WWD articles from September 2008

WWD archives from September 2008

WWD TUESDAY.
September 30, 2008... WWD TUESDAY Women's Wear Daily acents The Retailers' Daily Newspaper acents September 30, 2008 acents $2.00 Ready-to-Wear/Textiles CAPTION(S): Happy Talk John Galliano's spring collection for Christian Dior was inspired by Tribal...

A Dire Day For Retail: Stocks In Record Fall As Bailout Collapses.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Evan Clark With contributions from Vicki M. Young, Kristi Ellis, Liza Casabona and Arnold J. Karr A Dire Day for Retail: Stocks in Record Fall As Bailout Collapses Things went from bad to worse for retailing and the financial world...

Claiborne Shaking Up Mexx Exec Team.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Whitney Beckett Claiborne Shaking Up Mexx Exec Team Liz Claiborne Inc.'s "Problem Child" is getting new guardians to whip the retailer into shape. To turn around Mexx's troubled European business, Claiborne is shaking up the $1...

Foot Locker Buys CCS Brand From Delia's.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Vicki M. Young Foot Locker Buys CCS Brand From Delia's Teen retailer delia's has inked a deal to sell its CCS brand to Foot Locker Inc. for $102 million in cash. CCS is a direct-to-consumer retailer that sells skateboards and...

Nexcen Sells Waverly Brands To Iconix.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Vicki M. Young NexCen Sells Waverly Brands to Iconix ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO. With the agreement to sell its Waverly Brands home furnishings operation to Iconix Brand Group Inc. for $26 million in cash, plus the assumption of...

Daily Quote.
September 30, 2008... DAILY QUOTE "It's a difficult business environment across the board, all the way from luxury to mass. I don't see any bright spots. This is the most difficult environment I have ever seen." Neil Cole, chairman, chief executive officer and...

Today On WWD.COM.
September 30, 2008... TODAY ON WWD.COM Featured images from the Paris collections Up-to-the-minute coverage of Paris Fashion Week, with reviews and Fashion Scoops WWDTrend: One-shouldered dresses Daily stock prices MOST VIEWED Vuitton's New Bond......

Hussein Chalayan Hits The Mainstream.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Samantha Conti Hussein Chalayan Hits the Mainstream LONDON It's Hussein Chalayan's Hollywood moment. The designer, whose love of experimentation from dresses that double as chairs to long knits with built-in walking sticks...

Adam Lippes Shuffles Into Buffalo.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Julee Kaplan Adam Lippes Shuffles Into Buffalo ADAM LIPPES IS POPPING UP IN BUFFALO, N.Y. The contemporary sportswear designer will open his first pop-up store in his hometown of Buffalo on Oct. 10. Located at 5454 Main Street,...

Blahnik Honored By Walk Of Style.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Marcy Medina Blahnik Honored by Walk of Style BEVERLY HILLS Manolo Blahnik got star treatment here. Hundreds of fans gathered on the cobblestoned Via Rodeo, off Rodeo Drive, on Thursday night when the shoe designer was...

T.V. Guide.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Amanda FitzSimons T.V. Guide The fashion flock typically gets a late start when it comes to fall television, what with spring collections and the onslaught of autumn galas. But those who want to spend tonight on the couch need not...

The Diva Wears Mackie.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Nick Axelrod THE DIVA WEARS MACKIE Say the name Bob Mackie and most people think of cher. But Tina Turner also has a 30-plus-year relationship with the bedazzler to the stars. "No one does stage dressing the way Bob does. No one,"...

The Party Lines.
September 30, 2008... The Party Lines Let's celebrate. That seemed to be the message of two disparate collections: Christian Dior, where John Galliano went for fun, look-at-me clothes, and Maison Martin Margiela, as the designer marked 20 years in business with...

Fashion Scoops.
September 30, 2008... FASHION SCOOPS THE WHITE STUFF: Renzo Rosso slipped into the Maison Martin Margiela show Monday night and denied published reports that the Belgian designer would be hanging up his duct tape, scissors and white paint. "It's not true. It's a...

