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TRADE SHOW REPORT Majors Market Sees New Trends and Changes
By Andrew Asch Retail Editor Retailers searched for juniors and young contemporary styles that featured tie-dye looks and utility-workwear silhouettes during the L.A. Majors Market, which ran Oct. 2–4 in Los Angeles’ Fashion District. For the biannual trade show devoted to department-store buyers and large specialty retailers, the utility look and styles reminiscent of 1980s and 1990s looks were in vogue, said Janie Martin, a buyer for Ross Stores Inc., who was shopping The Gerry Building. While the hippie-era favorite, tie-dye, is gaining popularity, also surging in popularity were soft- textured fabrics and waffle-textured materials, which seem to be popular in any decade, said Brittany Anderson, a senior buyer for Beall’s Inc., during her time at the California Majors page 3
RETAIL Forever 21 Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection By Dorothy Crouch Managing Editor Following much outside speculation over the last few months, Los Angeles–headquartered Forever 21 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last weekend. On Sept. 29, documents were filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. With 549 stores across the United States and 251 international locations, Forever 21 is seeking to restructure its operations and has requested approval to close 178 underperforming stores across the U.S., according to a company representative. On Oct. 1, the company revealed the locations of its stores that would potentially close. These included a number of California locations, among them stores Forever 21 page 3
INSIDE: Crossing Into Iconic Where fashion gets down to business SM This year marks the 30th anniversary of Los Angeles brand Cross Colours, which attracted consumers in the early 1990s through 4 5 its colorful designs and profound message. With a new generation New CEO at Stance … p. 2 drawn to its legacy and an exhibition at the California African New Lines … p. 3 American Museum, Cross Colours has assumed its rightful place Industry Voices: Fashion … p. 8 Soho Warehouse … p. 9 as an iconic brand. For more coverage, see page 6. NRF Holiday forecast ... p. 10 Resource Guide ... p. 10
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CAN01,3-cover-jumps.indd 1 11/27/19 2:06 PM NEWS Week in Review Renovazio Show to Produce John Wilson There’s a race among retailers to offer same-day delivery. In April, More L.A. Events Named Stance Amazon announced free one-day shipping for its Prime subscribers. High-end fabric agency In March, Walmart introduced free Renovazio produced its second CEO one-day shipping for orders of $35 or Los Angeles trade event, the more. On Oct. 1, Macy’s got involved Renovazio Show, Oct. 2–3, in John Wilson, a co-founder of the in the race. The department-store downtown Los Angeles. prominent brand Stance, was recently named giant offered free same-day delivery The Renovazio Show was an chief executive officer for the brand that to shoppers in 30 markets across the invite-only event produced at made socks into a fashionable item at surf U.S. who spend $75 or more. the Grand Courtyard events and skate shops. Wilson replaced brand co- space in downtown Los Angeles’ founder Jeff Kearl, who continues to serve The Fashion.com domain should South Park neighborhood. More Stance as its chairman. attract millions of people in internet than 14 of Renovazio’s brands The San Clemente, Calif.–based Stance searches, but it currently isn’t in exhibited at the Los Angeles started business in 2009 and raised $50 use. The domain fashion.com was event. More than 45 attendees million in venture-capital funding in 2015. registered by three fashion students browsed through fabrics ranging The company made a splash with athletic in 1994. They have not accepted any from silk and wool to polyester and fashion socks for men and women that offers to buy it, but a representative and denim, said Marco Ciucci, a featured unique designs. It also employed for the unnamed group announced Renovazio partner. marketing campaigns used by action- Oct. 1 that it will auction the domain Exhibiting brands require sports brands and placed Stance socks in later this year. A statement from Peter minimum purchase orders of 300 yards. “We’re trying to work with customers who can afford independent skate and surf shops. Johnson, an adviser to the domain the fabrics,” Ciucci said. The other two Renovazio partners are Riccardo Mencarelli and It also made socks bearing images of owners, forecasted the auction could Andrea Tealdi. National Basketball Association stars such command one of the highest prices Attendees and vendors were served catered Italian meals and took appointments at tables as Dwayne Wade, who was an early investor paid for a domain name. Auction covered with white linens. in the brand. Stance later became the official services are scheduled to be provided The show is poised for some growth. The Renovazio partners plan to produce biannual on-court sock for the NBA in the 2015–2016 by auction-experts.com. shows in two cities. They have been producing a New York City show twice a year since and 2016–2017 seasons. 