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WWD 12/06/2005

WWD 12/06/2005

Steven Kolb Said Elected to Head CFDA

According to sources, the CFDA's board elected Steven Kolb to the executive director post. Kolb will take on one of the most high-profile jobs in New York fashion, one that requires multiple skills from raising and handling funds to managing major events.

Steven Kolb Said Elected to Head CFDA

The Council of Fashion Designers of America is said to have chosen its next executive director.
— Dec 6, 2005

J. Jill Board to Explore Strategic Options

J. Jill Group said it will explore strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including a possible sale, and Liz Claiborne said it wants in.
— Dec 6, 2005

In Brief: Price Set ... Gisele The Architect

A brief look at some of the day's stories.
— Dec 6, 2005

Art Attack

It was a dazzling and hectic weekend in Miami, as the city welcomed socialites, collectors and fashion designers at the Art Basel fair.
— Dec 6, 2005

Chanel Scales New Heights With Asian Flagship

Boasting a glittering facade, Chanel's largest flagship opened in Hong Kong, a beacon of luxury that can be seen from China across the harbor.
— Dec 6, 2005

Villa Moda to Open in London

Villa Moda is moving westward.
— Dec 6, 2005

Sears Seeks Top Executives

Sears, Roebuck is seeking some high-powered talent.
— Dec 6, 2005

Uneven Holiday Keeps Retailers on Edge

The holiday shopping rush let up this past week, but not enough to cause retailers to panic.
— Dec 6, 2005

Italy Faces Mounting Threats to Cashmere

Cashmere's luxury status is in peril, said executives attending a confab in Prato, Italy, to discuss the challenges facing the sector.
— Dec 6, 2005

Calvert's Independence

The Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan is a few steps too far from the Garment District for most designers, but it suits William Calvert just fine.
— Dec 6, 2005

From Dolls to Dresses

Jason Wu is no fashion novice, although he comes to the business from an unusual angle.
— Dec 6, 2005

Vivienne Tam Shows Her Softer Side for Spring

This spring Vivienne Tam is dressing up her business with a new division, Vivienne Tam Dress.
— Dec 6, 2005

Romanian Factories Focus on High End

The Eastern European nation of 22.3 million is in the midst of an ambitious economic-reform program to overhaul burdensome regulations and other barriers in preparation for its slated entry into the 25-member European Union in 2007.
— Dec 6, 2005

Parsons Juniors Hear From PETA

For the second consecutive spring, Parsons The New School for Design will give People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals equal billing with fur-funded designs.
— Dec 6, 2005

LIM's Designer Cheer

Designers such as Marc Jacobs, Gilles Mendel and Narciso Rodriguez are helping LIM College, The College for Business and Fashion, to deck its halls for the holidays.
— Dec 6, 2005

Victor Costa Cooks Up Collection for Stein Mart

Fashion copycat king Victor Costa is 69 years old, but he wouldn't think of slowing down.
— Dec 6, 2005

Obituary: Peter E. Haas Sr., Former Levi's Chief

Peter E. Haas Sr., a descendant of Levi Strauss and the former president and ceo of Levi Strauss & Co., died Sunday at the age of 86.
— Dec 6, 2005

Fang Appointed CEO at Pringle

The Fang family is taking over the reins at Pringle of Scotland.
— Dec 6, 2005

Dick's Names Head Merchant

Gwen Manto, who until last week was the chief softlines merchant at Sears, has been named executive vice president and chief merchandising officer at athletic retailer Dick's Sporting Goods.
— Dec 6, 2005

Yeshiva Exhibit Chronicles Jewish Ties to Garment Industry

The link between the U.S. garment industry and American Jewry is the subject of an exhibit that opens today at Yeshiva University Museum.
— Dec 6, 2005

Beauty Beat: Anderson Appears for MAC

Pamela Anderson, MAC Cosmetics' newest Viva Glam spokeswoman, made a two-hour appearance at the Estee Lauder Cos.-owned brand's North Robertson Boulevard store.
— Dec 6, 2005

Project Runway Set for Second Season

The winning designer will receive $100,000 to help them launch their own line and a 2007 Saturn SkyRoadster, both of which will be provided by Saturn.
— Dec 6, 2005

Memo Pad: Wenner Eyeing A Sale? ... Magazine Merrymaking

It's looking more and more like Wenner Media is not going to find a replacement for Kent Brownridge.
— Dec 6, 2005

Merger Mojo

There couldn't have been a much crazier year for retailing, with megamergers Federated-May and Sears-Kmart and an unprecedented level of sell-offs and consolidations rocking the landscape.
— Dec 6, 2005

Getting Together

According to the most recent data from research firm MergerStat, the largest number of deals within the international consumer products sector involved retailers.
— Dec 6, 2005

Spending Spree

Chanel said robust sales of luxury ready-to-wear in its boutiques, at prices approaching the opening ranges of couture, proved that a ceiling has yet to be reached for today's elite shopper.
— Dec 6, 2005

Big Deal on China Trade

It seemed touch and go for awhile, but last month the U.S. and China finally struck a deal that points the way to quota-free trade in 2009.
— Dec 6, 2005

CAFTA Delayed On Key Issues

The Central American Free Trade Agreement is in a holding pattern as the seven signatory nations try to resolve outstanding issues.
— Dec 6, 2005

The Evening News

Retailers had little reason to expect consumers would be in a spending mood throughout 2005.
— Dec 6, 2005

In Memoriam

A list of people from the worlds of fashion, retail, beauty, media and society who died in 2005.
— Dec 6, 2005

Celeb Sightings

When it comes to the selling power of celebrity-branded fashion, retail consultants and marketing researchers can debate the economic merits all they want.
— Dec 6, 2005

Tommy's Tune

Tommy Hilfiger probably never expected his 20th year in business to be so tumultuous.
— Dec 6, 2005

The Marc Show

Good things come to those who wait.
— Dec 6, 2005

Chargebacks In Transition

When it comes to chargebacks, 2005 might be considered a watershed year.
— Dec 6, 2005

Wal-Mart Copes

It was a fix-it year for Wal-Mart, which tried new tactics to cope with mounting external and internal problems.
— Dec 6, 2005

Estee Lauder Gets a Ford

This year, the luxury industry began investing in a Ford -- Tom Ford, that is.
— Dec 6, 2005

Coty Buys Unilever Prestige Fragrances

Coty Inc. upped the competitive ante dramatically in May when it acquired Unilever's prestige fragrance business.
— Dec 6, 2005

Skin Is In

To be clear, the industry is not looking at this derm-turned-manufacturer wave as a trend.
— Dec 6, 2005

P&G Acquires Gillette

Procter & Gamble may have single-handedly tipped the balance of power from retailers to supersized manufacturers when it acquired Gillette this fall.
— Dec 6, 2005

Agon Succeeding Owen-Jones

A knight, a man of integrity, the leader of L'Oreal's transformation from a major French export player into a global behemoth with a diversified management and globalized portfolio of brands.
— Dec 6, 2005

They Said It ...

Quotes culled from the pages of WWD over the past year.
— Dec 6, 2005

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