Transparency And Texture.
September 30, 2008... Transparency and Texture White looks laced with surface interest, fur coats inspired by confetti, sheer lace pieces and others with see-through panels were all part of Paris lineups. Undercover: Remember that old Gypsy Rose Lee song, "Let...

More From The Shows...
September 30, 2008... more from the shows... A.F. Vandevorst: Delightful variations on the white shirt, lingerie-inspired ensembles and granny fabrics in Tropicana shades tumbled together in An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx's playful spring collection, seen in...

Q & A: Bruno Pieter.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Katya Foreman Q & A BRUNO PIETER Today will see the Paris presentation of Bruno Pieters' second collection for Hugo, the edgy diffusion line of Hugo Boss. A graduate of Antwerp, Belgium's Royal Academy of Fine Arts,...

Guichot Steers A Burgeoning Balenciaga.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Miles Socha Guichot Steers a Burgeoning Balenciaga PARIS Good luck opening a fashion magazine this fall and not seeing one of Nicolas GhesquiA[umlaut]re's impeccably sculpted black dresses for Balenciaga splashed all over the...

Buyers Focus On Proven Product At PremiA[umlaut]re Vision.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Katya Foreman and Ellen Groves Buyers Focus on Proven Product at PremiA[umlaut]re Vision PARIS Designers shopping last week's PremiA[umlaut]re Vision textile fair played it safe with orders as they considered the global...

Texworld Feels Economy's Sting.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Robert Murphy Texworld Feels Economy's Sting PARIS Economic turmoil and a strike by transit workers did little to aid order writing at last week's Texworld fabric fair at Le Bourget exhibit halls here. Buyers attending the...

Dan Matthias Retires At Mothers Work.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Sharon Edelson Dan Matthias Retires at Mothers Work NEW YORK Mothers Work Inc. said Monday that Dan Matthias, who in 1982 cofounded the business with his wife, Rebecca, is retiring as chief executive officer today. Matthias,...

Lopez, The Beckhams At Macy's.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Julie Naughton Lopez, the Beckhams at Macy's It's clear from her personal appearance at Macy's Herald Square Monday that Jenny still has plenty of pull and fans on the block. Six years after launching her first fragrance,...

Erratic Market Affects Madison Ave. Shoppers.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Rosemary Feitelberg Erratic Market Affects Madison Ave. Shoppers As wall street's financial tremors keep rumbling, several Madison Avenue retailers are bracing themselves for what could be a long stretch of even more uncertain...

WWD Trend: Baring It All.
September 30, 2008... WWD TREND BARING IT ALL Forget cold shoulders. There's nothing chilly about spring's one-shoulder dresses. Rather, those asymmetric bare looks are as alluring as it gets. For more, see WWD.com. CAPTION(S): Catherine Malandrino ...

Gaining Access.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Katya Foreman Gaining Access PARIS Ready-to-wear may take center stage this week, but an intriguing range of accessories awaits visitors to Paris Fashion Week. Here's a look at some of the newest in the arena. ALL FIRED UP...

Fresh Ahr.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Jessica Iredale Fresh Ahr Jonathan Riss loves New York. "I'm crazy about this city," says the Paris-based Belgian designer of Jay Ahr, and he's working hard to make the feeling mutual. Bergdorf Goodman introduced Jay Ahr's easy...

Memo Pad.
September 30, 2008... MEMO PAD BAD NEWS ALL AROUND: Media companies, like everyone else, were hit hard Monday by the collapse in congressional efforts to pass the $700 billion bailout plan. Shares in News Corp., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, sank 9.6...

Taylor, Stone Speak Out At Macy's Fund-Raiser.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Anne Riley-Katz Taylor, Stone Speak Out at Macy's Fund-raiser SANTA MONICA, Calif. Elizabeth Taylor and Sharon Stone pushed back hard against the nation's economic travails at the Macy's Passport gala here. Taylor, the...

Industry Leaders Turn Up At Purses And Pursenalities.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Caroline Tell Industry Leaders Turn Up At Purses and Pursenalities It was an afternoon of shopping and eating for New York's lunching ladies, who came out to bid on their favorite handbags at the third annual Purses and...