2001. While Renovazio has operated a Los Angeles office for more than a decade, it started a Stance remains popular for licenses with Rip Curl, one of the world’s top Los Angeles Renovazio Show in February. The first one was held at the No. 10 Restaurant, pop-culture properties such as Star Wars. surfwear brands, was sold for more an Italian establishment near West Hollywood, Calif., that is owned by Italian soccer star The company also put the once-ignored sock than $234 million to Kathmandu, a Alessandro Del Piero. into a new fashion realm, said John Anderson, New Zealand–headquartered outdoors The partners moved to downtown Los Angeles to be closer to the area’s Fashion District and president of the Tank Farm brand, whose brand. The deal was announced Sept. also to produce in a larger space, Mencarelli said. He forecasted that it would grow slowly, not store in Seal Beach, Calif., has sold Stance. 30 on the website of the Australian- much bigger than the recent downtown Los Angeles event. There would be an emphasis on a “You don’t have to go to Walmart to get headquartered Rip Curl, which runs a collegial atmosphere, he said. socks,” he said. “[Stance] has great quality. U.S. corporate office in Costa Mesa, “We want a nice show, a good size and to be good partners,” Mencarelli said. The New Their colors are always on trend. Back in the Calif. A Rip Curl statement said that York City Renovazio Show is not much larger than the new Los Angeles show. Past attendees day, people wore ties to express themselves. the 50-year-old brand would maintain have been buyers from brands including St. John Knits, James Perse, Banana Republic, Now they’re wearing socks.” its independence. Xavier Simonet, A.L.C., Brooks Bros. and Ralph Lauren.—Andrew Asch Stance currently runs a handful of shops Kathmandu’s chief executive officer, in retail centers such as Irvine Spectrum in said that the merger would make his Irvine, Calif., and in New York City.—A.A. company into a global player. “Rip Curl transforms Kathmandu into a highly complementary, seasonally AS YOUR BRAND EVOLVES balanced, global outdoor and action- sports business,” Simonet said. “The combination will support the acceleration of our brands’ global expansion into new channels and markets.”
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YMI exhibited at its headquarters in Los holiday had affected attendance at the show. Majors Continued from page 1 Angeles’ Boyle Heights section, which is a Alison Budow of the Alison Showroom 10-minute drive from the Fashion District. said that the holiday made the show feel like Market Center. David Vered, YMI’s president, said that the a one-day market. If the market was marked by new styles, move was no problem. “The right schedule is a three-day market,” vendors said it was also shaped by a decline in “Most of our buyers were receptive to she said. “One day is insanely busy.” buyer attendance because of the Jewish New visiting us at our headquarters,” he said. After 20 years in the CMC, Budow said Year. Rosh Hashanah was celebrated in the “They see us in our natural surroundings.” that she is scheduled to open her showroom days preceding the market, and many vendors The Gerry Building, located across the in the Gerry. and buyers did not attend the market because street from the CMC, enjoyed a surge in The Majors Market served as something of the holiday, according to show vendors. Majors Market traffic. Juniors label Stony of a homecoming for the Barbara Fields The show also was marked by a spreading out Apparel moved there before the market Trend Report. Barbara Fields of the Barbara of where the show’s action took place. started. The Jerry Leigh of California label Fields Buying Office had been producing the Within recent memory, the Majors Market rented a temporary showroom at the Gerry for event in the CMC for more than 30 years but From left, George Gati and Danielle Stang of The only took place in the CMC showroom the market, said Paula Unger, a creative Miss Group at New Mart moved out of the building earlier in 2019. In building. For the recent market, buyers found director for the Dickies Girl label, which is April, she produced the report for retailers at temporary showrooms on the CMC’s 10th licensed by Jerry Leigh. appointment,” she said. “You had to know her home in West Los Angeles. floor, as well as permanent showrooms on the She said it was harder to find temporary that we were here.” During Majors Market, she produced her CMC’s 8th and 5th floors. space in the Fashion District’s cluster