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Designers Calvin Klein and INSIDE: M.Fredric at 40: Donna Karan Talk About Their Where fashion gets down to business SM Brands at Annual Beverly Hills Looking for New Vistas Finance Conference in Bricks and Mortar By Deborah Belgum Executive Editor By Andrew Asch Retail Editor
In 1968, Calvin Klein founded his self-named fashion com- 6 7 Bricks-and-mortar retail has taken a lot of hits in the past pany and spent years building up a brand that became renowned decade. for style, sophistication, and sexy jeans and underwear ads. VF spins off denim ... p. 2 Struggling against changing consumer habits and ways He sold that company to PVH Corp. in 2002 for $435 mil- New True Religion artistic director ... p. 2 of doing business, many shops have closed. But a handful of lion, but fashion is ever on his mind as he watches social media high-end Los Angeles retailers stayed in the game and domi- and the Internet change the landscape for creating brands and Guerilla Atelier moves west ... p. 4 nated the Los Angeles boutique scene in the late 1970s and clothing. early 1980s. Some of these shops, such as Ron Robinson “Social media and the Internet changed everything,” Klein Made in L.A. Resources ... p. 9 and Ron Herman, pioneered retail on some of Los Angeles’
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01,3.cover.indd 1 5/2/19 5:21 PM NEWS VF Corp. Separates Denim Labels Into a Separate Business, Including Rock & Republic VF Corp. announced it is separating VF ed Rock & Republic. Brands common stock will not be distributed. & Republic brand as a premium-denim label Jeanswear from its parent company and After the market closes on May 22, VF Such fractional shares of Kontoor Brands’ during the high-end jeans craze of the early making it a part of a new company called Corp., based in Greensboro, N.C., will dis- common stock that are otherwise issuable 2000s. In 2010, Rock & Republic filed for Kontoor Brands, Inc. tribute 100 percent of Kontoor Brands’ shares to a VF shareholder will be sold in the open bankruptcy following the company’s inabil- It will be an independent, publicly traded to holders of VF common stock, according to market. This sale will be conducted on be- ity to repay its debts. entity following distribution of its common a press release from the company. For every half of the shareholder, who will receive a That same year, VF Corp. bought the stock on May 22. seven shares of VF common stock sharehold- cash payment for the fractional share based brand name, which resulted in a licensing The new company’s brands will in- ers have by the close of business on May 10, on the pro-rata portion of net cash proceeds deal with the department-store chain Kohl’s. clude the VF Outlet business in addition to they will receive one share of Kontoor Brands from all fractional-share sales. The retailer remains a seller of Rock & Re- Wrang ler, Lee and the Los Angeles–found- common stock. Fractional shares of Kontoor In 2002, Michael Ball launched the Rock public apparel.—Dorothy Crouch UpscaleHype Co-founder Named Artistic Director of True Religion Los Angeles apparel brand True Religion the retirement of former chief executive John to reestablish a brand people can associate in 2002. The company offers apparel for men, announced the hire of luxury-streetwear ex- Ermatinger and permanently accepted the role with in this new age of streetwear.” women and children and has a partnership pert Allen Onyia as its artistic director. The in early 2019. “I am excited to work with Al- True Religion, a leader in streetwear and with the professional English football club University of Hous- len to return True Reli- premium denim, was founded in Los Angeles Manchester United.—D.C. ton–Downtown gradu- gion to its rightful place ate received a Bachelor among streetwear lead- of Science degree in ers,” she said. political science and While he built a Reyn Spooner and Southern Tide government, according career around media to his LinkedIn profile, and brand consulting, yet is known for found- Onyia has enjoyed Partner on a Coast-to-Coast Collection ing the online luxury- roles and partnerships lifestyle magazine Up- with the National Bas- Hawaiian–style apparel label Reyn most pieces are available in S to XXL; all scaleHype. The media ketball Association, Spooner has entered into a partnership with are priced at $48 to $110 retail. Children’s outlet was launched in Nivea and Complex Greenville, S.C., coastal lifestyle brand apparel is sized from XS to XL with retail 2008 by Onyia and his Media. In 2018, he Southern Tide. prices ranging from $32 to $59.50. brother Kyle. was named “Mens- By using Reyn Spooner’s expertise in cre- “Southern Tide’s roots may be southern, “We have been driv- wear’s Most Important ating Hawaiian-in- ing toward this water- Instagram Account” by spired prints—most shed moment since I Allen Onyia GQ magazine. notably those used joined the company,” said True Religion Chief “I have always admired True Religion as an to design its famous Executive Officer Chelsea Grayson in a state- iconic brand with deep roots in the streetwear Aloha shirt—South- ment. Grayson was appointed interim CEO of category,” Onyia said in a press release. “I am ern Tide created True Religion in November 2018 following thrilled to join the team and bring my vision the Southern Tide x Reyn Spooner col- lection with its own fabrics, fits and col- ors including Pom- AS YOUR BRAND EVOLVES peii Blue, Roman Red, Classic White and Tidewater, a hue of green. