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WWD 05/15/2006

New Team at Helmut: Ex-Habitual Designers Tapped for Lang Line

Link Theory Holdings Co. Ltd., which bought the label from Prada in March, is expected to announce today that it has tapped Michael and Nicole Colovos, the founders of the Habitual label, as design directors of Helmut Lang, effective immediately.

New Team at Helmut: Ex-Habitual Designers Tapped for Lang Line

Link Theory Holdings Co. Ltd., is expected to announce today that it has tapped Michael and Nicole Colovos as design directors of Helmut Lang.

— May 15, 2006

Tod's Group Earnings Rise 30.5% in Quarter

Tod's Group posted a 30.5 percent profit gain in the first quarter as strong growth in its footwear and leather goods divisions bolstered results.

— May 15, 2006

Expert to Eye Evidence in Chanel Case

It looks like Chanel is not out of the defendant's chair yet.

— May 15, 2006

Bergdorf's Rings Up $6.1M With Chanel

Bergdorf Goodman beat its own three-day trunk show record with a whopping $6.1 million one for Chanel.

— May 15, 2006

House of Dereon to Enter Juniors

Beyonce and Tina Knowles are welcoming girls into the House of Dereon with a new juniors line, Dereon, that will launch for holiday.

— May 15, 2006

Coming This Week

A look at the coming week's events.

— May 15, 2006

Costa Brava

Skylight Studios was transformed for Thursday night's Art Party benefiting the Whitney.

— May 15, 2006

Coach Builds Legacy With Nod to Past

Coach is launching a higher-priced collection called Legacy, inspired by Bonnie Cashin's work for the brand in the Sixties.

— May 15, 2006

Somber Styles Provide Bright Outlook

Styles are cloaked in dark motifs for fall, but that doesn't reflect the mood of vendors and buyers during this month's market.

— May 15, 2006

Branded Looks Boost Business

Design elements from hit handbags like Gucci's horse bit and Fendi's "B" buckle graced eyewear frames at this month's Mido fair, where industry executives were upbeat in the face of intense competition.

— May 15, 2006

Vendors Offer Seasonal Potpourri

There was a bit of everything at May market: a spring preview, a review of Valentine's Day programs and fall-holiday immediates.

— May 15, 2006

Maidenform Net Rises

Maidenform Brands Inc. posted a 39.7 percent gain in first-quarter earnings last week on sales that were bolstered by strength from its department store distribution.

— May 15, 2006

WWD Stock Index Plunges

As economists fretted over the possibility of rising inflation after the Federal Reserve raised the Federal Fund rate last week, investors spent last Thursday and Friday taking profits.

— May 15, 2006

Legal Briefs

Louis Vuitton Malletier filed a trademark and copyright infringement and a dilution complaint against a number of Chinatown vendors in federal court here last month.

— May 15, 2006

Economist Infers Hikes to Fed Rate May Be Too Much

An economist from credit insurer Euler Hermes ACI said in a report following last week's Federal Reserve interest rate hike that the increase "will have effects that will be felt well into 2007."

— May 15, 2006

Gaultier's New Look for Madonna

More often than not, the pop superstar chooses to wear Gaultier, which will be the case when her "Confessions" world tour kicks off Sunday at the Los Angeles Forum.

— May 15, 2006

Beauty Beat: Parfums Kenzo's Nouveau 'Amour'

Parfums Kenzo has been sending flowers and now it's declaring its love.

— May 15, 2006

Memo Pad: Musical Lads ... Star (In)Turn

On Friday, Dennis Publishing named Jimmy Jellinek the new editor in chief of Maxim, confirming a report on WWD.com that he would get the job.

— May 15, 2006

All Over ...

Resort is right around the corner, but that didn't deter a host of designers from finding reasons to raise a glass or two in New York last week.

— May 15, 2006

J.C. Penney Seeks Unit in Manhattan

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. has stores in every New York borough except Manhattan, but that might be next.

— May 15, 2006

Fashion Scoops: Hilfiger's Rags To Riches? ... On To Chicago

"Rags" is a tale about a young African-American woman aspiring to be a fashion designer.

— May 15, 2006

U.S. Agrees to Trade Accord With Vietnam

Vietnam has agreed to abolish "prohibited" subsidies to its textile and apparel industry as part of a trade deal it reached with the U.S. here Sunday.

— May 15, 2006

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