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WWD 10/31/2006

Gap Goes Fast-Fashion: Mouret Latest Designer to Dabble in Mass

Gap is taking a page from the H&M playbook to help spur growth. The American retailer has linked with British designer Roland Mouret to launch a capsule collection of dress, mainly in select stores in Europe but also at a handful of units in New York.

Gap Goes Fast-Fashion: Mouret Latest Designer to Dabble in Mass

The American retailer has linked with British designer Roland Mouret to launch a capsule collection of dresses.

— Oct 31, 2006

European Union: Viktor & Rolf, H&M Fete Line in Hollywood

Oh, the irony of Viktor & Rolf and Swedish fast-fashion retailer H&M showing Hollywood how to stage an opulent celebrity wedding.

— Oct 31, 2006

Posen Names Barry Miguel President

Zac Posen has tapped Barry Miguel as president of his five-year-old sportswear company.

— Oct 31, 2006

South Korea Rebuffs U.S. Trade Proposal

South Korean trade negotiators turned down a U.S. offer to speed up the removal of tariffs on $1.35 billion in apparel and textile imports.

— Oct 31, 2006

True Religion Sets East Coast Expansion

True Religion Apparel Inc. is expanding on the East Coast.

— Oct 31, 2006

In Brief: Holiday at Sears... Cherokee In the Middle East... Kellwood Taps Choi

Sears Holdings Corp. has created a Web site for mom as a one-stop resource for all of her holiday needs.

— Oct 31, 2006

Fashion Scoops: All That Glitters... As the Day They Were Born... Lunch Brunch

"I met some people before the show, and I've never seen an audience with better jewelry," said Sir Elton John, greeting the crowd last Wednesday night at a benefit for the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts.

— Oct 31, 2006

Kuhlman Retains Consultant To Map Turnaround Strategy

Kuhlman Co. Inc., a specialty retailer of European-inspired apparel for men and women, said Thursday that it retained Manchester Cos. Inc. to help develop a turnaround strategy.

— Oct 31, 2006

Beauty Beat: Sommerville Skin care Expanding Reach... Hurly Cuts Ribbon for Lauder... Clarins Fragrance Sets Fund

Somerville would not disclose terms of the Four Seasons partnership, but did mention she is subject to a nine-month trial run before a long-term relationship is hashed out.

— Oct 31, 2006

Night Owls

London's chic set got a jump start on All Hallows' Eve at Nick Knight's lavish masked ball to celebrate the Moet et Chandon tribute to his 20-year career.

— Oct 31, 2006

Met Aims for Poiret Revival

After feting the Brits last spring, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will give a nod to the French next year.

— Oct 31, 2006

Nicole Miller's Spring Campaign Expected to Lift Designer's Profile

The Nicole Miller company is ready for some respect.

— Oct 31, 2006

Perchik Carves Textile Niche in Uzbekistan

Creaky looms in Uzbekistan's mills left over from the Soviet regime are a far cry from the whirring factory floors in Biella, a rich textile center in northern Italy.

— Oct 31, 2006

China Imposes Antidumping Duties

China instituted antidumping duties this month on spandex yarn made in the U.S., Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, to help stave off competition from low-priced goods.

— Oct 31, 2006

Memo Pad: Try, Try Again... Life's Lessons

Is Absolute the new Radar? Another incarnation of the upscale title will be out by the end of November.

— Oct 31, 2006

Berkshire Hathaway Takes Target Stake

Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. now has Target, the number-two U.S. retailer, among its investments.

— Oct 31, 2006

Atlanta Celebrates DIVA Winners

The annual DIVA awards, which honor designers, retailers and lifetime achievement in social occasion categories, were held Oct. 19 at the Capital City Club here.

— Oct 31, 2006

Ethical Fashion Goes Mainstream

Retailer interest in apparel brands that guarantee workers' rights and are environmentally friendly has reached such a peak that manufacturers now worry whether they can keep up with demand.

— Oct 31, 2006

Touch of Glitter Brightens Dallas Fashion Awards

A little extra dazzle marked the Dallas Fashion Awards on Saturday night.

— Oct 31, 2006

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