Month: March 2019

LOS ANGELES — Active Ride Shop is perhaps the biggest little skate shop fleet in Southern California. That is, it’s got the intimacy of the neighborhood shop where associates are friendly and know their customers, but a sizable footprint at 25 doors in the region. The company in May quietly traded hands to Chatsworth, Calif.-based apparel manufacturer APS Global as Active veteran and president Jenner Heller continues to steer the ship. The company’s already made…

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HAPPY FEET: Paige is expanding its offer to include a new range of footwear that’s designed to channel the same laid-back Californian vibe the denim label for which the brand is known. Founder Paige Adams-Geller, a self-confessed shoe addict, said she has always used her personal footwear collections to inspire her designs and was waiting for the moment when she could launch her own line independently, her goal being to avoid licensing and maintain full…

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The Great One has become an investor in Untuckit. Wayne Gretzky, the former Canadian hockey player whose nickname is “The Great One” for his performance during a 20-year career — he’s still the leading scorer in National Hockey League history with more goals and assists than any other player — has invested an undisclosed amount in the company and will become a brand ambassador. Gretzky became aware of the company during a shopping trip in…

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SEEING DOUBLE: Upon entering the Kate Spade New York show Friday morning at the New York Public Library, there was someone who appeared to be Nicola Glass, the brand’s new creative director. After being greeted, though, the truth emerged:  “I’m not Nicola. I’m her identical twin sister,” said Tara Barwick, a radiologist who works in London. She said they’re frequently confused with each other, and while studying at the University of Edinburgh (in separate programs…

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FOUR-ALARM FASHION: With a few relatives who are firefighters, Danielle Guizio understands the round-the-clock dedication that goes with the job. Now the New York-based contemporary designer has created a capsule collection with the New York City Fire Department. Developed to honor the work of New York’s bravest, the nine-piece collection of genderless streetwear features FDNY logos and incorporates uniform accents and fire truck insignia. Four years into her own company, Guizio started her career as…

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PARIS — Followers of Olympia Le-Tan will have seen that in August the designer vacated her Paris apartment to move to New York. And she’s settled in fast. The French accessories designer, known for her whimsical hand-embroidered book clutches, has joined the design team of Marc Jacobs, WWD has learned. Her title could not immediately be learned. A company spokesman confirmed the hire, while noting there are no plans to revive the Marc by Marc Jacobs…

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Watch the Badgley Mischka Spring/Summer 2019 New York Fashion Week Show live on WWD on Saturday, September 8 at 8:00 p.m. EDT.  

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Watch the Mansur Gavriel Fall 2018 New York Fashion Week Show live on WWD on Sunday, September 9 at 1:00 p.m. EDT.

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Click:cnc turning BADGLEY MISCHKA RAISES THE ROOF: Things were surprisingly calm backstage Saturday night before Badgley Mischka’s runway show, serene even. There was no yelling or racing to find last-minute safety pins or other safeguards. Melodic music played faintly in the distance, as guests sat cozily at cafe-type tables of three sipping prosecco and waiting for the lights to go down. Looking tan in navy blazers and white pants, the designers had that just-back-from-vacation look,…

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Shortly before the cocktail hour got under way Friday night, photographer Alexi Lubomirski was seen ducking through the terrace space and out of view. His purpose at the 50th anniversary extravaganza was revealed on Saturday, when Ralph Lauren began publishing exclusive celebrity portraits it had commissioned from Lubomirski, who captured the likes of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, Chance the Rapper and Iman, Blake Lively and Henry Golding and more.  The…

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