The Fashion Book Store, which is located in the lobby of the California Market Center showroom building and "has been serving Los Angeles' fashion industry and the region's stylish people" for about 25 years, will close March 31, California Apparel News reported. Co-founder Bill Golant cited high rents as a reason for the decision. His wife and store co-founder Linda Brand added that there are no plans to take the shop online.
When the company launched in 2001, it published and sold business directories. "Gradually, it began offering international fashion magazines, as well as tomes on subjects such as Russian embroidery and how to build a business," California Apparel News wrote, adding that Brand said no title was too obscure for the store: "I kept buying as much as I could. I wanted people to say, 'Whatever I need, I'll buy here.' "