of The Miss Group company also exhibited trend forecast at a mezzanine showroom in the But the CMC is in the midst of a showroom buildings during the market, outside of the CMC. The company specializes Cooper Design Space. Her forecast focused $170-million renovation that is scheduled but it was worth it. The workwear-focused in making knits, sweaters and other items at on some of the season’s overarching trends to be completed in 2020. Due to building Dickies is one of the stars of the utility trend, a factory in Brooklyn, N.Y. It exhibited at such including tie-dye and utility looks. construction, some space was not available and the temporary showroom featured visits The New Mart. George Gati and Danielle She also discussed other looks for Spring and in the CMC. Buyers increasingly worked from retailers such as Dillard’s, Tilly’s and Stang showed Miss Group’s sweaters and Summer 2020, such as the popularity of pants Majors Market appointments at surrounding Pacific Sunwear of California. However, fabrics during the show. They said the show’s and shorts with cinched—or “paperbag”— showroom buildings and even outside of the some retailers still haven’t gotten used to business was steady and was supported by waists. Loose-fitting mom jeans would be district. going to buildings outside of the CMC, Unger their regular customers. popular, and denim would not be distressed For 18 years, YMI Jeans rented sprawling said. Walk-in traffic was not as heavy as at Gati said that there was a lot of product moving into Spring and Summer 2020. temporary showrooms at the CMC during the CMC. on the market, which made market business Dresses, jumpsuits and rompers would Majors Markets. For the two markets in 2019, “Our meetings were mostly by slow. remain popular. Camisoles and clothes with “A lot of retailers were cautious in placing ruffle details and smocking would gain favor new orders,” he said. Stang agreed. “The this season, while clothing using lace fabrics as RETAIL market was better than April [the previous well as mesh and crochet would perform well. Majors Market] but not as good as last Bright colors would be in demand during the Forever 21 Continued from page 1 October,” she said. upcoming season, along with unique colors Gati, who observes the Jewish holidays, such as a rust-hued terra-cotta hue. at 2 Stockton Street in San Francisco, 901 restructuring, in terms of who is restructuring flew in from New York on Oct. 2, after the “It’s very Victorian,” Fields said. “No State St. in Santa Barbara, The Americana these businesses, you bail them out, break it New Year holiday ended. 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CAN01,3-cover-jumps.indd 3 10/3/19 7:03 PM ACTIVEWEAR Stahvo Hopes to Sew Up Activewear With Tailored Looks SHAPE UP its way to its own category. Basically, we By Andrew Asch Retail Editor are concentrating on hybrids. The hybrids Gustavo Garibay had enough of brash give the athletic-lifestyle person something colors and big logos in activewear. He wanted to wear. They all want to be comfortable, no and capture the attention of to use the words “refined” and “tailored” matter what they are doing.” to describe it. When he didn’t see this The inspiration for Stahvo comes from option in men’s activewear on the market, frequent travel. Once a month, Garibay was retailers with Garibay, a former director of denim product flying from Los Angeles to Tulum, which is a development at Guess?, Inc., resort city on the Caribbean resolved to design it himself. coast of Mexico’s Quintana During the week of Oct. 7, Roo state. he is scheduled to officially Garibay had little launch Stahvo, an active patience for waiting in menswear essentials line with airport terminals to check shorts that could be worn at luggage. He also did the gym or the beach. Other not want to pack a lot of pieces in the line include pants clothes, but he hoped that made out of performance the few clothes he did pack fabric, T-shirts and an unlined could be used in plenty of blazer that could be worn at a different situations. Soon premier meeting. after he designed the “Beach, gym, day-to- tailored shorts, he night, I don’t feel like I’m expanded with garments performance underdressed,” he said, that could be worn outside describing his self-financed of a gym. line. “It’s more refined and The activewear side fabrics made polished.” of the line comes from its The collection is currently fabrics, such as four-way- sold at the Universal Body boutique in West stretch nylon, which offer greater mobility. in the USA Hollywood, Calif., and Hombre Tulum, The line also uses rayon and spandex, fabrics Garibay’s boutique in Tulum, Mexico. that are known for their stretchiness but also To little fanfare, Stahvo has been keep their shape. He added a tailored look to manufactured in Los Angeles since 2017. the garments by adding pleats on the shorts, The