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Southern Tide. Southern Tide has a youthful vibe and adventurous spirit,” Reyn Spooner Chief Executive Officer Lynne Koplin said in a press release. “I am excited to com- bine our iconic prints with their perfor- mance technology to embrace a new gen- eration of customers from coast to coast.” Launched May 1, the Southern Tide x Reyn Spooner collection features men’s sport shirts, polos, T-shirts, swimwear and chil- dren’s styles. “The first time I met Reyn Mc- MAKE YOUR BRANDING SOLUTIONS Cullough, over 30 years ago, I was taken with his warm, inviting manner and Southern Tide x Reyn Spooner PROGRESSIVE inspired by his prod- ucts and story,” Southern Tide CEO Christo- but we will go anywhere, like the Hawaii pher Heyn said in a statement. “Today, CEO coast, to experience new adventures and WWW.PROGRESSIVELABEL.COM Lynne Koplin and Creative Director Doug meet new people,” Heyn explained. “The (323) 415-9770 Burkman have taken the brand’s legacy South is a state of mind, not a destination.” LOS ANGELES • MEXICO • HONG KONG and continue to evolve the Aloha shirt and The Southern Tide x Reyn Spooner col- the brand’s offerings.” lection is available at Southern Tide Signa- LABELS • HANGTAGS • PATCHES • RFID • HARDWARE • LOOKBOOKS • & MUCH MORE Men’s pieces for the collection range ture Stores, wholesale partners and online at in size from XS for certain shirts, while SouthernTide.com.—D.C.
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02.news.indd 2 5/2/19 6:18 PM NEWS
Calvin Klein Continued from page 1 studio. To be successful, you have to be in touch with every- gone by late 2018—eight months before his contract expired. thing that is going on.” Klein noted that the chief executive officers of these big observed. “Instagram replaced fashion magazines. When I Klein remembered when Milken started telling him what he companies are choosing the chief designers for the brands was building the brand, it was print, TV, outdoor billboards and had to do financially to improve his company. “I knew instantly they have acquired, and this doesn’t always work out. “It is buses. Now look at Kylie Jenner. In three years she has built this would be the thing that would save us,” the designer said. a struggle. It is not easy,” he said about protecting a brand’s a $900-million business [Kylie Cosmetics] with seven people Having a creative advertising campaign also helped the DNA. on her team. You could not do that years ago. The game has brand. Klein recalled the famous TV ad featuring a then-15- changed, and the fashion industry hasn’t quite figured it out. year-old Brooke Shields saying that nothing got between her Going Zen That is the real challenge.” and her Calvin Klein jeans. Then there were the underwear ads Klein was speaking at one of the various sessions at the with now-famous actor Mark Wahlberg featuring this muscular On April 29, Donna Karan was on a panel with a number Milken Institute Global Conference held April 28–May young model wearing a pair of Calvin Klein briefs. “I opened of high-powered women speaking about getting to the top 1 at The Beverly Hilton. The conference is a gathering of up my own in-house advertising agency. I knew what the mes- of their profession as a female. She shared the stage with some of the most influential financiers, politicians and ce- sage was, and who could do it better than us?” he said. former California Congresswoman Jane Harman; former lebrities around the world where baseball player Alex Ro- Klein said he was always interested in becoming a global head of Paramount Pictures Sherry Lansing; head of Epic company long before other Records Sylvia Rhone; and Anastasia Soare, known as the fashion houses were think- “Eyebrow Queen,” who founded the beauty-products com- ing beyond the U.S. market. pany Anastasia Beverly Hills. “I was thinking globally right Karan started her iconic Donna Karan label in 1984 after from the start,” he said. “You graduating from the Parsons School of Design and working can achieve that if you have a as head of the design team at Anne Klein. In 2001, she sold good brand.” her company to LVMH Moët Hennessey Louis Vuitton for He said Nike is a good ex- $243 million. ample of brand building that For a while she stayed on with her company, but in 2007 has gone global. “They don’t she created a new company called Urban Zen, a luxury even put their name on their label that features comfortable clothing made of knits and product,” he observed. “Just a other fabrics that amply cover the body. swish and you know it is Nike The designer said one of the reasons she created the label because they have created is that she couldn’t find brands that she could wear anymore. Donna Karan Michael Milken and Calvin Klein something fantastic through She also is a lifelong yogi and wanted to share that Zen