Publications - WWD.com

WWD 08/03/2004

Amid New Terror Alert, Fashion and Retailing Brace for GOP

Nicole Miller's design company is loading up on canned tuna fish and microwave popcorn. Fern Mallis executive director of the 7th on Sixth extravaganza anticipates that the show's 47 trucks and trailers will be searched.

Amid New Terror Alert, Fashion and Retailing Brace for GOP

With the threat of terrorist attacks looming, New York's fashion and retail industries prepare for gridlock and demonstrations during the Republican...

— Aug 3, 2004

Memo Pad: Nonstop Shopping ... A Source of Concern ... Highs and Lows ...

NONSTOP SHOPPING: With so many shopping magazines around these days, it was only a matter of time before publishers tried their hands at actually being shopkeepers. Genre forbear Lucky (like WWD, part of Advance Publications Inc.) has outlined...

— Aug 3, 2004

Vogue Sets Up Shop On Web for September

NEW YORK - Every magazine insider knows the story: A brand hires a big-name photographer for its ad campaign, taps a well-known supermodel, signs a high-priced stylist and voilà, the result is that the consumer really doesn't even...

— Aug 3, 2004

Foxy Fur Real

As Foxy Brown rolls out a signature fur collection, a "Foxy" fragrance is in the works, and upscale footwear, handbag and jewelry collections are being considered.

— Aug 3, 2004

From Alligators to Minks

FLASHBACK: Stanley Schulman, president of Alixandre Furs, the maker of Isaac Mizrahi's licensed fur collection, said the designer's energy hasn't waned over the years.

For the past 25 years, Mizrahi has worked...

— Aug 3, 2004

N.Y. Shoppers Undeterred

NEW YORK - The terror alert didn't appear to deter shoppers from the city's Herald Square retail hub.

Tour groups crowded makeup counters at Macy's flagship, checking out the JLo collection. New Yorkers beginning their...

— Aug 3, 2004

Allegri Investing in Its Future

MILAN - Allegri's reaction to sluggish global economies has been action.

The Florence-based outerwear manufacturer poured out $14.5 million to build its new 61,000-square-foot headquarters, with an annexed state-of-the-art plant,...

— Aug 3, 2004

Tarrant Founder Steps Down as CEO

NEW YORK - Tarrant Apparel Group founder Gerard Guez has, once again, ceded his position as chief executive officer of the company.

According to a statement, current president Barry Aved, 61, will take over day-to-day operations from Guez...

— Aug 3, 2004

Jones Joins DKI

NEW YORK - Henrietta Jones, a retail executive with 20 years experience, has joined Donna Karan International as senior vice president of retail.

She replaces Carole Sharp, who left the company last month to join Kenneth Cole Productions...

— Aug 3, 2004

Mills Corp. Taps Ronald Weidner

NEW YORK - The Mills Corp. named Ronald Weidner as head of international operations, a new position at the Arlington, Va.-based developer that reflects its intensifying global agenda.

Among U.S. developers, Mills has been leading the...

— Aug 3, 2004

WTO to Hear Quota Fears

WASHINGTON - Tensions are rising as World Trade Organization director-general Supachai Panitchpakdi prepares to convene a crucial meeting in Geneva today to discuss the end of global apparel and textile quotas on Jan. 1.

The purpose of the...

— Aug 3, 2004

Penney's Earmarks Eckerd Proceeds

NEW YORK - J.C. Penney Co. Inc. on Tuesday told Wall Street that the money from the sale of its Eckerd drugstore operation will be used for an $8 billion equity and debt reduction program.

The highlights of the initiative include: debt...

— Aug 3, 2004

Strong Beauty Sales Buoy Profits at P&G

Bolstered by growth in its beauty and health care business, Procter & Gamble reported a 44 percent jump in fourth-quarter earnings Monday as sales gained 19 percent.

— Aug 3, 2004

Sarafpour Set for Tiffany's Show

Behnaz Sarafpour will stage her spring fashion show on the main floor of Tiffany's Fifth Avenue flagship on Sept. 12, the first time the jeweler has hosted a fashion show.

— Aug 3, 2004

Nations Jostle for Share of U.S. Import Pie

WASHINGTON - Foreign apparel and textile suppliers are jockeying for position as they race through the final months of the quota regime that has regulated their global trade for the past three decades.

An analysis of the most recently...

— Aug 3, 2004

'It' Factor

The "It" girls, part II

— Aug 3, 2004

Foxy Lady

Hip-hop diva Foxy Brown is the latest recording artist to take the plunge into fashion.

— Aug 3, 2004

Burns Exiting Victoria's Secret, CEO Nixes Contract Extension

Robin Burns, president and chief executive officer of Limited Beauty Corp., Victoria's Secret Beauty Corp. and Aura Science, plans to step down from the company.

— Aug 3, 2004

Tinseltown Diva

Soprano in Tinseltown.

— Aug 3, 2004

Zen Palate

A Super Saturday of shopping in the Hamptons.

— Aug 3, 2004

In Brief: Jones Eyes ... VF Taps Jardine ... Nike Farewells ...

JONES EYES: Jones Apparel Group Inc. has entered into a licensing deal with Riviera Trading Inc. for women's and men's sunglasses to be made under the Jones New York moniker. Jones New York sunglasses are currently being made under...

— Aug 3, 2004

Publications

Fashion

Choose By

Clear

Lorem Ipsum
Dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus ac nibh et risus lobortis scelerisque tempor nec enim. Etiam facilisis sapien sit amet.

WWD

WWD 08/03/2004

WWD 08/03/2004

Amid New Terror Alert, Fashion and Retailing Brace for GOP

See all of WWD’s street style coverage //

ArticleFinder

Fashion

How it works

PhotoSearch

MostPopular

Featured Stories

Fairchild Fashion Media

Recent WWD Issues

Fairchild Fashion Media

See all of WWD’s street style coverage