Fashion Features
Fine Watch Field Unwinds With a Pair of N.Y. Parties
NEW YORK -- A strong Christmas season for the fine watch business had vendors and retailers in high spirits at the annual North American Watch Corp. and Baume & Mercier parties here.
Executives from both firms, as well as specialty store...
— Jan 19, 1994
Kors Trunk Show Brings in $100,000
NEW YORK -- Michael Kors's customers apparently like the retro look.
Their fondness for glamorously cut jackets and slacks resulted in $100,000 in sales for the designer at a Henri Bendel trunk show in Chicago last Friday.
Kors, who was...
— Jan 19, 1994
YSL's White Roots
PARIS -- Yves Saint Laurent is back. After a month-long battle with double pneumonia, the designer is back in his atelier and promising a collection that's "pure and all about simplicity." Rather dapper in a sharp double-breasted dark suit, white...
— Jan 19, 1994
Suzy
Europa and the Bull: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher may have her detractors, but her son Mark is bloody well not one of them. He tells the world -- and the press -- that since mum is no longer her country's top dog, England is "going...
— Jan 19, 1994
The Word From the Runways: Hanae Mori, Jean-Louis Scherrer
Hanae Mori's collection this season had enough stars in it to fill a galaxy. She covered her crisp crepe suits and slinky silk dresses with luminous clasps and five-pointed buttons, in looks meant for...
— Jan 19, 1994
Jerri Sherman Drops Prices
NEW YORK -- Jerri Sherman, a bridge silk blouse and separates manufacturer known for its intricate prints, has dropped the wholesale price of its basic long-sleeved blouses from $89 to $74, effective with fall deliveries.
Jerri Sherman, who...
— Jan 19, 1994
de la Renta Signs Pacts For Furs, Fashion Jewelry
NEW YORK -- Oscar de la Renta has signed licensing agreements for a fur line and a fashion jewelry line.
After a 14-year relationship with Wagner Fur, de la Renta will now design a fur collection with Alixandre.
Carmine Porcelli, de la...
— Jan 19, 1994
