyday expenses.” According to an annual tax-refund survey About 12 percent will use their money for by the National Retail Federation and Pros- a vacation; 10 percent will use it for dining per Insights & Analytics, 49 percent of those out, spa trips or for shopping for fashion; 9 getting a tax refund will place that money into percent will spend for home improvements; their savings accounts. It’s the highest level in and 8 percent will use refunds to make pur- the 12-year history of the survey. In the 2017 chases for appliances, furniture or cars. tax-refund survey, 48 percent said that they “Younger consumers are being more mind- intended to save their tax refunds. ful about their hard-earned money, especially Matthew Shay, NRF’s president and those 18 to 24 who have already filed their chief executive officer, said that consumers taxes this year, higher than any other age are being pulled in many directions. “With group,” said Prosper Executive Vice President the passage of tax reform and the expec- of Strategy Phil Rist. “Although this group is tation of more disposable income, we ex- focused on allocating a portion of their re- pect to see consumers prioritizing how and funds to savings, they are also more likely when they spend their hard-earned dollars, to use them for everyday expenses compared especially during the back-to-school and with any other age group.”—A.A.

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02.news.indd 2 3/1/18 5:37 PM NEWS Bachrach Closes All Its Menswear Stores After Second Bankruptcy The exit from bankruptcy didn’t last long for Ba- casual looks, the retailer’s footprint began to shrink. Currently, mall owner Simon Properties Group, court papers said, which chrach menswear stores, which emerged from bankruptcy its stores are located in Texas, Virginia, New Jersey, Tennes- required that Bachrach lease certain retail space at Simon’s less- protection last August. see, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois. Brian Lipman desirable Class C malls in order to get into better locations at The company, based in Los Angeles but best known in the is Bachrach’s president and chief executive officer. some of Simon’s topnotch malls. Initially, this expansion plan Midwest, announced it was shuttering all 14 of its stores, lo- The company—which sells suits, dress shirts, tops, pants, worked well but eventually started to drag on revenues when the cated mostly at malls, after filing for Chapter 11 protection shoes and accessories—said in court papers that the business stores at Class C properties started underperforming. a second time, on Feb. 16, in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los was profitable until 2016, when its consumers started gravitat- After exiting bankruptcy, Bachrach said mall operators Angeles. ing more toward online shopping. Even though Bachrach’s e- were willing to renegotiate some of its leases to help with the “Margins in the menswear sector have been shrinking due commerce sales grew from $1 million in 2015 to $1.2 million retailer’s bottom line, but apparently that wasn’t enough. to declining foot traffic at malls, stiff competition from e-com- in 2016, that was far from enough to make up for a number of In the first bankruptcy, the company listed $11.3 mil- merce retailers and significant shifts in consumer-spending less-profitable stores based primarily in shopping malls. lion in assets and $12.4 million in liabilities. Bachrach’s patterns,” said Scott Carpenter, president of GA Retail Solu- From 2010 to 2015, the company was in the black, with biggest creditor was Israel Discount Bank of New York, tions. Liquidation sales are being conducted by Great Ameri- gross sales growing from $11 million in 2010 to their peak of which was owed $10.57 million. In its recent filing, Israel can Group and Tiger Group. $18.8 million in 2014. Along with that revenue boost came 17 Discount Bank of New York is owed $1.2 million. Various At one time, the chain, founded in 1877 in Decatur, Ill., op- new stores in 2012, according to court documents. Simon Properties Group malls are owed more than $3 mil- erated 32 stores, but as menswear tastes have shifted to more This store-expansion plan was part of a package deal with lion.—Deborah Belgum

