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WWD 2007/09/05

'The Chic' Rides Off: Valentino to Retire After January Couture

Adieu. That was the simple title on the surprising statement issued Tuesday afternoon by the House of Valentino announcing the retirement of the designer and his longtime business partner, Giancarlo Giammetti, come January.

Fast Retailing Plan Includes $3.5B for Deals

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. has global expansion in mind - including spending up to $3.5 billion to make acquisitions.

— Sep 5, 2007

'The Chic' Rides Off: Valentino to Retire After January Couture

Adieu.

— Sep 5, 2007

Charles E. Broudy, 79, Retail Design Pioneer

Retail design pioneer Charles E. Broudy, who set the look for thousands of Gap, GapKids and babyGap stores in the Eighties and Nineties, died of cancer on...

— Sep 5, 2007

Beauty Beat: Simple Launches Site to Communicate With Customers...

For Simple, the future is all about creating an easy dialogue with customers.

— Sep 5, 2007

Selfridges' Room of Wonder

Selfridges' new Wonder Room, which opened Monday, intends to shake up its customers' idea of a luxury shopping experience.

— Sep 5, 2007

Graeme Black to Show in London

Graeme Black is moving his eponymous label to London, where he plans to stage a runway show in February and open his first stand-alone store next year.

— Sep 5, 2007

3.1 Phillip Lim Adds Shades

Phillip Lim is adding sunglasses to his 3.1 roster.

— Sep 5, 2007

Mills Gear Up for Warm Winter at Milano Unica

Italian textile manufacturers set to exhibit at next week's Milano Unica fair are confident that the sales gains of the first half of the year will carry over and provide a solid close to 2007.

— Sep 5, 2007

Lev Leviev's Diamonds: U.S. Bound

What does it take for an up-and-coming jeweler to compete against the likes of Graff and Harry Winston?

— Sep 5, 2007

Stores Lighten Up

Lighting can draw attention, or reveal texture, color and shape. It can make merchandise look more beautiful, or it can create a "big box" sterile effect.

— Sep 5, 2007

Retailers Try iPhone as Business Tool

Due Maternity credits the iPhone with landing a big online order that might have been lost to a competing retailer.

— Sep 5, 2007

Matches Made in Heaven

There seems to be a cover to every pot when it comes to ready-to-wear designers collaborating with accessories makers. A look at some blossoming relationships.

— Sep 5, 2007

Memo Pad: Blogs...

It's relatively easy for public relations reps and show organizers to know who should be in the front rows at the Bryant Park tents this week.

— Sep 5, 2007

Bright On Track

Daryl Kerrigan goes back to her roots with her new Kerrigan line.

— Sep 5, 2007

Calvin Fetes 25 Years of Underwear

In 25 years, Calvin Klein Underwear has created the boxer brief, the clean aesthetic for women's lingerie and the Kate Moss and Mark "Marky Mark" Wahlberg pairing.

— Sep 5, 2007

Full Steam Ahead at Jimmy Choo

It looks like those stilettos were made for walking.

— Sep 5, 2007

Equity Fund Acquires Ron Chereskin

Men's wear design firm Ron Chereskin Studio Inc. has been acquired by private equity fund Bluestar Alliance for an undisclosed sum, the two companies said on Tuesday.

— Sep 5, 2007

Etro Opens Third Hong Kong Store

Etro has opened its third store in Hong Kong, a 1,060-square-foot boutique in Central's upscale IFC shopping mall.

— Sep 5, 2007

Prep School

Whether it's with a little lovin' or Uniqlo knits, here's how industry insiders will cope with the shows this season.

— Sep 5, 2007

And So It Begins

Ready for what could be fashion's craziest - and most overpopulated - show week in ages? Tuesday, some early-bird designers got a jump on the sartorial worm.

— Sep 5, 2007

Fashion Scoops: Water World... Her Guitar Gently Weeps... Going Coach?...

Bernard Arnault has a new toy: a gleaming blue and white yacht christened Amadeus.

— Sep 5, 2007

Guess Income Soars 81.5%

During a period when many retailers saw sales slip, Guess Inc. was one of the exceptions.

— Sep 5, 2007

In Brief: Moving Up at Marchon...

Marchon Eyewear Inc. has promoted Robert Schienberg to senior vice president of global communications.

— Sep 5, 2007

Tried and True: Retailers Are Cautious at MAGIC, Buying Closer to Season

Retailers played it safe at Magic Marketplace and the ancillary trade shows held here Aug. 24 to 30 by placing orders for styles that have been selling well and buying closer to the season.

— Sep 5, 2007

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