Morse leads the pack in garment trade list of the most powerful.Garment industry "bible" California Apparel News last week named its 25 most powerful people in the state's rag trade, which is centered in 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. . Pictured as El Numero Uno nu·me·ro u·no n. Slang 1. One that is first in rank, order, or importance. 2. One's own interests; oneself. adj. Number one. was David Morse David Morse is a name that can refer to:
At Cal Mart more than 10,000 lines of clothing in 2,000 shops are on display for buyers from 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. and specialty shops. About the distinction, Morse said, "I share the honor with 24 others. I think it more reflects the success of the whole California Mart rather than me as an individual." Other luminaries mentioned include Bobby Margolis and Jay Kester, honchos at Sunland-based Cherokee Group, the girls' and women's clothing maker. Margolis and Kester are attempting to boost Cherokee sales while shouldering debt incurred in the 1989 management-leveraged buyout of the manufacturer. Other local heavyweights named were William Mow, 55, chairman and chief executive of Bugle Boy Industries, the jeans and youth sport-clothes maker; Robin Piccone, 30, doyenne doy·enne n. A woman who is the eldest or senior member of a group. [French, feminine of doyen, senior member; see doyen.] Noun 1. of Piccone Apparel and virtual inventor of the wetsuit-swimsuit look; Georges Marciano, co-founder of the Guess? jeans empire (no age disclosed); Stanley Hirsch, 65, friend of Mayor Tom Bradley, owner of buildings in the garment district and several apparel manufacturers; Bruce Corbin, 58, recognized as the "Dean of Apparel Lending" and regional vice president for Union Bank in downtown Los Angeles; Robert Greenberg, 51, chairman and chief executive of L.A. Gear, the floundering shoemaker that carved out a niche in young women's fashion sneakers sneakers Noun, pl US, Canad, Austral & NZ canvas shoes with rubber soles sneakers npl (US) → zapatos mpl de lona; zapatillas fpl ; Neil Breton, 51, president of Breton Industries, parent company of garment makers Roam Corp., Kayo of California, Style of California and Fire Inc.; and Fred Segal, 58, founder and developer of the Fred Segal retail chain and shopping centers; and Mr. Blackwell, ageless, fashion critic and inventor of the "10 Worst Dressed" lists. |
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