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WWD 12/10/2004

WWD 12/10/2004

Limited's Time Machine: Building Bigelow's Future By Tapping Into Its Past

West Village apothecary C.O. Bigelow and Limited ceo Leslie Wexner have teamed up on a new product line and retail concept for Bath & Body Works.

Limited's Time Machine: Building Bigelow's Future By Tapping Into Its Past

West Village apothecary C.O. Bigelow and Limited ceo Leslie Wexner have teamed up on a new product line and retail concept for Bath & Body Works.
— Dec 10, 2004

J.C. Penney Chiefs Look Back, Ahead

DALLAS - Allen Questrom, J.C. Penney Co. Inc.'s departing chairman and chief executive officer, and his successor, Myron E. Ullman 3rd, reflected on the past and looked toward the future on Thursday at the new J.C. Penney Archives at...
— Dec 10, 2004

Gap Appoints Ex-YSL Exec

LOS ANGELES - Gap Inc. has hired Joshua Schulman, former executive vice president of worldwide merchandise at Yves Saint Laurent, to be senior vice president of international strategic alliances, a new position.

"He will be leading...
— Dec 10, 2004

Firms Hiring Less and Later for Holidays

NEW YORK - Retailers are hiring holiday workers later in the season and taking on fewer of the part-time employees compared with previous years.

Analysts and consultants said the reason is that retailers are fretting over rising operating...
— Dec 10, 2004

Quote of the Week

"China continues to be our most exciting opportunity.''

- Robert Toth, president of Avon International
— Dec 10, 2004

In Brief: Cult Status ... Crew Sales Up ...

CULT STATUS: Blue Pen Inc., the parent company of contemporary and juniors' brands Blue Cult, Sacred Blue and Blue 2, has promoted Scott Drake to the new position of president of sales and marketing. Drake, formerly president...

— Dec 10, 2004

Correction

A photo of Kmart and Sears executives that appeared on Thursday was taken by Peter Morgan/Reuters/Landov.
— Dec 10, 2004

Fashion Scoops: Dynamic Duos ... Peace in a Pod ... Karl's Next Step ...

DYNAMIC DUOS: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Brad Pitt shared more than just a red carpet at the "Ocean's Twelve" premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday night - they also shared...

— Dec 10, 2004

China to Kick Off a Retail Revolution

Christmas is coming early to foreign retailers in China, with restrictions set to be lifted Saturday allowing them to enter and expand there more easily.
— Dec 10, 2004

Smoothing the Lines

Estee Lauder

NEW YORK - Estée Lauder is taking another stab at perfection.

The brand plans to unveil Perfectionist CP+ - which will replace its existing Perfectionist serum, launched two years ago...

— Dec 10, 2004

What to Watch: Mally's Moment ... Celeb-O-Meter ... Label Laws ...

Mally's Moment

NEW YORK - Watch out, Scott Barnes: another celebrity makeup artist, Mally Roncal, is jumping on the QVC bandwagon for the launch of her line, Mally Beauty. Roncal, known as much for her vivacious...

— Dec 10, 2004

Racers and Bikers in Beauty's Fast Lane

NEW YORK - Just as automobiles come in all shapes and sizes, so do the fragrance deals that hinge on them.

Last week Avon became the latest beauty company to join the automotive fray by signing Kasey Kahne, a rising star with the NASCAR...
— Dec 10, 2004

John Frieda: Keeping Red Real

Radiant Red, John Frieda Professional Hair Care's new color-protective line, is giving fiery types a permanent home in the spotlight.
— Dec 10, 2004

Sponges' New Twists

FLEMINGTON, N.J. - At a recent overnight camping trip, 11-year-old Sarah Saltsman had something that none of her bunkmates had in their grooming kits - a foam bath sponge in the shape of a flower. Amidst the plethora of mesh sponges,...
— Dec 10, 2004