feel- their imagery. People know it is ing with a clothing line that is different. “Urban Zen doesn’t driguez was talking about going from sports to business exciting, tough and athletic.” follow the rules of fashion,” she said. “I deliver in season. I and Ivanka Trump was on a luncheon panel about shared But he said he is troubled about what is happening in the don’t believe in showing clothes before they are in the stores prosperity. The Milken conference has often been called the fashion industry when big corporations buy up brands and don’t or during Fashion Week. I believe the customer needs to buy Davos of North America. continue with the brand’s identity. A few months ago, PVH now, wear now and when the weather is appropriate.” Klein was one of two celebrated fashion designers who Corp. announced it was closing the Calvin Klein flagship store She loves Urban Zen because it is much smaller than her participated in the conference’s panels and interview sessions. on Madison Avenue in New York and was in talks with G-III original fashion house, which grew exponentially, later add- Donna Karan was on a panel about women rising to the top. Apparel Group to take over the brand’s women’s jeans label. ing a more affordable label called DKNY. “When you be- Klein, now 76, was interviewed in a May 1 session by in- “When designers come to work at a [corporate-owned fash- come a large label, it becomes hard to control and say what vestor Michael Milken, who helped finance the high-end New ion] house that has a brand and stands for something, they sign you want to say,” she noted. York label many years ago. a two-year contract. They are not paying attention to what the Even though she is 70, she doesn’t want to retire. She not Milken asked Klein about the importance of deciding he brand stands for and really hurting the brand. Then after two or only wants to dress people comfortably, but she also wants to needed outside financing. “For starters, if you are the creator [of three years they are gone, and that is not a good thing.” improve our healthcare system, our educational institutions a label], you are concentrating on the design,” Klein said. “But In 2016, Belgian designer Raf Simons signed a three-year and the environment. “There is so much to do in this world you can’t be a creative person locking yourself in the design contract to take charge of the Calvin Klein collection and was today,” she said. “And I do feel that responsibility.” ●
M.Fredric Continued from page 1 Phyllis Levine, who passed away in 2015, opened the first M.Fredric shop on established retail streets. April 3, 1980, in the upscale Brentwood Another Los Angeles–area retailer, M.Fredric, made its neighborhood of Los Angeles. mark in a different venue—the established retail areas and shop- Jack Levine’s garmento friends ping malls around new and growing big-city neighborhoods. To helped stock the new shop with name celebrate its 40th anniversary, M. Fredric will hold a private brands such as Sassoon and Jordache, party on May 4 at The Village at Topanga retail center. which sold at discounted prices. It was Siblings Fred Levine and Mardi Fox founded the contempo- successful enough that the Levines felt rary shop in 1979. In the early 1980s, Fred’s wife, Lisa Levine, confident to open more locations. In joined the company as a co-owner. In the 1990s, M.Fredric fo- June, M.Fredric opened a store in Marina cused on opening stores for the growing suburban communities Del Rey. A few months later, it opened of Westlake Village, North Ranch, Ventura and Thousand Oaks, another store on Beverly Hill’s South which straddle the Los Angeles County/Ventura County line. Beverly Drive. More recently, M.Fredric has been focusing on opening loca- The stores were a true family affair. From left, Mardi Fox, Fred Levine The M.Fredric location in West Los Angeles in the and Lisa Levine at the Valencia mid-1980s. At left, a hirsute Fred Levine holds future tions in another growing field: airport retail. There are now six With no staff, the Levine family worked Town Center in 2015 rock star Adam Levine. M.Fredric locations in airports including Los Angeles Interna- in all of the store operations. Fred trans- tional Airport and San Francisco International Airport. ported store merchandise from down- chain. Survival for M.Fredric meant scaling back stores and cut- Like other businesses, M.Fredric has thrived during busi- town Los Angeles to the Westside stores in a Volkswagen van. ting working hours. But they didn’t cut loyal staff. ness booms and managed to The operation’s invoices were stored “Everyone took a cut in salary. We made costs go down. survive during recessions. But in Fred’s briefcase. By the mid-1980s, We eliminated some overhead. Landlords gave relief when we Fred Levine said that the current the Levines wanted to add more brand- needed to close stores and take down rent. Vendors all helped. era is one of the more challeng- name lines to the retail chain’s mer- They went 90 to 120 days, some even six months, before they ing times in his business, which chandise mix. But the brands’ sales got paid,” Levine said. started before social media, the chiefs put up a restriction, saying