WWD articles from May 2004

WWD archives from May 2004

DIAMONDS IN THE CUFF.(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... GENEVA -- Ladylike looks are back in fashion, so it isn't surprising that watch designers are going for elegance. Distinctive, streamlined designs -- featuring, say, a cuff or a scarf instead of a standard band -- were all the rage at...

EXPANDING NET: NEIMAN MARCUS ONLINE SALES TO TOP $200M.
May 3, 2004... IRVING, Tex. -- Neiman Marcus Group is weaving a bigger Web, driven by neimanmarcus.com. The four-year-old neimanmarcus.com is part of NM Direct, the e-commerce and catalogue division of Neiman Marcus, which expects to see online sales...

PRADA'S EXPANDING IN CHINA.
May 3, 2004... MILAN -- Prada last week inaugurated its Hong Kong flagship and said it plans to roll out another 13 stores in China by the end of next year, investing more than $41.94 million, or 35 million euros, in the country. The Italian luxury...

COMING THIS WEEK.(Calendar)
May 3, 2004... Monday: Intimate Apparel and Accessories Market Week, New York. Mercedes Australian Fashion Week, Sydney (through Saturday). Citymeals-On-Wheels 20th Annual Fashion/Beauty Industry Benefit, New York. AAFA American Image Awards, New...

SARA LEE TAPS BARNES, CHADEN FOR KEY EXECUTIVE POSITIONS.
May 3, 2004... NEW YORK -- Sara Lee Corp. promoted Lee Chaden to chief executive officer of its branded apparel business, succeeding Cary McMillan, who has resigned from the company's board and is leaving Sara Lee, the company said Sunday. ...

BURBERRY SAID NAMING BLAKE AS PRESIDENT.(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... LONDON -- Brian Blake, part of Domenico De Sole's turnaround team at Gucci, is expected to join Burberry next month as its president worldwide, according to industry sources. Blake, formerly an executive vice president at Gucci Group and...

IN BRIEF: CHECK THE FINE PRINT... SAUDI ARABIA NEARS WTO ENTRY... IT HOLDING SELLS KNIT HOUSE.(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... CHECK THE FINE PRINT: Pinault-Printemps-Redoute and the Italian securities commission may have had a failure to communicate. PPR said late last week that it received a notice from market regulator Consob to suspend its tender offer to Gucci...

WAL-MART BEGINS USING RFID TRACKING DEVICE.
May 3, 2004... NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has started using radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags to automatically track merchandise in its Dallas area stores, testing the technology in anticipation of a larger rollout in January. ...

GYMBOREE'S MATERNAL INSTINCT.(Gymboree sells women's clothing under the name of Janeville.)
May 3, 2004... NEW YORK -- Is it a stretch for Gymboree, a brand established in children's wear and accessories, to sell women's apparel? Not according to its chairman and chief executive, Lisa Harper -- and some retail analysts back her up. Analysts...

FASHION SCOOPS: BALLY HO... GOOD SPORTS... HITTING THE BOOKS.
May 3, 2004... BALLY HO: A source close to Bally said the house has tapped Johnny Coca to oversee its men's and women's accessories lines and women's shoes. Coca, who will start at Bally in mid-May, hails from Celine, where he designs accessories and oversees...

KISS THE GIRLS.(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... NEW YORK -- "I always wanted to be a ballerina," enthused Muffie Potter Aston, who stopped just short of a twirl at a lunch at Saks Fifth Avenue last Wednesday that featured a fashion show by Carolina Herrera and benefited the American Ballet...

EUROTRIP.
May 3, 2004... Italy's scantily clad starlets, fashion designers and star soccer players stepped out on a drizzly Milan night last week to attend the opening performance of Cirque du Soleil's "Saltimbanco." It was the first time the Cirque has swung its...

DANCE FEVER.(Movie Review)
May 3, 2004... NEW YORK -- The prospect of break dancing would strike fear in the hearts of most 40-year-old women, but not Blanca Li. The Spanish-born dancer, choreographer, actress and director, who is based in Paris, can do applejax, leg hops and...