with the passage of AB 2379, some of which would create will most likely be the ones to really take this bill into effect.” Assembly Bill Continued from page 1 greater amounts of waste. The potential legal threats to manufacturers have also be- “The labeling language proposed by this bill would, in most come a concern of the organizations that aim to protect apparel- search takes us.” cases, be contrary to that required by federal labeling,” she said. industry companies. The bill’s co-sponsors also cited their beliefs that AB 2379 “Further, the authors of the bill appear to have failed to consider “This could be fundamentally as problematic as Proposition would provide greater environmental protection by advising apparel that might be damaged by handwashing, such as those 65—a boon to class-action lawsuits. Here is another situation consumers regarding a different approach to caring for clothing for which dry cleaning is recommended. In that case, manufac- that you’re supposed to tag something in the public domain,” manufactured with this synthetic material. turers would be in the untenable position of having to instruct said Ilse Metchek, president of the California Fashion Asso- “I decided to co-author AB 2379 because it is a simple label- their customers to do something knowingly damaging to their ciation. “And it’s only in California. In a nutshell—that is your ing measure that brings attention to the fact that polyester cloth- garments.” problem.” ing sheds more polluting microfibers when machine washed,” As the American Apparel & Footwear Association ex- While the industry must be prepared for consumer backlash said Assembly member Mark Stone, a Democrat representing ecutive vice president and Washington International Trade or added costs and restrictions that might result from this bill’s Monterey, in a statement. Association president, Stephen Lamar has been contacted by passage, Bloom sought to reassure those who work in the ap- Noting a need to compensate for recent federal government members who now worry that the supporters of this proposed parel industry that there is no intention of elevating this matter rollbacks on policies that promote conservation and sustainabil- solution have not clearly defined the connection between the to a level where class-action lawsuits would be possible. ity, Democratic Assembly member Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher issue and their businesses. “In a recent publication, the California Fashion Association of San Diego explained she views the bill as an opportunity. “It’s raised a lot of concerns of our members on an issue that suggests this legislation is just an opportunity for class-action “We need to take reasonable, proactive steps to protect the doesn’t have the settled cause and effect of several relationships lawsuits to be filed,” he said. “This legislation does not provide environment, especially given the Trump administration’s utter that the legislation purports to make,” he noted. “The remedy is for a private right of action in any form.” indifference to the health of our planet,” she said in a statement. a label on a garment that goes against a lot of industry knowl- The bill was introduced on Feb.14 and is currently pend- “People need to know what steps they can take, both large and edge. It goes against the federal rules. The idea of adding a label ing committee referral. It will not be eligible to be heard until small, to help make the earth a cleaner place.” that singles out one particular garment seems a bit extreme.” March 17. During the early stages of considering how AB 2379 Though the Assembly members said that the proposed leg- While some clothing manufacturers might be worried about could influence the labeling processes for polyester goods, islation provides a solution to decreasing synthetic microfibers the bill becoming law, others don’t foresee a major threat to there are many voices who want to see a bit more thought ap- that could potentially be consumed by marine life and enter re- business, as the legislation appeals to a particular type of con- plied to developing solutions that benefit the greater good. gional water supplies, opponents of the bill aren’t convinced sumer. “I am a big supporter of environmental efforts but within that it is the appropriate answer. “We feel like it will have a marginal effect. Most customers reason,” explained Lonnie Kane, co-owner of Los Angeles ap- Referencing existing federal government regulations for who buy polyester products are cost sensitive and this label will parel brand Karen Kane. “It has to have some consideration care instructions on clothing labels, Elise Shibles, a trade most likely not deter them from buying the product,” explained for human actions and the norms of everyday life. This one attorney with law firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, out- Texollini Chief Information Officer Dmitry Konstantinovsky. seems like they haven’t thought it through. How you imple- lines a few of the many problems that she feels would arise “For consumers who are highly into sustainable products, they ment it and what it consists of, is the effort worth the results?” ●