Karstadt Parent Arcandor Invokes Share Sale.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Damien McGuinness Karstadt Parent Arcandor Invokes Share Sale BERLIN Troubled Arcandor AG, the parent company of the Karstadt department store chain, on Monday unveiled an emergency share sale in a move to avoid having to sell...

Rocker Brings Onstage Glamour To Jewelry.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Sophia Chabbott Rocker Brings Onstage Glamour to Jewelry Typically, when an actor or musician gets into the fashion business, it's when they've already achieved critical, or at least financial, acclaim. But Justin Tranter a lead...

Obituary: Sidney Garber, Fine Jeweler, 89.
September 30, 2008... Byline: David Moin OBITUARY Sidney Garber, Fine Jeweler, 89 Sidney Garber, a prominent Chicago-based fine jeweler, died Sept. 20 at his daughter's home in Wainscott, N.Y. He was 89. "He was a fanatic for quality and for value," said...

Jay-Z, Iconix Face Trademark Infringement Suit.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Matthew Lynch Jay-Z, Iconix Face Trademark Infringement Suit A Georgia-Based Apparel company has accused Jay-Z and Iconix Brand Group Inc. of trademark infringement over the use of the phrase "I will not lose." According to...

In Brief.
September 30, 2008... IN BRIEF SYMS LOSS NARROWS: Improved gross margins and a onetime real estate gain helped off-pricer Syms Corp. reduce its second-quarter losses. In the three months ended Aug. 30, the Secaucus, N.J.-based retailer had a net loss of $1.3...

WWD MONDAY.
September 29, 2008... WWD MONDAY Women's Wear Daily acents The Retailers' Daily Newspaper acents September 29, 2008 acents $2.00 Accessories/Innerwear/Legwear On WWD.COM Paris Fashion Week Shows, Parties, and Scoops CAPTION(S): Heavenly Creature ...

New Chapter At L&T: Hoffman Replaces Elfers In Revamp Of Exec Ranks.
September 29, 2008... Byline: David Moin New Chapter at L&T: Hoffman Replaces Elfers In Revamp of Exec Ranks A shake-up at Lord & Taylor has hit the top ranks and could spread further. On Friday, the company divulged that Jane Elfers, president and...

Investors Decry Dillard's Share Plan.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Evan Clark Investors Decry Dillard's Share Plan Activist investors are again challenging the Dillard's family this time trying to get Dillard's Inc.'s top executives to effectively relinquish their control over the board by selling...

Arcandor Stock Drops 27 Percent.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Melissa Drier Arcandor Stock Drops 27 Percent BERLIN The Arcandor AG debacle continued to deepen Friday, as the company's stock fell 27 percent in early trading after registering a similar decline Thursday. The stock has lost...

Out Today: WWD Scoop.
September 29, 2008... OUT TODAY WWD SCOOP The Fashion Diaries: New York Fashion Week's celebrity quotient. Girls of Fall. Sonia Rykiel's Left Bank. The $1 million car. Around and about in Brussels, Australia, Kyoto, Brazil and Monte Carlo.

Coming This Week.
September 29, 2008... COMING THIS WEEK MONDAY: Paris Ready-to-Wear Shows continue (through Sunday). TUESDAY: The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for September. THURSDAY: Rendez-Vous Femme, Tranoi Femme, Vendome Luxury Trade Show and...

Correction.(Correction notice)
September 29, 2008... CORRECTION Gwyneth Paltrow will be the face for the Tod's advertising through spring 2009. The time frame was incorrect in an item on page 12, Friday.

Daily Quote.
September 29, 2008... DAILY QUOTE "We have assembled four of the hottest executives in North America in the last 60 days Jeff Sherman, Bonnie Brooks, Mark Foote and Brendan Hoffman." Richard Baker, NRDC Equity Partners. Page One.