CABARET COOL.(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... NEW YORK -- You don't have to be a headliner at the Kit-Kat Club, the nightspot in Bob Fosse's 1972 film, "Cabaret," to embrace the divine decadence of fall's newest hosiery. As legwear market week begins today, designers are going for...

GOOD TIMING FOR LUXE WATCHES.
May 3, 2004... GENEVA -- Luxury is making a comeback, and nowhere does the sigh of relief seem as, well, mountainous as in Switzerland, the world's watchmaking hub. Retailers and watchmakers that attended last month's Baselworld: The Watch & Jewelry...

WOLFORD'S NEW PRESIDENT TO SPRUCE UP STORES.
May 3, 2004... NEW YORK -- Wolford AG has found a bright spot in the challenging U.S. hosiery market, selling bright-colored styles and fishnets last fall that helped boost sales by 18 percent in the first nine months of the fiscal year that ended Friday....

LEGBEAT: ROCA SOCKS... IRISH POWER.(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... ROCA SOCKS: Rapper Jay-Z's Rocawear has produced its first sock collection for spring. New York-based Gina Hosiery acquired the license in November, which also includes a line of men's and women's casual sandals, and began shipping to stores...

VINTAGE FEVER.(Jada, Mintage, Heiress Collection, Jacqueline Rose.)
May 3, 2004... Vintage has long been a source of inspiration for accessories makers. But sometimes slapping antique fabric on a basic clutch frame just looks...old. Here are four new lines resurrecting vintage in a modern manner. JADA "I was sort of...

A SMALL YET POTENT MARKET.
May 3, 2004... NEW YORK -- Pumped up over strong pre-Mother's Day business, manufacturers are looking at May market as a slam dunk. This week's market may be smaller than the March and August ones, which focus on entire fall and spring collections, but...

SHABBY CHIC EXPANDS BEYOND HOME.
May 3, 2004... NEW YORK -- Domestic diva Rachel Ashwell of Shabby Chic is looking to carve out a multimedia product niche in the world of fashion. Poised to generate combined wholesale and retail revenues of $15 million this year, the British-born...

UNDER KOCH, INVISTA OFFERS TRIPLE THREAT.
May 3, 2004... NEW YORK -- Koch Industries Inc.'s new Invista unit, an $8.4 billion synthetic-fiber behemoth with brands such as Lycra, Coolmax, Cordura and Stainmaster, starts business today after Koch completed its $4.2 billion acquisition of the former...

STRONG COSMETICS SALES BOOST SHISEIDO EARNINGS.
May 3, 2004... TOKYO -- The Shiseido Group has reported its highest-ever net income and sales on a consolidated basis for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004. Net income was up 12.4 percent, to $250.4 million (27.54 billion yen) while sales were up...

ETRO'S WORLD GROWS WITH ACCESSORIES, LOUNGES.
May 3, 2004... MILAN -- Etro is preparing to take its paisleys and prints into a broader universe. The company is focused on retail expansion, the growth of markets outside Italy -- especially the U.S. -- and product diversification. A more...

FASHION, RETAIL SHARES PLUNGE ON RATE HIKE, MIDEAST FEARS.
May 3, 2004... NEW YORK -- After a strong performance through most of March and April, the WWD Composite Stock Index finally lost steam last week, plunging 2.3 percent, or 3.45 points, to close at 120.15 on Friday. The index had shown some resilience as...

L.A. SALES PICK UP AS TERROR WARNING IS LIFTED.
May 3, 2004... LOS ANGELES -- Retailers here said sales appeared to be bouncing back over the weekend after a dropoff Thursday in the wake of a threat advisory of a potential terrorist attack at an unspecified Westside mall. Police Chief William J....

EARTHLY DELIGHTS.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... NEW YORK -- Designers are getting in touch with Mother Nature for fall by using warm, rich earth tones in their collections. Vibrant emeralds, deep rusts and even an unexpected chocolate brown add a sophisticated new dimension to the season's...

GOING TO THE INSIDE MAN: NEIMAN'S JAMES GOLD RISES TO BERGDORF CEO.
May 4, 2004... NEW YORK -- Bergdorf Goodman may be a $350 million luxury machine on a roll, but that doesn't mean James Gold, its new president and chief executive officer, won't have his work cut out for him. On Monday, the Neiman Marcus Group Inc....