American Apparel Continued from page 1 Winget would like to see more Made-in-the-USA T-shirts in the American Apparel collection because in Montreal. many of his customers liked that American-made “To remain true to the label’s roots, the marketing, mer- product. chandising and design team is in Los Angeles and will stay that Gildan’s ownership of the American Apparel way,” said Garry Bell, Gildan’s vice president, corporate mar- brand name came after several other companies keting and communications. “The brand has a distinct voice, were vying for the brand. a distinct feeling and vibe, and we don’t want to disrupt that.” American Apparel used to be the poster child for The marketing team is headed by Sabina Weber, who how you can make a profit and manufacture clothes The Basics Collection worked at American Apparel before the company declared in the United States. But the once thriving T-shirt bankruptcy its last time. She has an all-female team—many company hit a roadblock when federal immigra- who also worked at American Apparel when it was head- area sell for about $4 to $10 more tion officials stepped in to verify if everyone on the quartered in Los Angeles. than imported styles. The company American Apparel payroll had legal documents to Weber and her team are marketing the brand on social doesn’t break out what percentage of work in the United States. The inspection resulted in media and selling the collection on its e-commerce site, its products comes from the United American Apparel having to lay off 1,800 workers which was up and running at the end of last July. States versus Central America. in 2009—or one-quarter of the factory workforce— To further ramp up sales, Gildan plans to expand the la- While Gildan isn’t adapting the risqué advertising cam- who could not prove they were in the country legally. It was bel’s sales to the United Kingdom and then on to Europe, paigns that American Apparel was known for, there is still difficult to hire replacements quickly and production suf- Canada and later Japan, Bell said. “Gildan as a company a slight edge to the photo shoots, which are done on real fered. sells in more than 60 countries around the world, and it is people with real bodies rather than on thin models who are More financial problems ensued. In late 2014, Charney advantageous of us to leverage that infrastructure to intro- not typical of the average person. “You will see there is a was fired by the company’s board of directors, and his job as duce the American Apparel brand in as many markets as little stepping back from being overly sexualized, but it re- chief executive officer was turned over to Paula Schneider. possible,” Bell said. mains playful and sexy. It is a good expression of the power But the new American Apparel executives had a tough time American Apparel’s core customer remains the 18- to of women and their natural beauty,” Bell said. righting the ship. With major loan payments due, the Los 34-year-olds who are technologically savvy and are looking TSC Apparel, a distributor in Cincinnati, Ohio, used Angeles clothing manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bank- to express themselves with a fashion sense using core basics to sell American Apparel T-shirts to wholesalers when the ruptcy protection in 2015. It quickly emerged from bank- that can be dressed up or down. company was run by Dov Charney. It continues to sell blank ruptcy but turned around in late 2016 to file for bankruptcy Right now, the wholesale side of the business is generat- American Apparel T-shirts to screen printers, concert pro- protection again. ing the biggest revenues for American Apparel, with sales to moters and entertainment companies. Gildan Activewear won the bid in bankruptcy court to buy concert promoters, souvenir tours and fund-raisers. “There were inventory challenges for us with American the American Apparel brand name as well as some merchan- But on the consumer side of business, Gildan has been Apparel last year,” said Bob Winget, president of TSC Ap- dise and equipment for $88 million. Gildan—whose labels promoting its “Back to Basics” campaign, which consists parel. “It created a period where customers went and found include Alstyle Apparel, Anvil, Golden Toe and Peds—de- of basic T-shirts, sweats, baseball jerseys, rugby shirts and other options when they were gearing up production, and cided not to keep the 3,400 American Apparel employees shorts that sell for $22 to $54 if they are made in the com- then it can be difficult to bring them back when the situa- who worked in the brand’s large factory. They were laid off pany’s factories in Nicaragua and Honduras. tion improves. But American Apparel sales have definitely in early 2017 and 110 American Apparel stores later closed The styles that are manufactured in the Los Angeles gotten better.” their doors. ●

