Eli Russell Linnetz Plans to Open a California Store for ERL

Nearly a year after being the guest designer at Pitti Uomo in Florence, where he presented his first ERL runway show, Eli Russell Linnetz is looking closer to home for the next phase of growth for his brand ERL. Thursday, the Venice Beach, Calif.-based Linnetz is launching his e-commerce site with a new made-in-California collection. … Read more

Ozma Founder Heidi Baker Opens Airy New Store in L.A.’s Frogtown

California’s indoor-outdoor lifestyle is front and center at the gorgeous Ozma store now open in Los Angeles‘ Frogtown neighborhood. Ozma founder Heidi Baker spent seven years as global senior designer at Levi Strauss & Co. before leaving to set on her own path in fashion, launching her business in 2015, focusing on sustainably sourced and … Read more

Ozma Founder Heidi Baker Opens Airy New Store in L.A.’s Frogtown

California’s indoor-outdoor lifestyle is front and center at the gorgeous Ozma store now open in Los Angeles‘ Frogtown neighborhood. Ozma founder Heidi Baker spent seven years as global senior designer at Levi Strauss & Co. before leaving to set on her own path in fashion, launching her business in 2015, focusing on sustainably sourced and … Read more

Beyond the Red Carpet, It’s Oscars Fashion Week

Beyond the red carpet, all of Oscars week has become a fashion stage, a competitive one. Brands are no longer sitting on the sidelines waiting to dress celebs for entertainment and media events. They are hosting their own, some consumer-facing, taking advantage of the global spotlight and keeping the content and dressing credits going all … Read more

Brunello Cucinelli Speaks Up on Levi’s Tab Trademark Lawsuit

Levi Strauss & Co. might be racing into the future — with Michelle Gass ready to become chief executive officer and the company pushing all the more into retail — but its products live on legacy.  Founded as a San Francisco dry-goods business in 1853, Levi’s is credited with inventing blue jeans and last year … Read more

Coats and Pants Became One on Junya Watanabe’s Fall 2024 Men’s Runway

Junya Watanabe gave the topcoat and the tweed jacket, two of the most ubiquitous styles of the men’s fall 2024 season in Europe, some of his inimitable funk, merging these two classic garments with pants and bits of trench coat. “Reconstructed suiting” was the theme, with the designer expressing a wish for men of different … Read more