AZZARO'S NEW SILVER LINK.
May 4, 2004... LOS ANGELES -- Vanessa Seward, the chic 34-year-old designer of Loris Azzaro, showed off the house's renovated store in Paris three days before its debut on Monday -- and she was doing the preview from a studio here on Melrose Avenue with...

IN BRIEF: SLIM SAKS BIGGEST... HONOR FOR SCOTESE... HAROLD'S EXTRA CREDIT.
May 4, 2004... SLIM SAKS BIGGEST shareholder: Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim Helu reduced his holdings in Saks Inc. last year, but still finished fiscal 2003 as the retailer's biggest shareholder, according to the definitive proxy filed last...

CORRECTION.(Correction Notice)
May 4, 2004... Renee Zellweger wore a Cartier necklace at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute gala last week. Due to misinformation from the event's public relations, this was incorrect in a story on page 8, Wednesday.

CHARLES NOLAN'S PRIMARY COLORS.
May 4, 2004... NEW YORK -- Charles Nolan is a designer who's always worn his liberal politics on his sleeve, so it seems fitting that for his comeback collection he would take the grass-roots approach of his most recent mentor, former presidential candidate...

FASHION SCOOPS: IMAGE MAN... GREEKS BEARING GIFTS... THE FASHION SHOWDOWN.
May 4, 2004... IMAGE MAN: He may have retired from Switzerland's Richemont luxury group, but Alain-Dominique Perrin is hardly sitting still. Perrin has been named president of the planning committee for Paris' future photography and image collection in the...

SHOW GIRL.
May 4, 2004... NEW YORK -- Whether she likes to remember them or not, Elizabeth Berkley has had many a career milestone. Starring for four seasons as Jessie Spano, the overachieving class president, on "Saved by the Bell" was one. Thrashing around naked in...

FRIENDS INDEED.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... Allure editor in chief Linda Wells made the L.A. pilgrimage last weekend, holding her fifth annual fete on the Buffalo Club's patio. This year's affair -- while brimming with the usual starlets and young agents -- took on a more relaxed...

CHICS OF THE WEEK.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... As usual, sisters Victoria and Vanessa Traina stood out amid the San Francisco social swirl, appearing in Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel, respectively, at their mother Danielle Steel's Star Ball Saturday night at the Ritz-Carlton in San...

MATERIAL THINGS; AS MADONNA USED TO SING, "WE ARE LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD." AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ONE, WHERE A 72-YEAR-OLD JAPANESE TEXTILE ARTIST SHOWS OFF HIS OLD WORLD EDGE, A BRIDAL DESIGNER TAKES SPECIAL CARE WITH LACEWORK AND A FAUX-SUEDE FABRIC GOES FASHION-FORWARD.
May 4, 2004... Dream Weaver New York -- Design is in Jun-ichi Arai's blood. The 72-year-old Japanese textile artist was taught to weave as a young boy, and he has been creating fabrics for the past 50 years. A collection of his works is on display at...

CALVIN KLEIN DOUBLES UP WITH COATS.
May 4, 2004... NEW YORK -- Calvin Klein is going after the $4.4 billion retail outerwear business with a one-two punch. Through a new licensing deal with Marvin Richards, the company will introduce Calvin Klein Collection and Calvin Klein Coats this...

REMEMBERING A COLORFUL LIFE, FRIENDS PAY TRIBUTE TO ERNIE GRAF.(Obituary)
May 4, 2004... NEW YORK -- To a large degree, Ernie Graf's career mirrored his personal life, in that family and friends were the axis and adventure made the days spin. His admirers gathered Sunday at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue here to pay tribute...

THE FINER THINGS.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... NEW YORK -- Talk about barely there. Knits for spring 2005 are lighter than ever, with a selection of fine-gauge looks that are drapy and full of colors that include yellow, green, orange and the classic sweatshirt gray. Featured in an array...

QUOTA WATCH: SRI LANKA.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... Officials in the U.S. and Sri Lankan governments contend the Asian nation could be severely hurt by the World Trade Organization mandate to eliminate quotas on apparel and textiles at the start of 2005. With the quota limits off, China, and to...