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01,3.cover.indd 3 3/1/18 5:32 PM NEWS Gap Inc. Moves in a Positive Direction Seen in Fourth-Quarter Earnings Result There was no gap in the financial results ies,” Peck said. “We intend to move quickly reported on March 1 by Gap Inc. The San forward. We are carrying more inventory at Francisco–based retailer—one of the largest Gap right now, and there will be pressure in in the United States—saw a huge jump in the first half of the year. We see a fix, but it net earnings for the year and even experi- won’t be immediate.” enced positive same-store sales in the fourth At the end of the year, inventory for the quarter for all its various nameplates except entire company was up 9 percent. for the Gap stores. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, Gap The company has been working to turn Inc. had $4.8 billion in net sales compared around its lackluster sales at its outposts in- to $4.4 billion during the same period one cluding Banana Republic and Gap and saw year earlier. Net income totaled $205 mil- even better positive results at its bargain- lion in the most recent fourth quarter com- clothing store Old Navy. pared to $220 million in the same period of “Our strong positive comp and margin fiscal 2016. expansion during the critical holiday quarter For the full fiscal year, which included affirms our balanced growth strategy,” said 53 weeks in 2017 versus 52 weeks in fis- Art Peck, Gap’s president and chief execu- cal 2016, net sales were up to $15.9 billion tive, who was speaking on a conference call compared to $15.5 billion the previous year. with financial analysts. “Our outlook for Net income improved considerably, totaling 2018 demonstrates confidence in our strat- $848 million in fiscal 2017 compared with egy and a meaningful step up in earnings $676 million the previous year. capacity for the company.” After closing several unprofitable stores, In the fourth quarter ending Feb. 3, Gap Inc. plans to open 25 stores this year. 2018, same-store sales for Old Navy Global The company ended fiscal 2017 with 3,594 jumped 9 percent versus a positive 5 percent stores in 45 countries, of which 3,165 were the previous fourth quarter. Banana Repub- company owned. lic Global squeaked ahead with a 1 percent Like many other companies, Gap Inc. is ex- improvement in same-store sales while Gap pected to receive millions of dollars in extra Global same-store sales were flat in the cash this year from a lower tax rate. For fiscal fourth quarter compared to the same period 2017, the company’s tax rate was at 40.4 per- one year earlier. cent but should be 26 percent this year. Peck minced no words about the disap- “We are positioning the company for pointing results at the Gap nameplate and long-term growth,” said Teri List-Stoll, ex- talked about how he wasted no time in fir- ecutive vice president and chief financial of- ing Jeff Kirwan, the president and chief ficer for Gap Inc. “In addition to leveraging executive of the Gap brand, last month. “In productivity initiatives to fund investments the fourth quarter, we started to see opera- in the business, recent tax reform changes tional missteps hindering comps, inventory provide a meaningful increase in future mismanagement and late product deliver- earnings.”—Deborah Belgum Calendar

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Several California Designers Show at Art Hearts Fashion in New York As a warm-up for Los Ange- les Fashion Week, several Cali- fornia designers participated in the Feb. 8–11 edition of Art Hearts Fashion in New York, which took place at the Angel Oresnanz Foundation event space in lower Manhattan. A few “Project Runway” winners, including Kentaro Ka- meyama and Candice Cuoco, were on the catwalk as were Kenneth Barlis from La Jolla, Calif., and Nathalia Gaviria from Los Angeles. The Art Hearts event is now in its 10th season and was presented by the AIDS Healthcare Founda- tion.—Deborah Belgum Nathalia Gaviria Triple X Melissa Mercedes ARUN NEVADER/GETTY IMAGES Kentaro Kameyama Kenneth Barlis Fernando Alberto Candice Cuoco

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06.fashion.indd 6 3/1/18 5:50 PM T-SHIRTS 7Diamonds Unveils First T-shirt Line

