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Fashion
Ferragamo Takes Fifth
NEW YORK -- More than 400 guests showed up Wednesday evening for the opening of the men's and women's Ferragamo boutiques that now flank Trump Tower's main entrance on Fifth Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets.
Among those floating between the...
– July 1, 1994
Beauty
Borghese's Italian Treatment
NEW YORK -- For the first major treatment addition to its Terme di Montecatini Spa line since 1987, Princess Marcella Borghese is keeping things strictly Italian.
The new product -- called Cura Notte, or Night Therapy -- utilizes alpha-hydroxy...
– July 1, 1994
Beauty
Miyake Men's Fragrance to Bow in Fall
It is called L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme, and the clean, spare look of...
– July 1, 1994
Beauty
Beauty Scoop: Stirring Merger Talk
NEW YORK -- As reports mount that Procter & Gamble is negotiating to buy Giorgio Beverly Hills from Avon Products Inc., everyone involved continues to remain silent.
"Probably at the right price it could be one of the best things to happen...
– July 1, 1994
Beauty
Danskin Posts $1.15M Operating Loss
NEW YORK -- Danskin Inc., citing weak sales in its Pennaco Hosiery division, reported an operating loss Thursday of $1.15 million in the fourth quarter ended March 26. Last year the company had an operating profit of $1.95 million.
The net loss...
– July 1, 1994
Media
Memo Pad: L.A. Lady ... Out of the Woods ... YSL's New Face ...
OUT OF THE WOODS: Vicki Woods has...
– July 1, 1994
Beauty
Levine Wants to Buy Sassco, but it May Not be for Sale
NEW YORK -- Arthur S. Levine, chairman of the Sassco Fashions division of The Leslie Fay Cos., wants to buy Sassco, but his chances are uncertain.
Levine's interest came to the fore in a bankruptcy court hearing here Thursday, where Michael J....
– July 1, 1994
Beauty
Saks Ready to Mix it up With Octee
NEW YORK -- Saks Fifth Avenue has engineered yet another exclusive fragrance launch: a French line of mix-and-match scents called Octee.
Steve Bock, senior vice president and divisional merchandise manager at Saks, said he expects Octee to be...
– July 1, 1994
Fashion
Saks Trunk Show for Armani Tops $1 Million
NEW YORK -- Saks Fifth Avenue pulled in more than $1 million during a two-day trunk show at the Manhattan flagship for Giorgio Armani's Black Label fall line, June 23-24.
The record show smashed the previous high, which was just set with the...
– July 1, 1994
Retail
The Chain That Ate New York
NEW YORK -- A drugstore chain has to be sharp when its beauty competition includes Bloomingdale's and Saks Fifth Avenue. Duane Reade, based in Long Island City, N.Y., has stepped up to the challenge.
The 46-store organization, which has almost...
– July 1, 1994
Beauty
Revlon Reaches Out to Young and Old
NEW YORK -- Come fall, Revlon will aim for a hit at both ends of the age spectrum.
In early to mid-October, the company will relaunch its 20-year-old Charlie fragrance, hoping to draw a younger consumer into its fragrance fold. Meanwhile the...
– July 1, 1994
Beauty
Allen Questrom Takes his Case to Macy's Today
NEW YORK -- R.H. Macy & Co. will entertain a merger proposal this morning from persistent suitor Federated Department Stores Inc., putting Federated's chief executive, Allen I. Questrom, face-to-face with the Macy board for the first...
– July 1, 1994