DR. FRANK LAUNCHES MILD SKIN CARE LINE.(www.pfrankmd.com)
May 4, 2004... NEW YORK -- After years of referring patients to mild skin care brands such as Cetaphil, Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank has formulated his own gentle skin care line for his dermatological patients and beyond. The five-item skin care line avoids...

COLOR, PRINTS BOLD AT L.A. TEXTILE SHOW.
May 4, 2004... LOS ANGELES -- Vendors at last week's Los Angeles International Textile Show said strong fashion messages focused on bright colors and bold patterns and a growing regional apparel market helped deliver a slight uptick to fabric sales. ...

ESCADA UPBEAT ON COLLECTION FOLLOWING STRONG TRUNK SHOWS.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... NEW YORK -- Escada pulled in close to $3 million in pre-season orders following a series of trunk shows around the country last month, which company officials cited as a precursor to a turnaround for the company. At events in Escada...

RENE BURRI TAKES THE TOUGH SHOTS.(Book Review)
May 4, 2004... PARIS -- When he's at home in Paris, which isn't often these days between gallery openings, conferences and signings of his new book, photographer Rene Burri can usually be found at a small cafe near the Bastille. He receives mail there...

BLOOMINGDALE'S STAFFERS OK NEW CONTRACT.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... NEW YORK -- The workers at Bloomingdale's East 59th Street flagship have signed off on a new four-year contract. Their last agreement expired Saturday, and talks between management and Local Three of the Retail, Wholesale & Department...

MEMO PAD: L.A. FASHION... SELF PROMOTION... GROWING JUNGLE.
May 4, 2004... L.A. FASHION: Its hometown may claim the largest apparel industry and retail market in the nation, not to mention the birthplace of celebrity style mania, but the Los Angeles Times' commitment to fashion coverage has for decades been a struggle...

EVERLAST REPORTS STRONG SALES, LICENSING.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... NEW YORK -- Everlast Worldwide Inc. on Monday posted robust gains in income, sales and licensing revenue for the first quarter. In the three months ended March 31, net income rose to $187,695, or 6 cents a share, from $32,678, or 1 cent,...

KNIT GIRL.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- Take it easy. At times a casual touch is required, and when a cardigan may be too relaxed, a knit jacket is your best option. Designers are going for knits this fall in various patterns and shapes, offering versatility as well as...

TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE: J.LO TO FLY IN FOR MOSCOW OPENING.
May 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- J.Lo does Moscow. In what could be the ultimate personal appearance -- at least in the burgeoning Russian market for Western designers -- Jennifer Lopez will jet (no doubt privately) into Moscow for Memorial Day weekend to...

LENZING TEAMS UP WITH TENCEL.
May 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- In another case of consolidation in the fiber business, Lenzing AG and Tencel, two companies that spent much of the mid-Nineties bickering over the rights to produce lyocell fiber, joined forces Tuesday. Lenzing's purchase of...

IN BRIEF: MORE OVERTIME...SALES TAX DELAY...ME AND MY LEVI'S.
May 5, 2004... MORE OVERTIME: The Senate voted 52 to 47 Tuesday to change overtime pay regulations recently issued by the Bush administration, which critics allege are antiworker. In the changes, the administration would be barred from revising the list of...

A NEW SCENT FROM PARIS: HILTON IN FRAGRANCE DEAL.
May 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- Paris Hilton is adopting yet another role -- that of fragrance creator. Fresh from nabbing a high-profile advertising deal with Guess, the hotel heiress has signed a letter of intent with Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Parlux...

ADVANCE CREATES BRIDAL GROUP AT FAIRCHILD.
May 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- Bride's, Modern Bride and Modern Bride Connections will move under the Fairchild Publications umbrella as part of a restructuring within parent company Advance Publications Inc. The bridal titles, previously part of Conde...

THE KNITTING FACTORY.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- What kind of sweater girl are you? Tie-dye? Fair Isle? Argyle? Well, whichever one it is, designers are showing plenty of versions of your type of pattern for fall. Here, a roundup of great knits.