Orange County, Calif., is foam, olive green, indigo and the home to scores of action- a light blue. There are no lo- sports brands that made their gos or branding on the tees, fortunes selling T-shirts, but which retail for $39. It’s a 7Diamonds cut a different price Khalil calls affordable path from its neighbors. luxury. The 18-year-old company 7Diamonds’ pocket tees decided its mission would be put details on the pockets to focus on making men’s such as embroidery or con- woven shirts that sold at trast pockets with different places such as Nordstrom fabrics. They’re a little more and Amazon.com. expensive, retailing for $49. But in the past few years, T-shirts from prominent 7Diamonds has been ex- European fashion houses can panding its categories to start at $500 and go north include blazers, outerwear, of $1,000. Los Angeles– shorts and chinos. In Febru- headquartered James Perse ary, at the Project trade show crew necks can retail for in Las Vegas, it unveiled its $60. At the low end, Fruit first T-shirt line, which is a of the Loom T-shirts sold at collection of crew-neck tees Walmart’s e-commerce site and pocket tees. (www.walmart.com) can re- “It’s something we al- tail for under $5. ways wanted to do,” said Khalil hopes the T-shirts Jocelyn Khalil, 7Diamonds’ find their way into every vice president. “Button-up man’s closet. “When a guy shirts are a staple. We’re ex- needs a nice, premium T- panding into a man’s every- shirt, he can get them from day wardrobe. Every man 7Diamonds. They’ll say, needs a T-shirt.” ‘They won’t let us down,’” The Supima cotton tees she said. come in 10 colors, includ- Currently, the tees are selling white, black, navy, gray, off-white, sea ing at www.7diamonds.com.—Andrew Asch

ACCESSORIES Making a Case for Working Women As a doctor and lawyer with degrees thought, ‘Beautiful, and what’s more, she’s from Stanford University, the University thinking.’ The bag makes sense. And it’s Get Inspired! of California at Berkeley and Yale, Julie elegant. A total win-win.” WE KNOW FABRIC! Cantor doesn’t seem to be a likely candidate Utility isn’t the only concern of the Hundreds of Stocked to be designing handbags. It is, however, Harlen client, who is not only focused on WE KNOW FASHION! her work as an attorney that led Cantor to her career but also is stylish and driven to Novelty Knits, develop Harlen, a luxury collection tailored purchase goods using only luxurious mate- Wovens, Linings to the needs of career-minded women. rials and the highest level of handcrafted and More! “We call them ‘modern career pieces,’ work. The pieces feature Alcantara-lined which I think captures a lot of what they do interiors and Raccagni’s Super R zippers, One Roll Minimum. and what they are,” she said. which include pulls using a custom mold Building this collection was no easy task, created exclusively for Harlen. www.cinergytextiles.com as Cantor would only work with the fin- “This is a well-researched and high-qual- est artisans. Launched in November 2017, ity piece that reflects the demands of women Tel: 213-748-4400 Harlen is manufactured in Italy, adher- executives,” said Renee Delphin-Rodriguez, [email protected] ing to the region’s an attorney and fine leather-working champion run- traditions. The line ner. “Harlen pieces relies on 13 ateliers have a unique shape with contractors that and design that set range from design- [them] apart from ers to art directors. other similarly “The people I priced bags.” met to work with As a lawyer who weren’t easy to find, performs a large Apparel News Group WEB PRODUCTION PRODUCTION MANAGER and I met with a lot amount of advocacy MORGAN WESSLER KENDALL IN CREATIVE MARKETING DIRECTOR EDITORIAL DESIGNER of different people. work, Cantor also LOUISE DAMBERG JOHN FREEMAN FISH They were truly the wanted to ensure DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING CREDIT MANAGER 731945-2018 TERRY MARTINEZ finest people. They that her business RITA O’CONNOR Seventy-three years of news, SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE fashion and information work, and their fam- contributed to the AMY VALENCIA PUBLISHED BY Julie Cantor with the Harlen collection in her ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE TLM PUBLISHING INC. ilies have worked greater good. “We CEO/PUBLISHER showroom LYNNE KASCH with them for the have a philanthropic TERRY MARTINEZ APPAREL NEWS GROUP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Publishers of: last 50-plus years, with what are truly the arm where we sponsor girls’ education,” DANIELLA PLATT California Apparel News EXECUTIVE EDITOR MOLLY RHODES Waterwear finest brands in the