first Stahvo piece that Garibay showed pants and blazers. Fabrics in the blazers and was the line’s shorts. Serving as the line’s pants are water repellent. The line also offers first salesman, Garibay cold-called Universal a hoodie that is made out of water-repellent Body to get a perspective on his work. materials. It was an untested brand, but Scott Sykes, While pleats may have reached their co-founder of Universal Body, gave a green zenith of fashion popularity in the 1980s, light to selling the shorts. Being located in the Garibay said that pleats can lend a slimming same retail center as the sprawling Crunch and tailored look. Single, narrow pleats were Fitness gym and a short drive from the luxe added to the shorts and pants. Narrow cuts in fitness studio Equinox, Universal Body’s the blazer, a lined hoodie and a camp-collar neighborhood attracts people looking for shirt are also features of the line. Pants have active looks from new designers as well as a cropped inseam, and the blazer’s pockets new styles. The boutique seeks to appeal to are placed on the side of the jacket, not at the the fitness and fashion crowds. front. “The two crowds are definitely not T-shirts come in several silhouettes of exclusive,” Sykes said. “The last six years muscle shirt, short-sleeve shirt and long-sleeve it was all about active. But its popularity shirt. The shirts come in white and black, while has seen its height. We are all watching an the jacket and pants are offered in black. Shorts emergence of a new category that is a hybrid are made in black as well as various patterns. of active lifestyle and active performance. Retail price points range from $70 for a muscle There’s a bridge being built, and it is making tee to $220 for a blazer. ●
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CAN04-activewear-cal.indd 4 10/3/19 7:15 PM MADE IN AMERICA On a Mission Beyond Clothing Manufacturing, Bowie & Co. Brings New Life to L.A. By Dorothy Crouch Managing Editor and we feed a family for a week that, otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to afford groceries,” McKinnon said. For Bowie & Co. founder Taylor McKinnon, manufacturing Looking toward the future, McKinnon has surrounded domestic, high-end clothes to work toward social change is a himself with like-minded people, including his wife, Amanda, personal mission. As someone who experienced great loss, his biggest inspiration, who supported him throughout his including the passing of his beloved grandmother Brenda, healing from living in the shelter to building Bowie & Co. which led to his homelessness, McKinnon experienced This group of giving-focused artistic minds also includes firsthand the challenges of recovering from living on the artistic director Aaron Haxton and distributor Gil Gomez at street. the Black Circle Agency. “I was homeless and messed up the first half of my life “We are one big family,” McKinnon said. We all want searching for belonging. I lost a close relative,” he said. “Life to see a better world. Sometimes it’s hard to get involved in became really hard, and I made life difficult for myself. I lost something. The starting point is uncomfortable for people. everything and ended up on the streets. I was taken in by a Nothing separates us; we’re all the same. We’re making a homeless shelter called the Dream Center.” change for the greater good. Love always wins, and we have After accepting his mistakes as his strengths, McKinnon to forgive quicker.” launched Bowie & Co. in 2017 as a men’s line of denim, Retail price points for Bowie & Co. range from $240 for basics and outerwear. The brand is based in downtown Los denim to $300 –$400 for jackets. Sizing for tops ranges from Angeles to not only create a domestic product but also serve S–XL, while pants are available in 30–38. The brand is sold the community in which the company is headquartered. online at www.bowie.co and at select boutique retailers such Through its manufacturing, label sourcing and distributor as downtown Los Angeles’ ComunityMade. ● partnerships, Bowie & Co. relies on Los Angeles for many of its resources but is inspired by different corners of the globe, particularly for its fabrics. “It’s a Japanese style but European in cut,” McKinnon said. “We’re about simplicity and layers, small batch and local. We have strong, soft fabrics.” The brand reclaims dead stock from around the world, such as premium cottons, Lenzing Modal and Japanese selvage. Sourcing fabrics in this way not only allows Bowie & Co. to create unique pieces, but it also forces the company to abide by its mission to manufacture in small batches in an ecologically sound manner. “I buy a lot of premium end-of- line rolls of great fabrics. A lot of companies charge a lot of money for garments made with these fabrics,” McKinnon said. “If I only get 50 T-shirts out of one roll, it’s 50 fantastic T-shirts made