VIRTUAL STORE: FASTER TURNS, MORE STYLE.
May 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- Just half a block from the hustle and bustle of Fifth Avenue's toniest stores is a gracious 1872 town house that serves as the headquarters for the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising. The location couldn't be a more appropriate...

BUYERS BUOYANT AT MODA, D&A.
May 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- Shoppers seem to be loosening their purse strings, putting retailers in a better mood to buy at the Moda Manhattan and D&A Annex trade shows here this week. Moda, which ended its three-day run Tuesday at the Jacob K. Javits...

CLAIBORNE'S NATURAL RESOURCES.
May 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- Discovering talent in a field of more than 500 design and merchandising employees could be like finding a needle in a stack of fabric samples, but Liz Claiborne claims to have done just that. The company's first design...

AMERICAN APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION: FROM CEOS TO AUTHENTIC HOTTIES.
May 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- If anything can change the "image" of an awards event, it's bringing in a throng of celebrities. The American Apparel & Footwear Association's annual American Image Awards Monday night, normally a serious black-tie affair at...

GUCCI GROUP PREDICTS GAINS, BUT AT A COST.
May 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- Gucci Group N.V. said it can grow its operating profits by more than 20 percent in each of the next two fiscal years, but those gains will be driven predominantly by slashing costs. Gucci forecast a 21.2 percent increase in...

A-LIST BOOSTS OTIS SCHOOL.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2004... LOS ANGELES -- Students from the Otis School of Fashion here paraded party dresses, streetwear and geometric swimsuits during their annual benefit gala Saturday night, giving many of this city's established designers a run for their talent....

ROSS STYLES LAUNCH.
May 5, 2004... LOS ANGELES -- Tracey Ross -- whose signature boutique at Sunset Plaza here is as much a magnet for local celebrity clotheshorses, such as Selma Blair and Eve, as it is the international shopping set -- is taking the first steps to turning...

WEST WATCH: SHOE-IN.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2004... Hollywould designer Holly Dunlap is adding a third feather to her retail cap by giving her $4 million handbag and footwear business a door on Hollywood Boulevard. With freestanding stores in New York's NoLIta and Palm Beach, Fla.,...

FIN.PART'S FACCHINI RESIGNS.
May 5, 2004... MILAN -- Gianluigi Facchini has resigned as the chief executive officer of Fin.part, officially ending his reign at the multibrand group he built. Last year Facchini stepped down as the company's chairman, but retained his ceo status....

POLO RALPH LAUREN SETS HOME TEAM.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2004... NEW YORK -- Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. named a team at its Ralph Lauren Home division, including the recruitment of Barbara Deichman from rival Calvin Klein Inc. as its new president. Deichman, who was senior vice president at Calvin Klein...

SUZY: PENELOPE CRUZ TURNS 30...DISHING WITH SEAN CONNERY...A NIGHT WITH THE BASSES.
May 5, 2004... Tom Cruise brightened Penelope Cruz's 30th birthday party last week when he called her and sang a few bars of the same song all of you hear on your natal day, but don't read too much into this. Their love affair is over and out but their...

SMART THINKING.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- The collegiate look of the early Seventies was clearly on the minds of designers for fall. Hearty plaid jackets, nubby knits and fine-wale corduroy all bring to mind the bohemian chic of Ali MacGraw in "Love Story." Here, for...

FIELD'S DAY APPROACHES: THE BIDDING KICKS OFF FOR FAMED RETAIL CHAIN.
May 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- The books are out on Marshall Field's and Mervyn's and the bidding has begun. Target Corp. will take preliminary offers on its Field's and Mervyn's divisions, with first bids said to be due Monday. This raises the possibility...

IN BRIEF: AGOA3 PASSES COMMITTEE...COSTS HIT BERNARD...RETAIL PULLS J. JILL.
May 6, 2004... AGOA3 PASSES COMMITTEE: A measure to extend apparel duty-dropping benefits for the poorest sub-Saharan African countries cleared the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday by a voice vote. The measure would extend through 2007 permission for...

CORRECTION.(Correction Notice)
May 6, 2004... Rolex's Cosmograph Daytona watch has yellow sapphires on the bezel. The information was incorrect in a story on page 8, Monday.