they The warehouse in Agoura Hills, Calif., was closed Thursdays Internet and e-commerce invad- would only work with M.Fredric if the and Fridays, spurring the staff to become more efficient. ed the retail scenario. shop sold their brands at full price. M. Fredric was able to count on forgiveness from vendors “You almost have to perform At this time, regional malls were and business partners because the store’s business style is col- magic to be a successful bricks- becoming more important, which the legial, Levine said. His family worked to ensure that everyone and-mortar retailer,” Levine Levines saw as a growth opportunity. was happy with negotiations. “My philosophy is about relation- said. “We are competing with an However, mall managers would only ships. It’s about trust, friendship and making sure that everyone online giant. It’s a tough com- lease to merchants selling full-price walks away from a negotiation in good shape,” he said. petitor. We have to make the ex- clothes. The Levines complied, and Levine forecasts that the retail chain’s next growth spurt will perience in-store so inviting, so An M.Fredric store at Los Angeles International Airport the first M.Fredric full-price stores be in airport stores. M.Fredric licensed its name to The Hud- fun and different from what you were opened in Los Angeles at the son Group to produce six stores in airports including LAX, the can find electronically.” former Westside Pavilion and the Beverly Center in the mid- George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, as well as It’s a much different business climate than 40 years ago when 1980s. the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. The airport Levine, who then worked as a litigator, decided to change ca- At its largest, M.Fredric had around 20 locations, which in- stores typically range from 300 to 1,000 square feet, but they do reers. He didn’t like the adversarial style of the legal profession cluded separate stores for men and kids, located from Los An- as much volume as a 2,000-square-foot store, Levine said. but thought he would enjoy being an entrepreneur. geles County’s South Bay to Ventura, Calif. “Every airport seems to be expanding the shopping pres- He took a crash course in retail by working for six months Currently, the chain operates eight stores in locations ranging ence. They are becoming shopping malls.” The reason why they for his father, Jack Levine, who ran a Los Angeles factory called from the San Fernando Valley to Ventura. Most shops include are so successful is that you have a captive customer, he said. JPJ California, which had outlet stores that Fred managed. areas for kids, men and gifts. “Bricks-and-mortar is as difficult as it gets now. One bright light With a $30,000 loan, Fred Levine, Fox and their mother, The Great Recession took a big bite out of the M.Frederic is that airports are developing into shopping centers.” ●
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01,3.cover.indd 3 5/2/19 5:22 PM RETAIL Arts District Pioneer Carl Louisville Heads to Westfield Century City
Carl Louisville’s pioneering store Gue- brands such as the Carl’s Atelier Private rilla Atelier proved that luxury and pricy Label Collection and Guillermo, which avant-garde clothes could be sold in a neigh- is a project from Los Angeles “starchitect” borhood located a few blocks away from Mark Rios. Other lines will include made- downtown’s Skid Row. to-measure Italian suits from Luca Grassia, Guerilla Atelier was one of the first high- the high-end Moroccan line Masion Allí end boutiques to gamble on opening in the and a shop-in-shop from art-book company Arts District, which currently is anticipated Taschen. It also will offer art, home wares, to be a Los Angeles area poised for growth jewelry and fragrance products. with restaurants, nightclubs, retail and cre- Louisville said that he continues to be ative-office spaces. Guerilla Atelier closed in bullish about the Arts District’s future. How- mid-2017 after construction made it hard to ever, there have been missteps, in his opinion. do business on the 900 block of E. 3rd Street The area relies too heavily on pricy housing in the Arts District. During this time, two of to drive its development. “My sincere hope Louisville’s neighboring boutiques closed. is that the Arts District would develop in the Only one, Apolis Common Gallery, will way Silver Lake developed,” he said. There return to the Arts District. are no big brands or chain retailers in Silver Louisville will start another—counterin- Lake.” He feels that the Silver Lake shops tuitive—venture. On May 16, he will offi- are engaged with the neighborhood residents cially open Carl’s Atelier, a shop devoted to and are a part of the neighborhood’s life. “I idiosyncratic luxe clothing. It will be located felt we were part of building a community on the second level of Westfield Century for destination spaces in the Arts District. It City, which is focused on department-store stopped doing that,” he said. anchors and many tenants that are familiar He blamed developers for not respecting names to mall shoppers. Westfield Century the space of retailers. In 2017, Louisville City wrapped up a $1 