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At O.C. Youth-Oriented Companies, Formal Titles Have Gone the Way of Suits and Ties
Aug. 13, 1998
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After 20 years in the mercurial surfwear business, it takes something special to impress Tom Noble.
Jan. 27, 1993
The gig: President and co-founder of Paul Frank Industries Inc., a clothing and accessories company based in a former school building in Costa Mesa.
July 11, 2008
President and co-founder of Paul Frank talks about designing a successful brand.
Nike Town, which opened Saturday in Costa Mesa’s Triangle Square, has become the latest experiment in blending retailing with entertainment.
May 4, 1993
Hangtags, label stickers and pocket flashers--the colorful cardboard cutouts stuffed into the pockets of jeans or dangling from the sleeves of floral print dresses--are as much about art these days as they are about advertising.
May 19, 1994
The state’s high court rules that the Santa Monica design firm owes the Van Nuys company for brokering a deal with Target.
March 19, 2004
Cherokee’s $135-million cash-and-stock offer is a 13% premium over the clothing licensing company’s tentative sale to Iconix Brand Group.
April 18, 2006
Technology and the Internet
Mossimo Inc., which licenses clothing for men and women to Target Corp., said Thursday that founder Mossimo Giannulli had agreed to buy the 35% of the design company he didn’t already own for $5 a share in cash.
Sept. 23, 2005
Action comes as creditors try to force the Irvine firm into involuntary bankruptcy. Crucial Target deal is in jeopardy.
May 19, 2000