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MAYOR Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872.  made fashion news on his Asian trade mission last week, opening the first "Made in L.A." clothing section in a Golden Eagle Department store in Shanghai.

"Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  is a brand name that sells worldwide," said Mayor Villaraigosa. The mayor's 16-day trip through China, Japan and South Korea is an effort to promote Los Angeles as a place to visit and expand markets for L.A. companies.

"L.A. is synonymous with synonymous with
adjective equivalent to, the same as, identical to, similar to, identified with, equal to, tantamount to, interchangeable with, one and the same as
 trend-setting style, innovation and creativity." The Shanghai Golden Eagle, one of China's most prominent department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. , is designating 3,000 square feet for clothes by L.A. designers, including ABS by Allen Schwartz and Sabrina Kay Collection.

These departments are a natural marriage for L.A., which is rich in designers, and China, where so many garments are made.

Villaraigosa will open another L.A. section in Seoul's Hyundai Department Store Hyundai Department Store, together with Lotte Department Store and Shinsegae, is one of the three major department store chains in South Korea. It has 14 locations and more than $340 million in annual sales.

Its parent company is the Hyundai Department Store Group.
 this week with a fashion show featuring Los Angeles-based designs.

L.A. tourism is also getting a boost. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitor's Bureau is contributing memorabilia including the Rodeo Drive and Hollywood visitor's maps.

Fifty members of the local business community, including Los Angeles Business Journal Publisher Matt Toledo, are accompanying Villaraigosa on the trip.
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Title Annotation:opening a new clothing section
Author:York, Emily Bryson
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 16, 2006
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