world,” Cantor said. Cantor said. Decorated DEBORAH BELGUM SALES ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST The collection can be viewed in Cantor’s The next step for Cantor is to elevate the RETAIL EDITOR ASHLEY KOHUT EXECUTIVE OFFICE 1,300-square-foot showroom in Santa line to an experiential opportunity where ANDREW ASCH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS California Market Center Monica, Calif., and her clientele is grateful clients meet, exchange ideas and learn about ASSOCIATE EDITOR CHRIS MARTIN 110 E. Ninth St., Suite A777 DOROTHY CROUCH RACHEL MARTINEZ Los Angeles, CA 90079-1777 SALES ASSISTANT (213) 627-3737 that the attorney turned designer was able the solutions that can be found through her EDITORIAL MANAGER PENNY ROTHKE-SIMENSKY Fax (213) 623-5707 to produce the pieces they had needed but collection. “The other piece that I would like JOHN IRWIN Classified Advertising Fax CLASSIFIED ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES could never find. “There were not adequate to do is to have events that I want to call CONTRIBUTORS (213) 623-1515 ALYSON BENDER ZENNY R. KATIGBAK JEFFERY YOUNGER www.apparelnews.net pockets for my computer, iPad Pro, iPad ‘Harlen Happenings.’ Have people talk about VOLKER CORELL [email protected] JOHN ECKMIER CLASSIFIED ACCOUNTING Pencil, power chargers, cell phone and interesting issues or a book that they’ve writ- JOHN McCURRY MARILOU DELA CRUZ don’t even get me started about finding ten, or a musician or artist,” she said. ESTEVAN RAMOS Printed in the U.S.A. TIM REGAS SERVICE DIRECTORY ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE my keys,” said Rabbi Lori Shapiro of The The Harlen Collection is sold at harlen- N. JAYNE SEWARD JUNE ESPINO HOPE WINSBOROUGH Open Temple in Venice, Calif. “When collection.com. Pieces retail from $3,000 to NATALIE ZFAT I saw Julie’s Harlen at her house party, I $55,000.—Dorothy Crouch

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07.diamondsTshirt.indd 7 3/1/18 6:15 PM FASHION Sanctuary Expands Into More Sizes and Adds Denim For Sanctuary cofounders Ken and A Plus Fabrics, Inc. Debra Polanco, the cargo-pant brand’s 20th anniversary meant more than simply savor- ing the longevity that is rare in women’s apparel. The couple sought to make last year’s You name it we do it. milestone more meaningful by launching a denim line and bringing Sanctuary to more women through introducing pieces that ad- Stocks in L.A. warehouse, here to a concept of “extended,” not plus, sizing. ready to ship. It’s the division that is often created by A Local Pioneer in Fabrics separate departments for plus-size clothing, which Ken and Debra view as a problem with 26 Years Experience they would like to help solve. “Our two big initiatives are the denim in Converting and Importing. launch and now the extended sizes,” explained Ken, the chief executive officer of the company, based in Burbank, Calif. “I WHOLESALE & IMPORT KNITS see a huge disruption in the plus sizes. Sanc- A Tradition of Service and Quality tuary is going to be inclusive. The two different-size girls who are shopping together but are different sizes—we want to keep Knits: Wovens: Warps: them together.” shipping facility, located in Burbank, Calif., PFPs Rayon Spandex Rayon Challis Fishnet In addition to online availability, the Sanctuary has a strong force behind Melanges Hacci/Brushed Wool Dobby/Peach Mesh brand launched an exclusive release its brand. Novelty Blends Burn-Out Crepon Laces for Spring of its extended sizes While the brand is grow- Velour Ribs Gauze Metallics through Nordstrom and, with ing in many ways, there are Loop / French Terry Modal Poly Chiffon Foils the arrival of Fall, other retail- still challenges to overcome, DTY Brushed Siro Modal Yoryu Crochets Poly Linen Stripes Embroidered Mesh ers will carry the new pieces. which begins with educating Slubs Jacquards With its latest offerings, its retailers. Sweater Knits Cotton Spandex Sanctuary will now offer “The expectation is high- 3040 E. 12th St., LA, CA 90023 tops sized XSP through 3X er these days because you Tel: (213) 746-1100 Mention Code: PFPA+ and bottoms 00 to 24w. can get so much sitting Special orders * Drop shipments Fax: (213) 746-4400 As for the denim line, at home with your com- Globally Locally • Interstate [email protected] this new venture includes puter, so we are working Call for appointment aplusfabricsusa.com different washes, five sil- on our experience,” said houettes and seven fits. Debra Polanco, who is Retail prices for its col- also chief creative of- lections range from $44 ficer. “The design room to $500. puts on this