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WWD 2008/05/02

Art Versus Commerce: Can Margiela Expand Without Selling Out?

Twenty years after the Belgian iconoclast founded a fashion house, his namesake brand is riding high and sailing into new, high-visibility categories like fragrance and fine jewelry.

Channel Surfing

Estee Lauder's BeautyBank is heading to TV to reinvent its distribution strategy.

— May 2, 2008

British Shave Brand Courts Women in U.S.

U.K.-based men's grooming brand King of Shaves aims to crown a queen â¿¿ or at least make a splash in the women's shave cream market in the U.S. during...

— May 2, 2008

Natural Seal Revealed to Beauty Industry

Members of the natural products industry gathered Thursday morning to reveal a seal that can be placed on qualifying products, which will set them apart...

— May 2, 2008

Fashion Scoops: Her Madgesty... Designer Sighting... Mugler's New Angel

"What'd you think this was, a Rolling Stones concert?" asked Madonna, who'd just done the opening lick of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," halfway into a...

— May 2, 2008

Gap Takes an Art-T Approach

Gap is hoping for a boost of the artistic kind.

— May 2, 2008

Kira Plastinina Arrives in SoHo

With its flirty attitude and glittery club-inspired sportswear, Kira Plastinina today makes its U.S. retail debut by opening a 3,500-square-foot flagship in...

— May 2, 2008

NACDS Looks Ahead to Restore Growth

The sun shone brightly at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting this week, as the industry did its best to chase away the proverbial...

— May 2, 2008

Art, Film 'Embrace' at Tribeca Film Festival

The 13 winners of the Tribeca Film Festival's Artist Awards received more than the typical film festival prize of a check on Thursday.

— May 2, 2008

Oscar Mixes Fashion, Science for Ad Shoot

If only for a day, Oscar de la Renta dressed up the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego.

— May 2, 2008

Memo Pad: Crowing Rights, At Least for Now, at ASMEs

There were no multiple onstage moments for New York magazine's Adam Moss or The New Yorker's David Remnick this year at the National Magazine Awards.

— May 2, 2008

Wonder Woman Inspires DVF's Holiday Collection

Diane von Furstenberg thinks it's time to take Wonder Woman beyond the leotard.

— May 2, 2008

Superheroes, Super Designs

Superheroes often operate in sinister worlds, but they can be oh-so-much fun to watch, as demonstrated here by Gareth Pugh.

— May 2, 2008

Net-a-porter Adds Advertising, Off-Price

Net-a-porter.com's business continues to grow, and the company is moving in new directions.

— May 2, 2008

Bebe Income Falls

Hurt by sluggish sales, Bebe Stores Inc. posted a 35.4 percent drop in third-quarter earnings that was in line with Wall Street expectations.

— May 2, 2008

Tahari Fuses Art With Fashion In Collaboration With Scharf

Elie Tahari and his wife, Rory, have assembled an art collection that includes works by Robert Motherwell and Cy Twombly, as well as photography by Nan...

— May 2, 2008

Elizabeth Arden Posts 3rd-Qtr. Loss

The U.S. consumer was weaker over the first three months of the year than Elizabeth Arden Inc. anticipated, leading to losses as well as lower sales for the...

— May 2, 2008

Revlon Narrows Loss, Sales Dip

Revlon Inc. continued to whittle away at its debt, narrowing its first-quarter net loss to $2.5 million despite slowing sales.

— May 2, 2008

Gurwitch Products Acquires ReVive Skincare

Luxury skin care brand ReVive has a new owner.

— May 2, 2008

Art Versus Commerce: Can Margiela Expand Without Selling Out?

Martin Margiela, the ultimate industry outsider, is trying out a new and unexpected persona: fashion's next big thing.

— May 2, 2008

Bare Escentuals' Profit Up 26% on Distribution Gains

Bare Escentuals' net income gained 26 percent in the first quarter, as the mineral makeup firm continued to expand its retail distribution in the U.S. and abroad.

— May 2, 2008

Foundation Breakfast Kicks Off FiFi Season

The Fragrance Foundation gave out five of its FiFi awards at the organization's FiFi Finalists breakfast at the Mandarin Oriental here April 25, an event that was hosted by WABC reporter Lauren Glassberg.

— May 2, 2008

McGraw on McGraw

Tim McGraw is enthusiastic about his new fragrance, McGraw - and he has an idea for expanding Coty's country influence: adding a little Faith to the mix.

— May 2, 2008

Palix to Helm Mugler's Mode et Patrimoine

Groupe Clarins has named Joel Palix managing director of Thierry Mugler Mode et Patrimoine, effective today.

— May 2, 2008

Symrise Net Falls 14.7% in First Qtr.

Flavors and fragrance maker Symrise reported Wednesday its net income for the first quarter of 2008 fell 14.7 percent to 29.2 million euros, or $43.7 million at average exchange...

— May 2, 2008

Expenses Lead to 10.8% Decline in IFF Profits

Profits were off at International Flavors & Fragrances as higher restructuring and interest expenses impacted first-quarter results.

— May 2, 2008

Bloomingdale's, Union Finalize Deal

Members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract, which covers about 2,000 employees at the 59th Street flagship.

— May 2, 2008

Bousquet-Chavanne Resigns Lauder Post

In another major jolt at the Estee Lauder Cos., Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne has resigned as a group president of the prestige market cosmetics leader after 17 years in the company's top management.

— May 2, 2008

Union Workers Shut Down West Coast Ports

Dockworkers shut down 29 West Coast ports Thursday, including the nation's biggest at Los Angeles and Long Beach, to protest the war in Iraq.

— May 2, 2008

In Brief: Fekkai's New Owner... Boneparth's Gig... Higher Child Labor Fines

It's official - Procter & Gamble Co. on Thursday became the new owner of prestige hair care business Frederic Fekkai & Co.

— May 2, 2008

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