LVMH PAYS KARAN $43.8M TO RAISE STAKE IN DKI TO 98%.
May 6, 2004... PARIS -- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton is tightening its grip on Donna Karan International -- and enriching the designer with fresh millions. The French luxury giant paid Karan $43.8 million during the first quarter of 2004 to...

CHADEN EYEING GLOBAL GROWTH FOR SARA LEE BRANDED APPAREL.(Interview)
May 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- Lee A. Chaden, the new chief executive officer of Sara Lee Branded Apparel, said he is poised to grow the $6.4 billion division over the next several years in the global arena. In a telephone interview from Sara Lee's...

MIZRAHI GETS FUR LICENSE.
May 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- Not one to miss an opportunity, the ever-present Isaac Mizrahi has added fur to his portfolio. Through a licensing deal with Alixandre Furs, a company he has worked with informally off and on for the past 25 years, the...

FASHION SCOOPS: ROCK THE BOAT...POWER OF THE PEN...LOOKING EAST.
May 6, 2004... ROCK THE BOAT: Just call him Captain Cavalli. Sources in Europe said the Italian designer Roberto Cavalli is buying himself a very expensive new toy: a 40-meter, custom-made yacht. Cavalli could not be reached for comment, but it is understood...

DO YOU LIKE MY HAT.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2004... Do You Like My Hat?: The ladies arrived at the Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon for the Central Park Conservancy Wednesday wearing their Eric Javits best, though some, of course, chose to construct their own headwear. Others decided not to...

MANUAL OF STYLE.(Book Review)
May 6, 2004... Sitting next to publisher Prosper Assouline at a charity benefit two years ago proved fortuitous for social fixture Bettina Zilkha. Assouline was so impressed with his French-speaking dinner date that he offered her a job in his office, which...

DEVIL'S ADVOCATE.(Movie Review)
May 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- Anika Poitier has taken a running gag about a fake rock band and turned it into a mockumentary. No, it isn't "This is Spinal Tap." But that film, along with the documentary "American Movie," served as inspiration for...

BROADWAY BIRDIE.(Interview)
May 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- It's a dream come true for a chorus girl -- in the ensemble one day and headlining a show the next. Jessica Grove, 22, a member of the "Thoroughly Modern Millie" chorus since the show opened in 2002, gets a chance at...

VARSITY RAGS.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- You don't need a Radcliffe degree to see that the old-school standard of a sweater and cords still looks fresh. This season, belted knits are cut shorter, zippers lie off-center and cords are cropped, cuffed and tiered. Remember,...

HERMES NAMES ELLENA AS IN-HOUSE PERFUMER.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2004... PARIS -- In a bold move that harkens to fragrance days of yore, Hermes International has appointed Jean-Claude Ellena as its first in-house perfumer. Starting June 7, Ellena will oversee the brand's olfactive creations exclusively and...

COLORFUL MIX EXPECTED TO BOOST COMPS.
May 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- Thanks to colorful fashion, retailers are expected to post robust April comparable-store sales gains this today. Analysts said retailers -- particularly in the specialty and department store channels -- are benefiting from...

ESQUIRE LEADS AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS WINNERS.
May 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- Esquire was the big winner at this year's National Magazine Awards, sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors and held Wednesday at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel here. Esquire editor in chief David Granger accepted...

ADIDAS NET RISES 41.1% IN QTR.
May 6, 2004... BERLIN -- Due to strong first-quarter profits, Adidas-Salomon expects full-year net earnings to grow 10 to 15 percent in 2004. For the period ended March 31, the company posted net income that soared 41.1 percent to 72 million euros from...

MEMO PAD: NO BASH FOR MR. BIG.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2004... It seems Ron Galotti doesn't want a star-studded send-off after all. The former GQ publisher, who's starting a new life as a gentleman farmer in Vermont, asked Tina Brown to cancel the farewell party she was planning to throw May 19. The two...

HARLOW'S NEW GLAMOUR.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2004... Ron Gelfuso, co-founder of Mavi Jeans U.S., is launching Harlow Jeans for fall retailing. The new line is based on his appreciation for old Hollywood glamour and extensive knowledge of the denim market. Gelfuso, who sold his stake in Mavi...