beautiful The company has more than experience for salespeople, and ApparelWorks International LLC doubled its revenues within the salespeople put on a beautiful last five years, as total sales experience for retailers.” increased from $35 million to While Sanctuary is dedi- $70 million. cated to maintaining an excep- With its 110-person team tional retail experience, it also spread across corporate of- has rolled out a strong social- fices in New York and Cali- media campaign to promote fornia—measuring 5,000 the size launch by inviting its and 2,500 square feet respec- audience to reveal personal tively, a 30,000-square-foot definitions of inclusivity by company headquarters build- launching a #Inclusive initia- ing and 20,000-square-foot tive.—Dorothy Crouch

ECO FOCUS Levi’s to Roll Out More Efficient, Eco-Friendly Process in Denim Levi Strauss & Co. unveiled Project Project F.L.X. was developed by Levi’s Guatemala Duty Free (CAFTA) Private Label F.L.X. (Future Lead Execution), which Eureka Innovation Lab. The San Francisco– Production, Design and Consulting. the San Francisco denim giant described based research-and-development outfit de- as a new operational model that will make veloped software for the design of the jeans the company more efficient and more eco- and also works with lasers to distress denim. 35+ years hands- Bottoms: Denim, Twill, Blends & Ripstop friendly. The lasers, developed by a Spanish company on experience Tops: Knits, Warp Knits, Wovens & Fleece The automated Project F.L.X. will replace called Jeanologia, will replace a lot of the in the Apparel hand finishing and denim cutting, according need for chemicals required to give a dis- Specialty Categories: Work Wear, Chef Wear, to a company statement. Previously, the com- tressed and worn look to denim. business. 27 years Active Wear & Image Wear pany’s finishing time took an hour for two to Levi’s said this process can be quickly alone in Central three pairs of jeans. With Project F.L.X., it scaled to mass manufacturing and can cut Sublimation, Screen printing and Embroidery takes 90 seconds per garment, which will be production lead times from six months to a America. See followed by a final wash cycle. matter of weeks or even days. Available as well what Near Shore It also will reduce the total number of “The advanced imaging capability is **We also manufacture UL 2112 / 70E Fire chemicals in the finishing process from thou- a game changer for us and something that sourcing really sands to a few dozen. The process fits Levi’s has eluded our industry for years,” said Liz means. Resistant Apparel (FR)** pledge to achieve zero discharge of hazard- O’Neill, Levi’s senior vice president and ous chemicals by 2020. “We believe it is pos- chief supply chain officer. sible to be both agile and sustainable without The company has tested Project F.L.X Gregg Pavalon • 847-778-9559 compromising the authenticity our consum- with assorted vendors and will roll out the [email protected] • www.Apparel.Works ers expect from us,” said Chip Bergh, Levi’s model companywide in the next two years, president and chief executive officer. Levi’s said.—Andrew Asch

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Wainscot Media is a family-owned trade and consumer foussi, said the Wainscot purchase will ensure that the publi- Also included in the sale were 25 custom magazines pub- media company. “Wainscot is a very strong player in both cations continue to exist in print and online. lished for the customers of retailers in the apparel and jew- trade and custom publishing,” said Stu Nifoussi, group pub- “Wainscot Media is thrilled to add these important and elry businesses. The publications are known as Forum and lisher of the recently acquired publications. “They saw an influential properties to our family,” said Wainscot President Accent. opportunity to expand these properties beyond what was and Chief Executive Mark Dowden. “We see a synergy that UBM acquired MR Magazine, which writes about mens- possible at UBM, and we are very happy to be joining them. we believe will take all the publications to new heights.” wear retailing, two years ago when it purchased Business While we have really enjoyed our association with UBM, we —Deborah Belgum Resource Guide this must-see event will attract designers, brands and cated to helping companies develop and showcase A Plus Fabrics Inc. retailers all discovering what they need to move their Cinergy Textiles Inc. their brand identity. From logo labels and hangtags to SUPPLY CHAIN 1422 Griffith Ave. 3040 E. 12th St. business forward. 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