Today On WWD.COM.
September 29, 2008... TODAY ON WWD.COM Up-to-the-minute coverage of Paris Fashion Week WWDTrend: one-shouldered dresses and tops Global breaking news Videos from Milan CAPTION(S): Marc by Marc Jacobs

Cinderella Man.
September 29, 2008... Cinderella Man Domenico Dolce 's 50th birthday party in Milan Thursday night was never intended to be a subdued affair, hence the procession of horse-drawn carriages. After a dinner at Dolce & Gabbana's restaurant, Gold, attended by...

Fashion Playlist.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Rachel Mascetta FASHION PLAYLIST The Milan shows broke the musical mold this season, bypassing the techno soundtracks and blasts of the hit-of-the-season that are typically played on many a runway. Instead, a return to disco and...

Saint Laurent, BergA[c] Collection Headed To The Auction Block.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Ellen Groves Saint Laurent, BergA[c] Collection Headed to the Auction Block PARIS From Art Deco furniture by Eileen Gray to bronze animal heads that once adorned the fountain at the palace of China's Emperor Qianlong, the...

CFDA Teams With Plaza Retail For FTBC.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Marc Karimzadeh CFDA Teams With Plaza Retail for FTBC NEW YORK Fashion Targets Breast Cancer has a few things up its sleeve in time for October, the designated Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Council of Fashion Designers...

Memo Pad.
September 29, 2008... MEMO PAD THE NEW BARBARIANS: The Wall Street crisis makes for good copy, both in newspapers and relatively soon, it appears, in hardback. The New York Observer reported a handful of books about the economic crisis were sold under the Penguin...

Go With The Flou.
September 29, 2008... Go With the Flou Nina Ricci: Audacity takes many forms, especially in the world of Paris fashion. Take that most mild-mannered of designers, Nina Ricci's Olivier Theyskens, his work known for its gentility and brooding romance. As Theyskens...

Fashion Scoops.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Katya Foreman, Ellen Groves and Natasha Montrose FASHION SCOOPS LIGHTS, CAMERA, FASHION: Filmmaker and writer Sofia Coppola confirmed she has directed the latest advert for Parfums Christian Dior's Miss Dior ChA[c]rie fragrance....

Time After Time.
September 29, 2008... Time After Time As the Paris collections began, designers toyed with eras and genres with an insouciant ease. Futuristic versions of Elizabethan collars, hologram-like colors, Eighties rocker chic and that hardy perennial, Goth, all came into...

Tiny Trenches, Plaid Skirts: Burberry Opens Retail For Kids.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Julee Kaplan Tiny Trenches, Plaid Skirts: Burberry Opens Retail for Kids Burberry is getting serious about its children's wear. The London-based luxury firm plans to grow its retail presence this year with the opening of its...

Going Cuckoo For Coco Bonbons.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Cecily Hall Going Cuckoo for Coco Bonbons It's clear that at Coco Bonbons, kids have a say, too. Founder Coco Kyriopoulos launched the Nashville-based brand's collection in stores in fall 2006. But Kyriopoulos, who received an...

Jacadi Finds An Uptown Flagship.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Julee Kaplan Jacadi Finds an Uptown Flagship When Paris-based children's wear firm Jacadi opened its 27th U.S. store, a New York flagship, this month, executives kept their fingers crossed. "Back-to-school has been excellent and...

Children's Wear Report.
September 29, 2008... Children's Wear Report $35 billion AMOUNT OF CHILDREN'S WEAR (INFANTS', TODDLERS', GIRLS' AND BOYS' APPAREL) SOLD IN THE U.S. IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS ENDED JULY. SOURCE: THE NPD GROUP

Hall Named Stage Stores CEO.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Arnold J. Karr Hall Named Stage Stores CEO Andrew Hall, president and chief operating officer of Houston-based Stage Stores Inc., is to succeed Jim Scarborough as chief executive officer of the retail company on Nov. 3. ...

Weekly Stocks.
September 29, 2008... WEEKLY STOCKS 52-Week***************VOLUME*****AMT High*****Low*****Companies*****P/E**********Last*****Change 85.77*****39.17*****Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF)*****7.5*****19403267*****38.85*****-5.25 29.00*****21.17*****Acadia...