by really nice people that need a job in L.A.” There are also garments in the Bowie & Co. collection that utilize vintage pieces to create new pieces. Much like the homeless, or “in-between” and “in-transition” people McKinnon wants to rehabilitate, these pieces still can offer joy through a clothing story. “One of my favorite things to do is to go to markets and buy jackets or old, big blankets made from beautiful fabrics and panel them to give them a new life,” he said. “Someone worked really hard to make that a long time ago. We do a lot of one-off vintage pieces through repurposing them, which gives people exclusivity— everyone gets to have their own piece of Bowie.” Building upon the locally made model, McKinnon envisions Bowie & Co. locations in different cities such as Tokyo and London, but, rather than exporting from Los Angeles, goods sold in these stores would source materials within those regions. Included in the current Los Angeles and future international locations, McKinnon plans to create apprenticeships for those in transition to learn the apparel-manufacturing trade. In addition to its push to provide jobs in Los Angeles, Bowie & Co. also donates $7 from each sale to help feed a family for a week through the nonprofit organization God’s Pantry. “We sell it to nice retailers, we put our money where our mouth is,
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CAN05-mia.indd 5 10/3/19 7:25 PM MANUFACTURING CROSS COLOURS DERRICK RODGERS/CONCRETE STUDIOS Cross Colours vintage-denim remakes Brian Wilson, Jr., during MAGIC February 1990 California African American Museum exhibition Intent on Empowering a Community, Cross Colours Crosses Into Iconic Status or of the product itself in terms of design, patterns and following included notable names such as Tupac Shakur, By Dorothy Crouch Managing Editor production.” TLC and Jamie Foxx. The brand hired black models such as a young Djimon Starting 30 years ago with an apparel-manufacturing idea Hounsou and invested in featuring apparel made to recognize Feels like MAGIC that would reflect the culture of an often-underrepresented the demands of consumers in the community. There was one community, TJ Walker and Carl Jones launched Cross particular moment during the early 1990s that launched the While boasting a celebrity clientele is impressive, Cross Colours, the Los Angeles–based brand that relied on colorful company onto a path that would place it among the icons of Colours also quickly gained recognition among industry fabrics and designs inspired by young people. Working apparel. insiders. During their first Las Vegas MAGIC industry together at the Surf Fetish brand, Walker, the graphic artist, “Our marketing director, David Stennet, took overruns trade show in February 1990, Walker and Jones wrote and Jones, the owner, formed the Cross Colours partnership. of product to a studio to see if the stylist would be interested approximately $10 million worth of orders. While the duo sought to build a brand with which young black in putting them on entertainers on a show. The show “We had exhausted all of our funds to get there, doing the youth could identify, they succeeded in creating a legacy that happened to be ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.’ Because samples, preparing for it, and we made a custom booth. There reached far beyond boundaries. they loved the product, they got it on Will Smith within a wasn’t much color present in the industry in terms of fabric “When we started, we made a valiant effort to address an day,” Walker said. “That is how we started marketing and and in terms of people as well,” Walker explained. “We broke industry that was underserved,” Walker explained. “As black product placement.” barriers in quite a few areas just coming to the show. When people, we felt we had the purchasing power. We bought This formula worked, with the brand growing to unveil we got there, we found that people liked what we had.” clothes and accessories, but in the market we were never advertising campaigns that featured Dr. Dre, Snoop Walker and Jones’s message of peace and unity, meant identified as the consumer of the product in the advertisement Dogg and Earvin “Magic” Johnson. A strong celebrity to quell gang violence and empower young kids within their
