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WWD 08/23/2007

Betsey in a Cartwheel: Johnson Sells Majority To Castanea Equity Firm

Despite turmoil in the credit and stock markets, private equity deals continue to flourish in the fashion world and the latest involves Betsey Johnson.

Betsey in a Cartwheel: Johnson Sells Majority To Castanea Equity Firm

Despite turmoil in the credit and stock markets, private equity deals continue to flourish in the fashion world and the latest involves Betsey Johnson.

— Aug 23, 2007

Original Sin: Getting Baked... Chill Out... Eastern Pleasures...

Las Vegas never fails to offer visitors something new.

— Aug 23, 2007

An Ongoing Project

The trade show tweaks its winning formula with new sponsors and some internal shifts.

— Aug 23, 2007

Looking to Buy

Whether they come to walk the aisles or write orders, retailers said Project brims with desirable brands.

— Aug 23, 2007

First on the Floor

A flock of contemporary newcomers stands ready to punch up a show formerly known only for denim.

— Aug 23, 2007

Sin City and Beyond for Sixty Group

Sixty Group, the Italian fashion company behind the Miss Sixty, Energie and Killah brands, is hitting the Las Vegas Strip next week to launch a store with a fresh retail concept.

— Aug 23, 2007

Tyte Embraces In-house Strategy

After 10 years in business, junior denim brand Tyte is restructuring.

— Aug 23, 2007

High Rollers

The top 10 casinos nationwide ranked by overall luxury customer experience.

— Aug 23, 2007

In Brief: Tandy Widens Loss...

As Tandy Brands Accessories Inc. widened its fourth-quarter loss, the company said in its quarterly report that it hired investment banking firm Financo Inc.

— Aug 23, 2007

Williams Serves Up Apparel for Steve & Barry's

Since bursting onto the tennis scene a decade ago, Venus Williams has been a style and athletic trailblazer.

— Aug 23, 2007

Mulberry Taps Grand

Katie Grand has been named as creative director of Mulberry, replacing Stuart Vevers, who is leaving to join Loewe.

— Aug 23, 2007

Claiborne Shutters Sigrid Olsen Wholesale Apparel

Sigrid Olsen is exiting the wholesome apparel business.

— Aug 23, 2007

Now Voyager

We all know the type: travelers who head to India with exotic visions of yoga, meditation and nirvana dancing in their heads.

— Aug 23, 2007

Kitchen Confidential

There are dinner party disasters and then there are dinner party disasters.

— Aug 23, 2007

Imitation Takes a Modern Turn

When retailers started asking Imitation of Christ's Tara Subkoff to come up with a diffusion line, she knew she couldn't do it on her own.

— Aug 23, 2007

A Walk on the Wild Side

When she opened Wild Child in 2005, Dana Klein lacked retail experience but had a clear philosophy about childhood.

— Aug 23, 2007

Fashion Scoops: Land of Misfits... Hot Shot... Alphabet Soup...

U.S. Open top-seed Justine Henin tends to play it safe with her tennis whites, but count on Maria Sharapova and the Williams sisters to spin some heads with their center court attire come next week.

— Aug 23, 2007

Poor Showing From Specialty Retailers

Specialty apparel retailers such as Tween Brands, Talbots and Charming Shoppes reported dismal second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, hurt by decreased store traffic and weak demand for spring and summer merchandise.

— Aug 23, 2007

Calvin Klein Brand Powers PVH in Quarter

Second-quarter income soared at Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., beating its own guidance through the strength of the Calvin Klein brand.

— Aug 23, 2007

Danskin Creates Heritage Collection of Luxe Bestsellers

Commemorating Danskin's 125th anniversary, Iconix Brand Group will unveil a collection next week of 10 limited edition styles, redone in luxurious fabrics.

— Aug 23, 2007

Reebok Fine-tunes Strategy and Focus

Reebok will focus on running and women as new parent company Adidas-Salomon AG seeks to establish a clear strategic vision for the sports brand.

— Aug 23, 2007

Beauty Beat: Roja Dove's Three-Pronged Offer... Anthony Sport Expands...

Roja Dove has let his olfactive imagination take flight.

— Aug 23, 2007

Madewell Opening Two-Level SoHo Unit

J. Crew's Madewell has landed its first Manhattan location in SoHo.

— Aug 23, 2007

Bottega's Rodeo Update

Bottega Veneta unveiled its renovated and expanded boutique on North Rodeo Drive here this month, featuring a floor-to-ceiling redesign by the house's creative director, Tomas Maier.

— Aug 23, 2007

Memo Pad: Paris Sans Wintour... Print to Web... Martha Space...

There will be an extra front-row seat at the Paris collections in October: Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour plans to skip the City of Light.

— Aug 23, 2007

Limited Earnings Double

Limited Brands Inc. on Wednesday reported net income in the second quarter ended Aug. 4 more than doubled to $264.3 million on a 6.9 percent increase in sales to $2.62 billion.

— Aug 23, 2007

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