Topic: Ready-to-Wear and Sportswear

Liz Claiborne Downshifts From Macy's to Penney's Brand

Liz Claiborne is leaving its longtime partner, Macy's, for an exclusive partnership with J.C. Penney Co., the women's apparel company announced today. The clothing line, like a lot of other labels in the sector, is struggling. The ...READ»

A Club is Reborn

Kelli Delaney Creative Director Members Only A onetime stylist who helped start celeb-mad US Weekly, Kelli Delaney relaunched Members Only last fall. "Members Only was known for menswear, but we started with womenswear ...READ»

• Designs on Success
• Homage to History
• Beyond Ballistic

No Longer under the Radar

Forget Peyton Manning's 365 yards and three TDs for the undefeated Colts last week. Forget Reggie Bush's 500-plus yards against Fresno State. The top performer of the week was Under Armour, the sports apparel company we profiled back ...READ»

Executive Women Dress Style

Boyfriend jackets are big: long and roomy, cut to look like they're on loan from a man. Borrowing from the male wardrobe is hardly new--menswear fabrics like tweeds cross over into women's wear every few seasons.  But the ...READ»

News from the retail business

The day after Christmas is often believed to be the year's other Black Friday, with many stores offering deals and sales hoping to milk a few pennies more from customers. But with the economy the way it is, did the shoppers rush to ...READ»

JCPenney is Losing its Shirt

-- Literally -- Today JCPenney announced the largest private brand launch in the company's history, a 2007 release of a private label Lingerie line called Ambrielle. Capitalizing on what many say is an underserved market, ...READ»

EB Maternity Keeping Expectant Mothers Fashionable

Around the time you begin your second trimester of pregnancy, you will discover that your clothing is no longer supporting that new body of yours, and you soon realize that it is now time for some maternity clothing. Unfortunately for many expectant mothers, the most stylish maternity clothing solution thay can find is unflattering stretch denim pants and a t-shirt twice the normal size they would wear, also stretch.READ»

Classy Brazilian Bikinis

We will examine a little of the history behind the origins of the Brazilian Bikini as well as the evolution of this swimsuit into the modern day Resort Wear Brazilian Bikini. READ»

Ed Hardy Clothing Line for Kids

It looks like Jon Gosselin and ed hardy clothing designer Christian Audigier are so well-dressed as it isn't being talked about, and planned between them At one Ed Hardyshow, the famous designer said of Jon Gosselin, "We would market ...READ»

The Anti-Sweatshop: Nike Expands Its Education Philosophy to Sri Lanka

Filling its own shoes as one of the world's most innovative manufacturers once again, Nike has partnered with MAS Holdings to open the new Apparel Innovation and Training Centre in Sri Lanka. The new center, operated and staffed by ...READ»

Fast 50 2008: Target

Target's strategy of rolling out capsule collections by well-known designers -- Loeffler Randall shoes and handbags, Erin Fetherston sweaters, Alice Temperley sportswear, Jovovich Hawk dresses -- has been a tried-and-true strategy ...READ»

• Presenting the 2008 Fast 50
• The World's Most Innovative Companies
• The Faces and Voices of Google

AnvilSustainable T-Shirt Is Made Out of Recycled Plastic Bottles

Judging by the recent spate of mainstream hemp and recycled cotton knitwear, the clothing industry is more than eager to explore sustainable alternatives to regular old cotton. The latest trend is clothing made out of recycled PET ...READ»

makinng something out of nothing

What if there is every likelyhood that a student can become a millionare by graduation. Yes, That is very possible, if a purpose-driven student can think outside the box. Note that an average student in this country has a debt of ...READ»

Fashion Forward

We've come a long way from the miracle of rayon. How new fabric technology is changing our duds.READ»

In Today's Papers

What's worth reading: RIM launches multimedia BlackBerry "Research in Motion, the Canadian manufacturer of the iconic BlackBerry mobile e-mail device beloved by politicians, business leaders and celebrities, will launch its first ...READ»

Clothing the Sale

When designers at Brooks Brothers started to plan the company's fall line of clothing, they looked to some interesting sources for ideas. These sources weren't outside of their industry. They weren't overly technological in nature. ...READ»

Earn Money by wholesale fashion jewelry at www.aypearl.com

Now purchasing jewelry is very easy because internet offers facilities for such transaction, especially for wholesale jewelry. Customers can enjoy the better quality and more reasonable prices.READ»

Wear Apparent

Meanwhile, in the world of fashion, I learned of two notable successions of sorts. At Gucci, Tom Ford has been replaced by a "young handbag designer." (Online subscription required.) And Karl Lagerfeld is stepping back to let a team ...READ»

The Hills are Overflowing -- With Cash

You know that show, with the four ladies who are always dressed fabulously and talking about their relationships? Yes, it's The Hills, which returned last night on MTV for its fourth season. The reality show (its "reality" ...READ»