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WWD 2007/06/28

Sportswear Legend Liz Claiborne Dies At 78 From Cancer

Liz Claiborne, who was a pioneer in designing colorful, stylish and affordable sportswear for America's growing legions of working women in the Seventies and Eighties, died Tuesday at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Teen Queens

When iT comes to shopping, teens are calling the shots. The age group's spending is on the rise, making it a coveted - albeit fickle - market...

— Jun 28, 2007

Sportswear Legend Liz Claiborne Dies At 78 From Cancer

Liz Claiborne, who was a pioneer in designing colorful, stylish and affordable sportswear for America's growing legions of working women in the Seventies...

— Jun 28, 2007

Information, Please

Some data gleaned from WWD's

— Jun 28, 2007

Mixing It Up

Multitasking has a whole new definition when it comes to projects that combine retail, residential, office and entertainment spaces.

— Jun 28, 2007

Red Flags for a Blue Market

Slowing denim sales indicate the category could use some fashion twists to help perk it up again.

— Jun 28, 2007

The Weekend World

Fashion at a price defines casualwear.

— Jun 28, 2007

Going Strong

Retailers capitalize on the hot dress category.

— Jun 28, 2007

A Lot of Bling for the Buck

The finishing touches keep the cash registers jingling.

— Jun 28, 2007

Chipping Away

Victoria's Secret still holds a solid footing in the intimates arena, but it is starting to look over its shoulder at some intensifying competition.

— Jun 28, 2007

A Beautiful Mind

Where do American women go for their beauty products? Allure magazine reveals.

— Jun 28, 2007

Pick It and Click It

Online retailers lure women who are too busy to shop in stores.

— Jun 28, 2007

The Great Divide

As rising gas, housing and health care costs continue to impact many consumers' spending, bargain hunting is playing more of a role in their shopping habits. But the wealthier crowd keeps searching for unique expressions of individuality and will go...

— Jun 28, 2007

The Fine Prints

It's been said a thousand times: Resort is a season of big sales and increasingly significant fashion.

— Jun 28, 2007

Ballantyne Expands in Milan

Italy's first Ballantyne boutique here is the initial step in a new retail strategy for the brand. A boutique in Tokyo's Ginza district and one in Cortina are slated for the second part of the year, while a boutique in Portofino will open in 2008.

— Jun 28, 2007

Dressing Michelle Obama: Maria Pinto's Rise to the Top

Long a favorite of female executives and Windy City socialites, Chicago designer Maria Pinto could be poised to dress a first lady.

— Jun 28, 2007

Jaeger's Profits Up 45%

The trend for dresses and the success of new accessories lines helped British clothing label Jaeger's operating profits climb by 45 percent to 5 million pounds, or $9.9 million, from 3.5 million pounds, or $6.9 million, in the year to February, the...

— Jun 28, 2007

In Brief: Moving On Up... New Roles At Marchon

Vera Wang has promoted Paul Ngai to vice president of apparel production.

— Jun 28, 2007

Beauty Beat: Art of Shaving Courting Women... Clarins Awards Little Star Founder

Men's grooming brand The Art of Shaving has branched into the women's category.

— Jun 28, 2007

Modo to Do Retail in N.Y.

Modo plans to set up shop.

— Jun 28, 2007

Carving Out Their Niches Despite Bad Blood

Former business partners Elie Tahari and Theory's Andrew Rosen may have been locked in legal combat for the last nine months, but their brands appear to have thrived.

— Jun 28, 2007

Luxe Reading

The top magazines most purchased by luxury consumers last year.

— Jun 28, 2007

Wall Street Getting a Dose of Pink

The company on Monday opened a 3,000-square-foot store at 63 Wall Street at the corner of Hanover Street. One-third of the unit's space is devoted to women's wear.

— Jun 28, 2007

Memo Pad: Cover Boy - Vote Loser... Drew's Turn... Sweet Deal...

Being on the cover of Men's Vogue - or even being rumored to be on it - has proved a decidedly mixed blessing for Barack Obama.

— Jun 28, 2007

Hidden Assets

Thousands of dollars are spent on trainers and skin treatments, yet celebrity seafarers of late are forgoing skimpy bikinis in favor of elegant one-piece swimsuits.

— Jun 28, 2007

Nanny Diaries

Her family name may be all over the front pages these days, but former ABC News producer-cum-Newsweek contributing editor Holly Peterson has found herself thrust into the limelight recently for another reason: the publication of her debut novel, "The...

— Jun 28, 2007

Eye Scoop

It's no secret Lenny Kravitz is a design junkie - his homes are famously filled with plush fur carpets and extravagant pieces - and now he's taking his passion public by teaming with Morgans Hotel Group to create a lounge at Miami Beach's Delano hotel.

— Jun 28, 2007

IT Holding Execs Forecast Growth

IT Holding SpA executives on Wednesday raised the company's financial targets in a new business plan and touted the future viability of the Ferre brand despite the founding designer's death 10 days ago.

— Jun 28, 2007

Andean Trade Bill Set for Vote

The House was set to vote late Wednesday on an eight-month extension of a trade preference program that benefits apparel and textile companies doing business in four Andean countries.

— Jun 28, 2007

Analyst Sees Expansion, Wang Boosting Kohl's Shares

Shares of Kohl's Corp. jumped 4.4 percent in trading Wednesday after a Robert W. Baird & Co. analyst upped the department store's stock to "outperform" from "neutral" in a research note.

— Jun 28, 2007

Counterfeit Raid Defendants Post Bail

The majority of the people arrested by federal authorities on Tuesday in connection with alleged counterfeiting and smuggling activities were back on the streets by nightfall.

— Jun 28, 2007

Resort Grows in Stature and Style

Resort keeps cruising along.

— Jun 28, 2007

Princess Diaries

Somewhere in Moscow, according to Vanity Fair's Alexis Bryan, there's a restaurant that offers small side tables - perfectly sized for an Hermes Kelly - on which diners can place their handbags.

— Jun 28, 2007

Fashion Scoops: Designer Squeeze... Shoe in... Pax The Poster Boy

Not everyone planning to show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week's tents in Bryant Park in New York will find a home there come September.

— Jun 28, 2007

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Sportswear Legend Liz Claiborne Dies At 78 From Cancer

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