These are the tales making headlines in trend on Friday.
Why Rising Style Manufacturers Are Betting on L.A. Manufacturing
California is the main U.S. state for attire manufacturing, and L.A. stays its major hub because it accounts for roughly 23% of nationwide apparel-manufacturing employment. Anna Esposito, account director at L.A. producer Lefty Manufacturing Co., mentioned that the corporate is seeing extra rising manufacturers interested by producing regionally as a result of they’ll evaluate samples in particular person in addition to change match or building rapidly. L.A.’s cluster of attire specialists additionally makes it completely different from producers elsewhere within the U.S. {Glossy/paywalled}
JW Anderson Denies Zara Collaboration Rumor
Picture: JW Anderson on Instagram
Following rumors swirling on-line about JW Anderson allegedly collaborating with fast-fashion retailer Zara, the designer’s Instagram account clarified that no such partnership is within the works. In an Instagram story posted on Friday, the model known as these experiences “unfaithful.” {Instagram}
Palisades Village Is Reopening
Palisades Village is reopening on Saturday, Aug. 15 after the Los Angeles wildfires compelled it to briefly shut in 2025. The grand reopening will function a ribbon chopping at 10:30 a.m. and all-day celebrations with neighborhood leaders, native companies, tenants and residents. “Opening day will have a good time the resilience and shared willpower that made this second potential,” Caruso CEO Corinne Verdery mentioned in a press release. “We’re deeply grateful to our neighbors, tenants and neighborhood companions who by no means stopped believing in the way forward for the Palisades.” {Fashionista inbox}
Brother Vellies Broadcasts New Enterprise Period
In a number of Instagram tales posted on Brother Vellies Founder Aurora James’ account, the designer introduced that the label shall be refocusing on artisanship. “I really like working with artisans, I really like touring, I really like designing,” James mentioned on her Instagram story. “I simply don’t love mass consumption for me.” Brother Vellies will cease designing heels, and as a substitute give attention to conventional vellies, huaraches and cowboy boots. The footwear model is promoting off all of its sneakers that aren’t a vellie, huarache or cowboy boot throughout its annual sample sale that’s open now via Aug. 19. {Instagram}
Court docket Lets Trump Accumulate Tariffs for Low-Price Imports
The New York-based U.S. Court docket of Worldwide Commerce is permitting the Trump administration to proceed gathering tariffs on low-cost imports. The courtroom rejected a problem to Trump’s government orders over the previous 12 months that lifted the de minimis exemption for items with a retail worth of $800 or much less. The courtroom dominated that Trump’s transfer to finish the tariff exemption for low-cost items was allowed beneath the Worldwide Emergency Financial Powers Act. {Business of Fashion/paywalled}
Nicole Kidman Covers British Vogue
Picture: Venetia Scott/Courtesy of British Vogue
Nicole Kidman is the quilt star for British Vogue‘s September 2026 problem. Photographed by Venetia Scott and styled by Poppy Kain, the actor wears a Stella McCartney sweatshirt and denims, a Hermès bag, Chloé sun shades and Yvonne Léon earrings on the quilt. Within the cowl story written by Giles Hattersley, Kidman talks “Sensible Magic 2,” her Euro summer time and her love of trend. Learn the complete cowl story here. {British Vogue/paywalled}
How Manufacturers Can Attain Gen Z Membership Youngsters
Experiential activations have gotten among the finest methods for manufacturers to achieve youthful customers, as seen in YSL Magnificence’s Block Get together and Casablanca’s DC-10 sequence. Lots of Gen Z’s membership youngsters are sober curious and trying to find digital detoxes discovered at phone-free or taped-camera occasions. Manufacturers want to supply authenticity to draw youthful customers, and the main target needs to be on supporting membership tradition somewhat than merely sponsoring it. {Vogue Business/paywalled}
