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WWD 10/08/2007

Alaia's Amazing Deal: Richemont Buys Stake In French Fashion Firm

Azzedine Alaïa has a new financial backer ¿ and it's none other than Compagnie Financière Richmemont, a luxury group once considered standoffish about fashion, WWD has learned.

Parsons Leaves Claiborne for Coach

Michele Parsons has resigned as president and chief merchandising officer of apparel at Liz Claiborne Inc. and is headed to Coach Inc.

— Oct 8, 2007

Alaia's Amazing Deal: Richemont Buys Stake In French Fashion Firm

Azzedine Alaia has a new financial backer - and it's none other than Compagnie Financière Richemont, a luxury group once considered standoffish about...

— Oct 8, 2007

Legal Briefs

Leaper Footwear filed a lawsuit on Oct. 1 in a federal court in Utah against Nike Inc. and Apple Inc. for alleged patent infringement.

— Oct 8, 2007

Panel: M&A Market Could Show Strength

The financing markets may be taking both an earlier and longer-than-expected vacation, but the end result might be a healthier mergers and acquisitions environment.

— Oct 8, 2007

Bonnie Young Expands Her Reach

Bonnie Young is on to her next phase.

— Oct 8, 2007

A Fairy-tale Shop for Rapunzel

A Palm Beach contemporary women's retailer is seeing green in sprouts.

— Oct 8, 2007

Baby CZ Grows Its Young Collection

Baby CZ is aging beautifully.

— Oct 8, 2007

Valvo Gets Intimate With Cosabella

Fulfilling a longtime goal, Carmen Marc Valvo has signed a licensing deal with Cosabella to produce a lingerie line for holiday and resort 2008.

— Oct 8, 2007

Raw 7 Teams With Le Cooper for Lingerie Launch

Many rock 'n' roll fans are accustomed to throwing bras and panties onstage, but Raw 7 is giving them a reason to keep the panties on.

— Oct 8, 2007

Intimate Notes: Provocative Provocateur...

Agent Provocateur, the cheeky British lingerie label, will launch its interactive marketing campaign, "She Was Maid That Way," Nov. 1 on its Web site, agentprovocateur.com.

— Oct 8, 2007

Apparel and Textile Job Loss Continues

U.S. apparel and textile manufacturers deepened their slump in September, cutting 5,500 seasonally adjusted jobs from payrolls, as overall job growth for the month and an upward revision in August employment reassured Wall Street that the economy...

— Oct 8, 2007

Beauty Beat: Chloe Fetes Fragrance in Paris... IFF Taps Lorenzo Cavallaro...

The rocking launch party Saturday night for Chloe's new signature fragrance brought out the Chloe in more people than you might expect.

— Oct 8, 2007

Bruno Massa Exits Daks

Bruno Massa, managing director of Daks, the British fashion and tailored clothing brand, has stepped down from his post, according to an industry source.

— Oct 8, 2007

Memo Pad: First Pal... Planning Ahead...

There are obviously no hard feelings between Bill Clinton and Chelsea's ex-boyfriend, Ian Klaus.

— Oct 8, 2007

All Dolled Up

On Thursday, Hilary Swank welcomed about 30 of her nearest and dearest, including Laura Dern, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras and Gigi Grazer, to a lunch at the Hotel Bel-Air to celebrate her role as spokesmodel for Guerlain's newest fragrance, My Insolence.

— Oct 8, 2007

An Everyday Occurence

For a man who has spent his life around books and is known to write 10 hours a day, a press tour can be a bit of a breather for Orhan Pamuk.

— Oct 8, 2007

Eye Scoop: Dirty Pretty Things...

Leave it to Andy Warhol. If anyone were capable of turning department store mannequins into works of art, it would be the late artist, who famously made a masterpiece out of a Campbell's soup can.

— Oct 8, 2007

A Blast From the Past at Vision Expo West

Nicole Richie better watch her back: She's getting serious competition for the position of chief sunglass trendsetter from the ghost of Steve McQueen.

— Oct 8, 2007

Emerging Talents Shine at Goldsmiths'

Maybe it's the fragile nature of the world today, with heightened security and global flash points, that's making Britain's jewelry designers turn to delicate creations.

— Oct 8, 2007

Fennell Exhibit Gives History Lesson

It's a far cry from the usual jewelry exhibition, what with the bloody guillotine blade, the skeleton bones and the stuffed crows pecking at a diamond drop necklace - but, then, British designer Theo Fennell has always viewed his gems from a skewed...

— Oct 8, 2007

CEOs vs. Designers: Who's Got More Clout?

Left brain-right brain. In the world of fashion and luxury goods these days, one needs both sides to beat the competition.

— Oct 8, 2007

Fashion Scoops: Hogan's Hero... Love and Money... It's Clinton's Time...

Could Diego Della Valle have his eye on another hot American designer?

— Oct 8, 2007

Prince Lends Art to LV Bags

Although largely oblivious to the global handbag craze, acclaimed American artist Richard Prince has nevertheless discussed the phenomenon with his wife, Noel.

— Oct 8, 2007

Special Editions

Once again, accessories presentations offered a sweet escape from the runway madness this season.

— Oct 8, 2007

Eugenia Kim, Coach to Team for Hats

Eugenia Kim is putting on her Coach's hat.

— Oct 8, 2007

Bill Blass to Add Accessories Line

Bill Blass is accessorizing.

— Oct 8, 2007

In Brief: Boss Board Changes... Macy's Campaign...

Reflecting its new ownership structure, Hugo Boss AG has named five new members to its supervisory board.

— Oct 8, 2007

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