billion remodel in closed Guerilla Atelier because his custom- 2017. ers were being scared away by construction Louisville said that he is not fazed by the noise and debris from the Aliso Apartments, move from Eastside grit to Westside glam. a 400,000-square foot compound adjacent “It’s as daring of a project to offer a direct to the shop. Louisville sued the developer, retail experience in a mall as it is opening Fairfield Residential, but he said that he a store a few blocks away from Skid Row,” dropped the case in 2019 because he didn’t Louisville said. “This is about creating ex- want to deal with the anguish of a lawsuit. periences for people. It’s what I always have Boutique retailers continue to do business done. It will be creating an experience in in the Arts District. They include 3.1 Philip Westfield.” Lim, Shinola, H. Lorenzo Archive and Louisville is bullish about the success Rogue Collective. Colin T. McCarthy, cre- of Carl’s Atelier because his shops always ative director/vice president of Rogue Col- served as retail destinations. He forecasts lective, said that the Arts District continues his veteran customers and new people will to hold a lot of potential. find his new shop, a couple storefronts down “Nobody can replace Carl no matter how from the mall’s popular Italian grocery/res- you try,” McCarthy said. “He’s got to be the taurant Eataly and a virtual reality theater most hospitable, customer-first store operator called Dreamscape. The move could also be that has been around. His product was un- something of a homecoming. Before open- paralleled. I think people are still inspired by ing Guerilla Atelier, he was a Westsider. He what the Arts District can become.” He said served as the director of the Prada Epi- it would offer elements of popular shopping center flagship on Rodeo Drive in Beverly districts such as New York’s Lower East Side Hills, Calif. and the SoHo of the 1990s, Los Angeles’ Ab- The 2,700-square-foot Carl’s Atelier in bot Kinney Boulevard of the late 2000s and a Westfield Century City will feature house little bit of Aspen, Colo.—Andrew Asch Calendar
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04.retail.calendar.indd 4 5/2/19 5:23 PM dk copy.indd 1 5/2/19 6:03 PM MADE IN L.A. Brokedown Clothing Finds Success SHAPE UP With Quirky Phrases By Deborah Belgum Executive Editor About six months later, she expanded the line into casual tops made of quality fabric, When Jodi Benavidez started her cloth- which ranges from organic cotton and rayon and capture the attention of ing company, Brokedown Clothing, her spandex to brushed hacci. collection of T-shirts, tanks and sweatshirts Then, three years ago, after having her was known for its buttery fabrics and clever first child, she added children’s tops to the retailers with graphics that had a beach vibe or a Western mix as well as “Mommy and me” matching feel. outfits. Having grown up in One of her favorite Los Lunas, N.M., near Al- Mommy-and-me outfits buquerque, she’s seen her is the Thelma and Louise share of cactus and desert duo, referring to the mov- landscapes, which some- ie “Thelma and Louise.” times get translated into Mom wears the Thelma her designs. Some of her T-shirt and the daughter bestselling T-shirts over wears the Louise T-shirt, the past few years are ones or vice versa. The set is with a single cactus motif also available in women’s or rows of cacti punctuat- sizes for best friends or premier ing the garment. sisters to wear. Because she wanted She started out doing to control the quality of lots of word graphics on performance her goods, she decided to her contemporary T-shirts, manufacture everything Jodi Benavidez with statements such as in Orange County or Los “Sunshine State of Mind,” fabrics made Angeles County from the knit fabric made “Happiness Is Free” and “Yachts, Bikinis, in Los Angeles to the cutting and sewing Martinis.” “Our graphics are fun, quirky in Santa Ana, Calif., to the garment wash- lifestyle graphics,” Benavidez said. in the USA ing done in Los Angeles. “When we say we As time went by, she added more prints are made in the U.S.A., people love hearing to the collection, which is sold to about 200 that,” Benavidez said. It also means that retailers only need to wait two to three months to get their merchandise once it has been ordered instead of six months if it were coming from overseas. “Most of my customers are ordering closer to delivery,” she said. Benavidez started her com- pany in 2006, a few years after graduating from American In- tercontinental University in Los Angeles, with a year spent in London studying fashion design. She graduated with a dual degree in marketing and fashion design. For a little more than a year, she worked for Trends West, a
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06.brokedown.indd 6 5/2/19 5:25 PM MADE IN L.A. Hamabla’s New Bricks-and-Mortar Experience With Beach Pajamas
