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WWD 11/28/2006

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WWD 11/28/2006

Nervous in the Ranks: Luxury Brands See Weakness in Japan

Japan, long an El Dorado for luxury goods firms, is becoming more of a worrying slog.

Luxury Brands See Weakness in Japan

Japan, long an El Dorado for luxury goods firms, is becoming more of a worrying slog.

— Nov 28, 2006

Net-a-Porter Looks to Spin Web in U.S.

Net-a-porter.com has the U.S. in its sights, and the holidays have nothing to do with it.

— Nov 28, 2006

The Skinny at StyleMax: Dresses and Jeans

Dresses and skinny jeans continued to shape the spring buy of many Midwestern retailers as they shopped Chicago's StyleMax market.

— Nov 28, 2006

Bloomingdale's Sets Grant Memorial Fund

Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association in memory of Marie Grant, a 25-year Bloomingdale's veteran who was best known for launching the store's Cul de Sac designer accessories department.

— Nov 28, 2006

Beauty Beat: Ferragamo Goes First Class for Singapore... Parfums Burberry Appoints President... Fresh Names Barker Senior Vice President

Ferragamo Parfums has inked a deal with Singapore Airlines to do travel kits for the carrier's first-class passengers.

— Nov 28, 2006

Prizes Boost Young Designers' Visibility

The sight of designer Doo-Ri Chung skidding into the recent Swiss Textiles Award gala straight off the plane after winning first prize at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards in New York said it all.

— Nov 28, 2006

Importers Wary on Vietnam

With Vietnam's trade status in limbo, American manufacturers are rethinking their sourcing plans in that country.

— Nov 28, 2006

Summer Woes Hit Oil Prices

Violence and political tensions in the Middle East last summer, including the Israel-Lebanon conflict and U.S.-Iran stalemate over nuclear development, helped trigger a $10-per-barrel boost in world oil prices, international experts said.

— Nov 28, 2006

Pre-fall Collections Gain Prominence

Luca Orlandi will stage a pre-fall runway show of his Luca Luca ready-to-wear collection Dec. 4 in New York in response to buyers who tend to place the bulk of their fall orders in December.

— Nov 28, 2006

Dresses, Novelty Tops Spur Sales at Fashion Industry Gallery

Retailers sought special pieces at Fashion Industry Gallery to distinguish their stores from competitors.

— Nov 28, 2006

Seven For All Mankind, LaRok Share Pop-up Store

Seven For All Mankind and LaRok have teamed up for "change" this holiday season.

— Nov 28, 2006

Car Shoe Flagship Shows Brand's Drive

Car Shoe's new flagship here is physical proof the Prada-owned brand has shifted into high gear.

— Nov 28, 2006

Pretty as a Picture

A show of Karl Lagerfeld's photography is bound to attract a fair bit of attention.

— Nov 28, 2006

Fashion Scoops: Posh Goes Solo... Quick Change... Iron Chef...

Victoria Beckham's relationship with premium denim and lifestyle label Rock & Republic may be coming to an end.

— Nov 28, 2006

Retail Shares Hit Hard Monday

As the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.3 percent, or 158 points, to 12,121 Monday, retail stocks slid deep into the red.

— Nov 28, 2006

Workers Get Their Clicks on 'Cyber Monday'

How high did online holiday sales reach on Cyber Monday?

— Nov 28, 2006

In Brief: Tropical Weddings

Eighth Wonder, a Las Vegas casino developer, is one of three bidders vying to build a tropical casino resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore.

— Nov 28, 2006

Age of Innocence

"This would be a lot easier in jeans," said Hannah Olivennes, the 18-year-old daughter of actress Kristin Scott Thomas, as 23 debutantes descended the grand staircase for the annual Crillon Ball in Paris on Saturday night.

— Nov 28, 2006

Mostly Martha

Though her stage presence might belie it, Martha Plimpton is tiny.

— Nov 28, 2006

Memo Pad: Rubenstein and Rubenstein... One Voice Rules

What do former editor in chiefs do when they're trying to launch a new career?

— Nov 28, 2006

Wal-Mart Deal Looks to India

After years of trying, Wal-Mart is getting a foothold in India, one of the world's fastest-growing economies.

— Nov 28, 2006

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