Intimates and Activewear
New Dior Licensee Near
NEW YORK -- Christian Dior said this week it is close to naming a new hosiery licensee and expects to keep the brand going in the legwear market without any pause.
Hampshire Group announced last week that it was giving up the license for...
— Feb 3, 1994
Trouser Socks, Lace Step Out at Market
NEW YORK - New styles in socks to freshen up selections already bought for spring and summer were the focus of last week's legwear market. Among the highlights: trouser socks, lace ideas and silver tones.
It was officially summer market week...
— Jan 20, 1994
Leg Beat: Leslie Fay May License Hue ... Relating to Great American ... Keepers Names New President
LESLIE FAY MAY LICENSE HUE: The Leslie Fay Cos. is looking into the possibility of licensing part of all its Hue hosiery division to an outside vendor.
"Since the company filed for Chapter 11, we have been analyzing all aspects...
— Jan 20, 1994
Survey Shows What's Afoot Among Sock Consumers
NEW YORK - Comfort is the most important issue in sock purchases, according to a consumer-research study sponsored by Monsanto Co.
Monsanto manufactures the acrylic fibers Duraspun, Acrilan and Sno-Brite, an optically brighter white acrylic...
— Jan 20, 1994
Nantucket Reports Loss in 3D Quarter
NEW YORK -- Nantucket Industries Inc. posted a loss of $565,469 in the third quarter ended Nov. 27, stung by continuing cost variances at its Puerto Rico plant.
The loss compares with a profit of $451,060, or 18 cents a share, a year earlier....
— Jan 20, 1994
Business Slump Cuts Price Tag on Kayser-Roth
NEW YORK -- The purchase price of Kayser-Roth Corp. has been lowered by $63 million to $170 million because of a downturn in Kayser-Roth's business.
Legwear Acquisition Corp., representing Grupo Synkro SA de CV and a group of Mexican investors,...
— Jan 19, 1994
Hanes To Make And Sell E.G. Smith Line In U.S.
NEW YORK -- Hanes Hosiery will handle the production, marketing and distribution of the E.G. Smith collection for the U.S.
Eric Smith, president and designer of World Love Productions, parent company of E.G. Smith, will develop the creative...
— Jan 6, 1994