By Dorothy Crouch Associate Editor quickly learned valuable lessons regarding maintaining the quality of a clothing brand. After starting her brand with a small Following the successful 2017 launch of her manufacturer located in downtown Los Angeles, she moved on direct-to-consumer beach-lifestyle brand called to a larger producer as the company grew but quickly realized Hamabla, Joelle Maynard decided to introduce the that bigger isn’t always better. Beach Pajamas collection during the Fall/Winter “Working with a big manufacturer was a process that was 2018 season. overcomplicated,” she explained. “I went back to this one wom- While the East Coast–raised Maynard has always an, and we have a wonderful relationship. For my production lived near the beach—from Connecticut and New runs at this point, I don’t have to farm it out to China or a larger York to holidays spent in the Hamptons on Long Is- company in L.A.” land, N.Y., and Nantucket, Mass.—it was a move to Part of the excitement Maynard is experiencing with Beach Malibu, Calif., that inspired her to create pieces made Pajamas is due to a temporary 1,600-square-foot bricks-and- from natural materials that women could invest in for mortar location launched April 1 on Santa Monica, Calif.’s, the long term. Main Street, which will remain open through the end of August. “Because I am very passionate about the oceans Preferring to use the term “residency” rather than the popular and the beaches, and my environment inspired me, “pop-up shop” description, Maynard is enjoying the shift from I decided to make all of my apparel and accessories an exclusively online presence to the client interaction she ex- out of natural materials,” Maynard explained. “You periences with her storefront. won’t find any polyester or rayon—except for the “When people come in, I can talk to them about the materi- fabrics used to make the outdoor goods. The clothing als and the fact that we’re a direct-to-consumer brand,” she said. is all cotton, linen and silks.” “They can see the value proposition where we’re not marking Named for Maynard’s grandmother, who emi- woman’s wardrobe. things up three times. I am able to provide high-quality items at grated from Italy, the Hamabla brand started with a focus on The next collection, which a fraction of the price of a lot of other brands.” beach accessories such as umbrellas, pillows and chairs. She launches on May 20 for summer, For the launch of her shop, Maynard chose to bypass a large admits that building a successful clothing brand was not her will include two new colors and 12 public-relations campaign, opting instead for a smaller push on intention. But due to customer demand she decided to cultivate pieces, five of which are new sil- social media and promoting the news herself. The move proved her apparel offerings. houettes—a skirt, hooded poncho, successful with traffic from women of all ages. Shoppers have Throughout the remainder of 2019, Maynard intends to fo- scarf, tube top and shirtdress. included local Santa Monica residents and tourists alike. cus on the Beach Pajamas line with designs inspired by liberat- Beach Pajamas will feature pieces in black and Nantucket “We are true to ourselves in terms of branding, materials and ing 1920s-era fashions that included loose silhouettes resem- red, which is a light hue resembling a pink, popular with men our network of folks, who help us do what we do. We talk about bling sleepwear such as those favored by Coco Chanel. who summer in the affluent seaside resort destinations in the being an all-natural brand, but we’re also all naturally true to “Over the course of the past two years, the apparel has Northeast region of the United States. ourselves,” she said. “There are choices that I could make to really taken off,” she said. “It was almost an afterthought “We’re planning on that collection to be the foundation of make what I do a lot easier, but we focus on quality, and we stay when I started the company, but it was something that people our apparel,” Maynard said. “Because they are classic pieces, true to the brand at all costs.” really gravitated toward because of the feel of the material we expect them to repeat. We might add new colors or addi- Available in the shop until August and online at www. and the design.” tional silhouettes, but because these are so classic this will be hamabla.com/, the Summer 2019 Beach Pajamas collection Made in small batches in downtown Los Angeles, Beach our enduring collection season after season.” features the Carmen Cami, Carmen Pant, Carmen Short, Per- Pajamas relies on 100 percent natural double-gauze cot- As a former finance-and-technology executive who worked rine Playsuit and Suzel Slip in sizes XS–L. The collection’s ton. While the pieces can be worn as sleepwear, true to the with companies including Salesforce and Oracle, Maynard is Bruna Robe and Tosca Wrap Top are available in two sizes, collection’s name, they are created to be worn as part of a experiencing a second career as an apparel designer. She has XS/S and M/L. Retail pricing ranges from $60 to $175. ●