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community, still resonates today. years back. There are new positions It can also add to drawing important parallels to how black “When we talked about inclusion that have been created but others that fashion is political and has always been.” and diversity, those were issues we are gone.” Organizing the exhibition to showcase Cross Colours dealt with in the ’90s, but now they’ve In addition to developing the pieces, archival materials and imagery, Boyd-Pates and been given a different word,” Walker business to suit today’s market, Assistant History Curator Taylor Bythewood-Porter said. “Even the clothing has evolved. Walker recognized how young complemented the apparel with stories and images from First it was called ethnic, then it was people consume information. This important moments during the struggle for African-American urban, and now it’s called street.” shift has transformed the ways in equity. Across from a television screen displaying footage of Through Cross Colours, Walker which his audience shops, creating “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and Cross Colours apparel, and Jones continued to create clothing a need for Cross Colours to adapt to stories of Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, The Black Panthers throughout the early 1990s, speaking the immediacy of consumer demand. and 1960s-era civil rights activists are told, many of which to their target audience comprising “What has really changed is the provided inspiration for details on the garments. young people of color, yet the youth, who are the customers we “Black fashion is political as much as it is trendy. brand enjoyed mainstream success. are trying to engage. It’s all about Cyclically, with this popular brand from the 1990s, one could Unfortunately, financial problems keeping the youth engaged. Because forecast its popularity again 30 years later,” Boyd-Pates said. experienced by Cross Colours’ largest of the internet, how quickly things “Much like the sociopolitical climate of the 1990s, there retail partners adversely affected the move and how much content is isn’t much of a departure from that today. Brands like Cross brand, which suspended operations in available to them within minutes, the Colours will always remain in vogue because they speak truth the mid-1990s. news is so readily available,” he said. to power when power could be abused.” “Mobile devices are your sales tool Redeveloping the business for retailers and wholesalers. Those Building upon a legacy things are important.” Available online at www. Visiting the California African American Museum from crosscolours.com and retailers such Crossing back onto the scene New York, Andreya D. Matthew took her time to fully as Lynnwood, Wash.-headquartered experience the Cross Colours exhibition. She realized how DERRICK RODGERS/CONCRETE STUDIOS Zumiez, Cross Colours is Cross Colours vintage-denim remake According to Walker, the brand familiar she was with this impactful brand whose name she manufactured in men’s sizes S-2X has been back for four years. Many never knew. Growing up as a child in the 1990s as Cross or 3X—depending on the style—and would argue that Cross Colours never Colours’ successors such as FUBU launched, Matthew was women’s XS-L. Retail pricing for went away, it simply entered a hiatus familiar with the colorful apparel worn by actors on programs basics ranges from $38 to $78 and $298 to $2,100 jackets. period. In addition to its popular tagline, “Clothing Without such as “Martin” and “In Living Color.” While the brand manufactures basic styles overseas in Asia Prejudice,” the positive role the brand played extended into “I never knew the name of the brand or where it came and Mexico, these products are finished in Los Angeles. Its outreach through providing haircuts to children, supplying from, but now I remember it and wanted to get something like denim and leather jackets, designed in retro styles, are created toiletries to those in need and organizing food drives. that,” she explained. “It was in our culture so much that I can’t in Los Angeles, affording a special connection to the brand’s From the appearance of Cross Colours–outfitted Cardi B imagine our culture without it. I am glad they are doing this home. and Bruno Mars performing together at the 2018 Grammy exhibition, letting everyone know.” The mission of connecting with the community through Awards to a new exhibition, “Cross Colours: Black Fashion Moving into the future of Cross Colours, Walker reflects positive messaging has not changed for Cross Colours, but in the 20th Century,” at the California African American on how the brand has reentered the apparel space, attributing Walker noted that there are changes within the market through Museum in Los Angeles, the brand’s legacy is now being its success to the legacy he and Jones created. which the brand must navigate. celebrated. “Make sure it will be something that is going to give back. “The industry has changed totally since then and that is a “We are drawing direct parallels of the brand’s DNA to Don’t just take with whatever you create, you have to have a huge learning curve for us as well,” he said. “We have social social movements throughout the last century that speak to a giveback component to it,” Walker said. “In that way, you’re media now—Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other certain political ethos the brand has always intertwined,” said always going to have it in a position where it can come back platforms to use for marketing promotion and sales. That is Tyree A. Boyd-Pates, the museum’s curator of history. “It to you and where it can always be something that people want a full-time job and created new positions that were not there adds to the conversation of black innovation within fashion. to give back to you as well.” ●
