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WWD 2008/03/18

Crisis on Wall Street: Industry Gauges Impact On Retailing and M&A

It's ugly out there in financial markets — and that's likely to have an impact on everything from retailers' bottom lines to luxury goods initial public offerings.

Earth Mother

"I have to take muscle relaxants to do this," lamented Annie Lennox after fumbling a few keys on the grand piano during a performance of "I Only Want to Be...

— Mar 18, 2008

Beauty Beat: Avon in Cosmetics Deal With Marimekko

Avon Products, Inc. said it signed a deal with Finnish textile and clothing design company Marimekko to create a color cosmetics collection, marking...

— Mar 18, 2008

American Apparel Posts Profit

American Apparel Inc. on Monday reported a fourth-quarter profit, compared with a loss in the year-ago period.

— Mar 18, 2008

Memo Pad: New Home... Sugar Rush... EMap's New CEO...

On Jan. 24, Condé Nast International chairman Jonathan Newhouse received a call from Fabien Baron, who told him that he would be resigning from French...

— Mar 18, 2008

The Fame Paradox

Great design does not always equate to instant business success, bigger-than-life fame, or a place in history.

— Mar 18, 2008

Anna Sui Rocks On

Andrew Bolton, a curator at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, peppered Anna Sui with questions about her rock 'n' roll appeal and the...

— Mar 18, 2008

The Refinement of Madame Grès

Madame Grès' mastery was described by Patricia Mears, who curated the Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology's current exhibition about the designer and...

— Mar 18, 2008

Isabel Toledo Describes Her Approach

Only time can define greatness, but that didn't deter a battalion of speakers from taking a shot at it in The Great Designers Symposium Friday and Saturday...

— Mar 18, 2008

Crisis on Wall Street: Industry Gauges Impact On Retailing and M&A

It's ugly out there in financial markets - and that's likely to have an impact on everything from retailers' bottom lines to luxury goods initial...

— Mar 18, 2008

Boden Blazes a Trail in the U.S.

In the 17 years since Johnnie Boden launched his upscale mail-order clothing business, he's managed to change the image of the category in the U.K. from...

— Mar 18, 2008

Vuitton Doubles Up in Hong Kong

Louis Vuitton has opened its second Maison here, a mammoth 18,760-square-foot store on Canton Road that rivals the company's flagship on the Champs-Elysees in Paris in scope and size.

— Mar 18, 2008

A Golden Night

The invitation read dress "gold and glamorous" and nearly 2,000 celebrities, socialites and high-powered shoppers did just that at Louis Vuitton's party to celebrate the official opening of its second Maison in Hong Kong, which is the company's...

— Mar 18, 2008

California Calling

Fashion Week in L.A. wrapped up with a mix of retro, minimalist and even some over-the-top looks.

— Mar 18, 2008

J. Crew Pushes Accessories to the Front

J. Crew could never be accused of taking shoes and accessories for granted, especially since its first catalogue devoted to the categories is dropping on Friday and an expanded assortment of products went live on its Web site Monday.

— Mar 18, 2008

Fashion Scoops: Botkier Bags It... Stylin' With The Mayor... Lily Fetes Kim...

Add Botkier to the laundry list of top accessories brands doing lines for Target. Sources said Monica Botkier is designing a line of bags for the mass merchant.

— Mar 18, 2008

La Vie En Rose

It's been a busy winter for French-Israeli singer Yael Naim. The tiny 29-year-old was little-known in France last October when she released a self-titled album she'd recorded in her Bastille living room with collaborator David Donatien.

— Mar 18, 2008

Peplum Rally

Shake off those notions of the retro peplum. This fall, designers served up the lady-fied look in new and unusual ways, from tasseled to puffed-up, often downtown edgy or quirkily chic. Here, a look from Vera Wang.

— Mar 18, 2008

Aronsson Group Takes Stake in Ginny H

Aronsson Group LLC said Monday that it purchased a stake in Ginny H, the fashion label by Ginny Hilfiger.

— Mar 18, 2008

Perry Ellis Net Drops

Perry Ellis International Inc. is looking for growth in fiscal 2009 from its newly acquired C&C California and Laundry businesses, and saying goodbye to a $20 million private label bottoms program.

— Mar 18, 2008

Ferragamo Profit Soars

Salvatore Ferragamo Italia SpA, which is preparing for an initial public offering this year, reported strong results for 2007, with record net profits that rose 34.2 percent to 47.1 million euros, or $64.5 million at average exchange.

— Mar 18, 2008

Wentz to Do Nordstrom Exclusive

Pete Wentz is about to fall into Nordstrom.

— Mar 18, 2008

VF Filing Outlines Executive Pay

Mackey McDonald, who stepped down as VF Corp.'s chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, got a 24.1 percent boost in total compensation last year to $15.4 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

— Mar 18, 2008

In Brief: L.A. Port Talks... Valentino Chairman... Ennals In At Cole Haan...

Negotiations for a new contract between West Coast longshoremen and shipping companies kicked off Monday.

— Mar 18, 2008

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