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WWD 10/02/2007

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WWD 10/02/2007

China Pressure Cooker: Ethical Questions Grow Over Low-Cost Sourcing

Low prices are coming at a cost that consumers and fashion companies can no longer ignore.

China Pressure Cooker: Ethical Questions Grow Over Low-Cost Sourcing

Low prices are coming at a cost that consumers and fashion companies can no longer ignore.

— Oct 2, 2007

Leda Pucci, Mannequin Manufacturer, 87

Leda "Lee" Pucci, who with her late husband Nicholas founded the Pucci Manikin Co. in the basement of their Mount Vernon, N.Y., home in the Fifties, died of...

— Oct 2, 2007

Asics Chairman Kihachiro Onitsuka, 89

Kihachiro Onitsuka, chairman of Asics Corp., a leading footwear and activewear company, died of heart failure in a hospital in Kobe, Japan, on Saturday. He...

— Oct 2, 2007

J'aime Collection Courts Wider Audience

Jaime Pressly is on a roll with an Emmy, a baby and now a lifestyle fashion collection launching for spring.

— Oct 2, 2007

La Vie Boho

Call it hippie minus the dippy. A lightly bohemian style, seen in everything from fringed scarves to tribal embellishments, made its presence felt on the Paris runways.

— Oct 2, 2007

More From the Shows...

Robert Normand's sun-kissed beachy collection offered floor-sweeping T-shirt dresses splashed with floral prints and colorful abstracts, plus bubble-shaped batik minis that were charming.

— Oct 2, 2007

Eco-Friendly Fabrics Fetch Premiums at Premiere Vision

Visitors to the eco-friendly section of Première Vision applauded the diversity of fibers on offer, as well as the wide range of ultralightweight fabrics.

— Oct 2, 2007

Foreign Affairs

Even the most evolved men sometimes have a hard time dealing with their wives' success.

— Oct 2, 2007

Eye Scoop

Some actors figure out their characters through the accent. Others do it through their backstory.

— Oct 2, 2007

Piano Man

Stricken with a series of hand injuries that left him unable to perform and sometimes unable to play a single note on the piano, Murray Perahia worried a few years ago that his musical career might come to an end.

— Oct 2, 2007

YSL Exhibits Past Creations for Stage, Screen

Everyone knows fashion is theater. But what happens when theater becomes fashion?

— Oct 2, 2007

Beauty Beat: Too Faced Returns Lipstick to Lineup... Changes at Hermes...

Too Faced co-founder Jerrod Blandino believes women are beginning to opt for a bolder lip - whether shiny or matte.

— Oct 2, 2007

Labor Shortages Push Wages Up

After nearly two decades of stagnant wages and poor labor conditions, China's manufacturing workers have started demanding higher salaries, pushing up the price of production nationwide.

— Oct 2, 2007

Memo Pad: French Letter Day... Oldies But Goodies... Net Moves...

Jonathan Newhouse, chairman of Conde Nast International, is to receive an award of merit from the French government and will be pinned as an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters during a ceremony in Paris on Jan. 16.

— Oct 2, 2007

Ralph Lauren Honored For Cancer Care Center

At Ralph Lauren's 40th anniversary show and black-tie dinner here last month, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that if asked for a great New Yorker, central casting would send the designer.

— Oct 2, 2007

Karl Lagerfeld Entering Eyewear

Glasses are as much a part of Karl Lagerfeld's image as white shirts and slim-fitting suits.

— Oct 2, 2007

Donna Widens Scope of Urban Zen Brand

Donna Karan has turned to fashion to further her humanitarian efforts.

— Oct 2, 2007

Fashion Scoops: Tailor Made... Screen Saver... Time and Space...

Hedi Slimane has been replaced by none other than Karl Lagerfeld - as the photographer of the Dior Homme campaign.

— Oct 2, 2007

Giorgio Armani's Big Payday

It's a $346.5 million payday for Giorgio Armani.

— Oct 2, 2007

Young Leaves Donna Karan

Bonnie Young, senior creative director for Donna Karan Collection, has left the company to focus exclusively on her namesake children's wear label.

— Oct 2, 2007

Retail Stocks Get Bump as Dow Sets Mark

Wall Street rallied to a record high Monday amid speculation that the subprime mortgage crisis has bottomed out, and apparel retail stocks benefited.

— Oct 2, 2007

In Brief: United Retail Waits No More... Oldies But Goodies...

Although the latest handbags from Prada, Gucci and Bottega Veneta are coveted, their vintage counterparts are rare.

— Oct 2, 2007

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