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More important than the fashion mavens Our fabrics are sold worldwide In the last few years, I have kept a very themselves, the perfect examples of luxury Our fabrics worldwide keen investigative eye on the street and streetwear can be seen through the clothes especially what “the kids are wearing.” To they are wearing. me, “the kids” are our students at FIDM, The term’s style elements are based BELGIUM GERMANY SPAIN TUNISIA and they are the trendsetters. I always advise on traditional sportswear-and-activewear them with a wink and a nod staples. Hoodies, long T-shirts, that they don’t need to look puffy coats, bombers, denim and CHINA JAPAN HOLLAND TURKEY at trend reports to see what is oversized anything are paired next. Instead, I say to them, with luxury elements such as a “Just look in the mirror and pair of $900 dad sneakers from SOUTH KOREA GREECE PORTUGAL UNITED STATES at your friends!” Balenciaga—you can thank, As a result, I have or blame, Demna Gvasalia for known for a while that that! During a recent trip to that FRANCE ITALY this movement of luxury hautest of haute department streetwear would probably stores in New York City, become a tectonic style Bergdorf Goodman, I knew shift that shapes sportswear something significant had and, overall, the fashion Nick Verreos happened to the luxury-fashion world. For many who aren’t world upon entering the shoe inside the industry looking out, the question department. Experts in Textile Research and Product Development remains, “What is luxury streetwear?” Lo and behold, there were no 5-inch Let’s begin with the genesis of luxury stilettos nor traditional leather loafers streetwear. To start, the term “streetwear” displayed on the front tables. In their place has been around for many years in the were big, bold and uber-expensive clunky fashion world. Rooted in skate, punk and sneakers. From Prada to Gucci and, even, hip-hop cultures—think the Beastie Boys Valentino, everyone was doing luxury- meets Missy Elliot meets Venice Beach—the streetwear kicks. The same goes for fashion. “luxury” addendum to this combines those One can see the influence this movement early streetwear origins with traditional high has on even the more high-brow brands that fashion. were traditionally favored by ladies who Surfboard designer Shawn Stussy was lunch. I witnessed bold shapes, volume, [email protected] • [email protected] one of the designers at the forefront of colors and oversize, graffiti-like prints in early luxury streetwear. Stussy took the the Designer Salon section and couldn’t Southern California lifestyle and T-shirt/ help but wonder if they were serving luxury- surfwear look and added the luxury element streetwear tea. An oversized, bright-yellow by making his designs unique, exclusive Chanel x Pharrell hoodie with Lesage Textile research and Product Developmentand not cheap. Present-day streetwear sees sequin embroidery? Yes, please! brands as diverse as Gucci, Supreme, Whether one realizes it or not, we are Moncler, Louis Vuitton, A Bathing Ape, witnessing this hybridization of streetwear with Off-White, MSGM, Vetements, Yeezy and luxury (I think we here in Southern California Adidas all embracing the luxury-streetwear have been keener on the trend before anyone style mantra. New streetwear aesthetics are else). As the trend continues to expand, there Get Inspired! hybridizing with traditional luxury goods are different elements coming together. and fundamentally reshaping the market for Stylish consumers are driven by the age- status symbols, resulting in a genetically old influence of street in fashion trends; Hundreds of Stocked different luxury world. the Insta-world we live in for bolder, eye- Novelty Knits, While luxury brands have always gained catching, eye-disrupting imagery; a thirst— Wovens, Linings inspiration from the underground, subculture especially with the younger generations—to and More! and streetwear style, for the first time top look as if they are customizing their looks; designers and brands are getting a seat at the and more bespoke styling that blends thrift- One Roll Minimum.Our fabrics worldwide table. Leading the forefront of this streetwear- store finds with high-end luxury items. ification of luxury are designers like Virgil This perfect style storm has created a www.cinergytextiles.com Abloh, Kanye West and Demna Gvasalia. countermovement to the clothing fast-fashion Streetwear blends a diverse mix of retail brands have sold for years. Throw all Tel: 213-748-4400 styles including casual sportswear, military these things into the fashion mix and we have [email protected] pieces, Americana, hip-hop influences, skate created a perfect style movement created to BELGIO GERMANIA SPAGNA TUNISIAreferences and workwear, while designers complement the time in which we live. ●