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By Dorothy Crouch Associate Editor significant investment.” ployees and sales through the marketplace software increas- Partners from both the retail and supply sides are seeing ing 470 percent since last year, the company notes that its Since its founding in 2015 by Leandrew Robinson, Ismail exceptional results from the existing Hingeto platform and success has been strengthened by its partnerships with such Maiyegun and Yaw Owusu-Barimah, Oakland, Calif., drop- are excited about the future of their partnerships. From re- leading brands as PacSun, Scary Mommy and subscription- ship technology company Hingeto has been revolutioniz- lationships with retailer PacSun to parenting-lifestyle brand box service Lootcrate. ing direct-to-consumer apparel manufacturing. Drop-ship Scary Mommy, Hingeto is working with larger companies Hingeto is expected to increase at a greater pace follow- supply-chain management allows retailers to order only the who are major forces within the apparel industry. ing the introduction of its new product, which will expand a amount of goods that customers are demanding. Manufac- For Anaheim, Calif.’s PacSun, the company’s relation- supplier’s SKU count and vendor base in addition to offering turers then ship these products directly to consumers, which ship with Hingeto began approximately three years ago, ac- enhanced features that help manufacturers monitor inven- reduces waste and cultivates a healthy economic environ- cording to Senior Buyer Paige Becker. She notes that the tory without excessive charges they would normally incur ment for retailers and brands. founders’ knowledge of the industry allowed the two entities through traditional EDI. As the founder of the Karmaloop company PLNDR. to build a true partnership, and the tech company’s startup “If brands are sending an inventory sync every hour to com, Robinson, Hin- retail partners, they geto’s chief executive, are potentially get- worked with Owusu- ting charged, which Barimah, who is now means they are dis- a chief product officer, incentivized to send and met Chief Tech- retail updates, thereby nology Officer Maiye- affecting their entire gun through a mutual ecosystem and supply college friend. With chain,” explained Mai- an impressive stable yegun. “When we said of licensing, retail and to ourselves, ‘In 2019, manufacturing part- someone shouldn’t ners, the company is have to pay per mes- about to launch a new sage,’ we decided we product on May 6. were going to hone in “When a large re- on getting rid of char- tailer is buying new acter-based pricing.” product, it’s taking The pricing struc- three to six months, ture for Hingeto re- from seeing a catalog lies on a membership to getting that product structure for retailers to actual sale within to subscribe to the a store location or on Ismail Maiyegun Leandrew Robinson Yaw Owusu-Barimah software. A $199 basic the website,” Robin- monthly package and son said. “One major $499 premium pack- benefit of our platform is shortening that timeline. They can culture generated an environment of mutual growth. age are currently waitlisted. Enterprise memberships are add product within days. We’re creating a virtual catalog of “We really liked that Hingeto was a startup and we would available, but pricing is not publicly listed as it is dependent product on behalf of each brand that we integrate.” be the first exclusive partner and we could flex it to our on the level of support the retailer requires. On the supplier Major retailers aren’t the only businesses benefiting from needs for the program. It was always great that they not only side, Hingeto charges a percentage of the wholesale cost per partnering with Hingeto, as the platform affords greater ef- knew things from a tech side but also knew our consumer transaction that the brand lists within the system. ficiency for suppliers to cultivate their connections with re- and anticipated their needs for the programs,” she said. “It’s “If retailers operate the system well enough and recruit tail partners. From a supplier point of view, the technology really a partnership, and they’re really flexing to what we the right number of brands they can double their e-com- available through this product reduces setup time, which need them to do.” merce even if they’re pretty large,” explained Robinson. “We translates into dollars. The company is also connecting with smaller brands who typically monetize that side up-front.” “Selling on a big retailer, typically you need to be EDI can experience growth that otherwise wouldn’t have been At Hingeto, the founders recognize the challenges that man- [electronic data interchange] compliant, and that is a cost possible nor easy to accomplish. For Orange County, Calif., ufacturers face when building a business when the specialty of factor that a big supplier can onboard, but for a smaller sup- brand Lira, using Hingeto’s existing platform has afforded these professionals is more geared toward artistry and creating. plier it’s hard to figure out where to start,” Owusu-Barimah increased exposure from its PacSun business since it began This realization helps the company’s supply-side clients culti- said. “It speaks to the technology Ismail and the team built, using the technology two months ago. When the retailer’s vate a better business without diluting their specialty. which has a lot of small vendors to be able to sell to a large customers visit the e-commerce site, they have experienced “A supplier is typically good at making product and be- retailer within days.” greater