Multiple Beauty Merchant Moves

NEW YORK - Several respected cosmetics merchants have moved to new companies. Early next year, Kathy Steirly will relocate to Illinois to join Walgreen Co. as divisional merchandise manager for beauty. Steirly was recently vice president of...
— Dec 10, 2004

Dove's Great Expansion

Dove's expansion into hair care, skin care and deodorants has helped to double its U.S. sales in the last five years to the $1 billion mark.
— Dec 10, 2004

Clairol Rolls Out Red Carpet for Louvet

NEW YORK - Clairol gave its new leader, Patrice Louvet, a very ceremonial introduction to beauty editors Wednesday, taking over the Presidential Suite at the Ritz Carlton Hotel for the occasion. The French-born Louvet assumed his new role as...
— Dec 10, 2004

When the Stars Come Out

LOS ANGELES - Come Monday, the nominations for the 62nd Golden Globes - honoring the best in television and cinema - will be announced here, sparking a chorus of telephone rings as stars, publicists and fashion designers try to...

— Dec 10, 2004

Hall Of Famers

Jessica Paster and L'Wren Scott consistently rack up the hits.
— Dec 10, 2004

As Seen in Vogue

Tina Chai, Samira Nasr, Kate Young
This trio of Manhattanites toiled as fashion assistants at Vogue in the late Nineties, then used their know-how and connections to score styling jobs on their own. With a burgeoning number of...
— Dec 10, 2004

Rack and File



While their ranks are growing, the style makers actually working with the film, TV and music industries' elite are an elite bunch themselves. Here, a few newcomers and some veterans working with Hollywood's...

— Dec 10, 2004

Hair! Makeup! Action!

Mark Townsend

Hairstylist Townsend's frequent-flier-mile account gets filled fast: At press time, he was juggling marathon movie press junkets for three of his A-list clients, which meant zigzagging the coasts and...

— Dec 10, 2004

Memo Pad: Vuitton's Choice ... Vogue Spawn ... A Very Vogue Wedding ...

VUITTON'S CHOICE: Marc Jacobs first encountered Uma Thurman some 20 years ago, when the Parsons fashion graduate scored a design job at the contemporary sportswear firm Sketchbook on 38th...

— Dec 10, 2004

In the Winners' Circle With Beauty's Best

NEW YORK - More than 100 beauty executives flocked to Le Parker Meridien Hotel here yesterday for the second annual WWD Beauty Biz Awards. Among those on hand: L'Oréal's Jean Paul Agon, Estée Lauder's William...

— Dec 10, 2004

Deeda Blair's 'Annus Horribilis'

WASHINGTON - "I don't care to glitter," says Catherine "Deeda" Blair, dressed in monochromatic gray Chanel, accented by a signature thin plume of gray cigarette smoke encircling her bouffant coiffure.

Her...
— Dec 10, 2004

Comments on Safeguards Heat Trade-Debate Rift

Industry firms filed hundreds of pages of public comments on six of nine safeguard petitions that seek to curb imports on a range of Chinese goods.
— Dec 10, 2004

WTO Chief: End of Quotas 'On Track'

GENEVA - World Trade Organization chief Supachai Panitchpakdi said Thursday at a special session on the Jan. 1 end of the quota system on textiles and apparel that it "will not only contribute to increasing trading opportunities, but will...
— Dec 10, 2004

Malden Facing Potential Strike

Malden Mills is facing a strike by its unionized workforce, which was set to vote Thursday evening on whether to accept a new three-year contract.
— Dec 10, 2004

Controller at Hilfiger Resigns

NEW YORK - James P. Reilly resigned Tuesday as vice president and corporate controller of Tommy Hilfiger Corp., according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Reilly, who was with the firm about 10 years, accepted a...
— Dec 10, 2004

Suzy

Sophia Loren and Giorgio Armani lead the dignitary parade for the reopening of La Scala…The life and times of Christian Lacroix…The new rat pack.
— Dec 10, 2004

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