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A number of high-end retailers, restaurants and prominent companies have moved into downtown Los Angeles’ Arts District in the past few years, and one major tenant is opening in the area this week. Luxe club Soho Warehouse opened for a select group of its members on Sept. 30. While the Arts District still shows signs of urban blight, the highly anticipated Soho Warehouse is forecasted to attract a number of affluent people to the Arts District to dine, party, attend cultural events and stay at its 48 bedrooms in the seven- story building. The development includes a gym, a rooftop swimming pool, high-end restaurants and bars, as well as works from Los Angeles–based artists. Housed in a former industrial building that is more than 100 years old, the hotel’s design
includes graffiti that was spray-painted on the building’s SOHO WAREHOUSE walls years ago. Shepard Fairey art by the entry to Soho Warehouse The exterior of Soho Warehouse Soho Warehouse has sibling clubs in West Hollywood, Calif., and Malibu, Calif. Its parent company, Soho House & Co., runs clubs and hotels across the globe. Sam Stone, group in the Arts District. venture,” he said. “Hopefully, Soho Warehouse will provide director of membership for Soho House, said the company However, growth of luxe boutique retail has been slow. the anchor to the area, which is desperately needed.” had wanted to open in downtown Los Angeles for a while. The last major retailer to move into the district was Dover At the moment, a café and a wine shop are located across “Downtown L.A. and the surrounding areas have such an Street Market, which opened in November 2017 in a space the street from Soho Warehouse, and Jay Luchs, a vice interesting creative community that we’ve wanted to be part that is a short walk from Soho Warehouse. Lennon forecasted chairman for commercial real estate firm Newmark Knight of for a long time,” he said. “For us, it’s exciting to open in that it would be several years before the boutique-retail Frank, forecasted that the club could bring more people and a place where there’s already a tight-knit community and be business would gain momentum in the district. businesses to the neighborhood. “It doesn’t stand out. It fits in part of their journey as it grows, supporting and helping those In addition to Dover Street Market, boutique retailers in the the Arts District,” Luchs said. “The area has a hip, incredible creatives along the way,” district include a flagship for 3.1 Phillip Lim, which opened vibe. The creative community already exists there. Soho Soho Warehouse’s address is 1000 S. Santa Fe Ave., and in 2017; a Shinola-brand flagship; and multi-brand boutiques Warehouse fits right in.” it is located down the street from the well-appointed Warner Wittmore, Rogue Collective, Commonwealth and Juice. He estimated that a square foot of street-level commercial Music office building. Current and former Arts District Guerilla Atelier was a pioneer in Arts District retailing, space in the Arts District ranges in price from $4 to $6. retailers consider the debut of Soho Warehouse a milestone but it closed in 2017 after construction made it hard to do There will be increased opportunity for bars, restaurants and for the district that, until a decade ago, was distinguished by business on the block, said Carl Louisville, Guerilla Atelier’s hospitality businesses in the Arts District, said Luchs, who its empty warehouses and lofts, which housed working artists. founder. Earlier this year, he opened a new concept, Carl’s is a member of Soho House, but the neighborhood isn’t for Former and current Arts District retailers agree that Soho Atelier, at the Westfield Century City retail center in West everyone. “Traditional retailers wanting to follow the activity Warehouse is a landmark but also have mixed views on Los Angeles. should know it’s not a guarantee that they will do as well as whether it will provide a jolt for retail in the district. He said that Soho Warehouse is opening in a place that they might in West Hollywood or as well as the restaurants in “It’s another win for us,” said Christion Lennon, who runs is way off of the general public’s radar. “I’ve always felt the Arts District,” Luchs said. “Retail, and food and beverage e-commerce for the brands Brotherhood and Peace & Quiet anything past 7th Street was too far for most people to are two different worlds.” ●
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