ease with discovering more Lira products that might ing ahead of the trends—they are great makers,” Robinson While saving on the costs of building strong relation- not be available through the retail experience. said. “It is a chore for them to figure out how to run a great ships with retailers can allow suppliers to focus on produc- “We’ve seen a lot of success with repeat customers com- website and monetize influence—it’s super costly and risky. tion, working efficiently to add inventory has also become ing back and finding us through PacSun. It’s where we’re They want to team up with retailers that are amazing at sell- a priority for the apparel industry as a whole. With its in- getting a lot of our business within drop ship,” said Brian ing their product.” novative drop-ship technology, the Hingeto team is refining Barlow, director of sales, marketing and operations at Lira. While the size of smaller brands could have been a hin- the on-demand method of manufacturing, bringing it to a “My PacSun business has grown this month by 25 percent. drance in the past, with a more on-demand-centric system that mainstream level that was once seen at smaller operations. Now we’re trying to dive in and figure out what is driving utilizes enhanced technology, these businesses that provide “From a technical level, it will make it much easier for es- that business and capitalize on it to project that growth to see goods to retailers could potentially scale at a greater rate. tablished and new retailers alike to add more products with a how we can market it a little more.” “The ability to be a billion-dollar retailer has never been few clicks of a button without advanced purchasing or hav- The team at Hingeto is excited to roll out features that so tangible due to the Internet,” said Maiyegun. “Before, you ing inventory. We built a marketplace and drop-ship plat- will make an enhanced experience possible for retail and needed hundreds of millions of dollars of square footage, but form that is seamless,” explained Maiyegun. “We facilitate supply partners through introducing tools that will ease the because of our model you are able to sell a big operation to drop-ship and marketplace operations on both sides without process of monitoring demand. Now with a team of 11 em- your audience.” ●
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Looking back through activewear’s , a Market Center history, from the bodysuit–and–leg warmer days of the 1980s The U.S. economy is expected to cruise along at a moder- to make clients feel special. Fashion Link Part of the front lobby was turned into a cozy living-room to the baggy basketball shorts of the 1990s and the track suits ate speed this year after whizzing past the speed limit last “When the owner is present, it makes a difference for their year. sales,” said Peter Jacobson, president of space surrounded by wooden walls and faux greenery to give it of the early 2000s, it’s clear that activewear doesn’t leave fash- a lived-in look. A coffee bar was open and free boxed lunches ion—it simply evolves over time. One major change this year are income taxes and whether distributor of European, the luxury company’s women’s sales fashion branch, brands, headquar- and . He has noticed that were served to buyers who could enjoy their food at high tables Examining the evolution of activewear andAdidas its athleisure, who re- people are paying more or less under the Trump adminis- Creative Concepts The New Mart tration’s revised tax code, implemented under the Tax Code tered in Los Angeles’ with stools. sibling, it is apparent that this category of apparel has become Re- There was also a handful of buyer lounges where electronic and Jobs Act of 2017. This bill eliminated personal exemp- as businesses expand and store owners aren’t on-site, sales a mainstay of fashion. Just ask Beyoncé and devices could be recharged, and there were private buyer meet- cently announced they were partnering to relaunch Knowles- tions and certain itemized deductions but doubled the stan- decline. Ivy Park brand of athleisure apparel. dard deduction and adjusted tax brackets. 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By Deborah Belgum Executive Editor undervalued the cost of its merchandise coming through Reyn Spooner In the last few months, the executive suites of one of the customs, paying lower duties than normal. The formula for doing business is slowly changing this year. The case came to light when a whistle-blower, identi-Queen Since the late 1950s, the largest swimwear manufacturers in the United States have While interest rates were rising at a steady pace last year, it’s fied as Michael Krigstein, told federal officials that Byer be an Aloha shirt that defied stereotypes. been occupied by a phalanx of female managers and direc- It wasn’t entirely about luaus and bonfires at the beach. tors who are running the swimwear company after it was a different story this year. The Federal Reserve hasn’t raised California reportedly on had a DDP, been or receiving delivered goods duty-paid from basis, benchmark interest rates in 2019 and may even lower them, Apparel NY Inc. 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