Industry Anxious Amid Deepening Credit Crunch.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Evan Clark With contributions from Vicki M. Young, Liza Casabona and Arnold J. Karr Industry Anxious Amid Deepening Credit Crunch Wall Street's credit nightmare made all the more vivid last week by the on-again, off-again...

Southeast Retail Deals With Gas Shortage.
September 29, 2008... Byline: Georgia Lee and Elizabeth Thurman Southeast Retail Deals With Gas Shortage ATLANTA As if the litany of U.S. economic woes wasn't bad enough, retailers in parts of the Southeast are dealing with gas shortages worsened by panic...

WWD FRIDAY.
September 26, 2008... WWD FRIDAY Beauty Women's Wear Daily acents The Retailers' Daily Newspaper acents September 26, 2008 acents $2.00 MILAN spring '09 On WWD.COM Full Coverage: Milan Fashion Week Shows, Parties, and Scoops CAPTION(S): Sweet...

Ugly Shade Of Beauty: Outlook Turns Gloomy As The Jitters Spread.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Julie Naughton and Matthew W. Evans With contributions from Michelle Edgar Ugly Shade of Beauty: Outlook Turns Gloomy As the Jitters Spread Beauty is treading a slippery slope. With a financial maelstrom raging on Wall Street,...

Greenfield Pulling Back At Scoop.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Sharon Edelson Greenfield Pulling Back at Scoop NEW YORK Stefani Greenfield, the hands-on co-founder and creative director of Scoop, is stepping away from her day-to-day role in the business to concentrate on launching a...

Bergdorf's Main-Floor Makeover.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Sophia Chabbott Bergdorf's Main-Floor Makeover NEW YORK Bergdorf Goodman is maximizing its main-floor potential. The luxury specialty store, which had a 9.1 percent increase in sales to $579.7 million this year, will mark the...

Daily Quote.
September 26, 2008... DAILY QUOTE "I've gone from giving the film to someone to develop it, to digital photography and now video. That's been the real transformation of fashion journalism. And then there's the whole blogosphere, and the idea that everyone can be a...

Today On WWD.COM.
September 26, 2008... TODAY ON WWD.COM Up-to-the-minute coverage of Milan Fashion Week, with reviews and Fashion Scoops Videos of key shows, including Armani and Burberry Featured images from Milan Global breaking news CAPTION(S): Before Fendi

Jam Session.
September 26, 2008... Jam Session Dolce & Gabbana: So, in hard times do you opt for discretion or go for broke? Make that Baroque, and directed at Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the question is rhetorical. On Thursday, the two staged a Dolce & Gabbana...

Fashion Scoops.
September 26, 2008... FASHION SCOOPS ALL IN THE FAMILY: The financial storm may be raging, but Dolce & Gabbana Srl isn't getting wet. The Italian fashion house, which operates the Dolce & Gabbana and D&G brands, said at a press conference Thursday that...

Daring Notions.
September 26, 2008... Daring Notions There's plenty to be said for taking fashion risks. Donatella Versace played with geometry at Versace, while Karl Lagerfeld worked a transparent theme at Fendi. Versace: Who says sexy girls can't be "mathletes"? Not...

The Shapes Of Things.
September 26, 2008... The Shapes of Things Whether the looks were sharp, angular, poufed or tiered, designers delivered expertly cut pieces in striking silhouettes. Max Mara: The first look out of the gate at Max Mara was a simple, languid white jumpsuit so on...

Star Search.
September 26, 2008... Star Search Who Is On Next?: Three years into its run, Vogue Italia and Alta Roma's emerging-talent competition has yet to spotlight talent like that of first-season winners Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi. This year's closest comparison...

More From The Shows...
September 26, 2008... more from the shows... Les Copains: For his debut at Les Copains, Albino D'Amato went beyond the house's sporty knits, adding flirty silk knit miniskirts and dainty dresses with thick grosgrain belts and plenty of dangling plastic beads a...

Tour De France.
September 26, 2008... Tour de France Paris designers put the finishing touches on their collections, which kick off Saturday. CAPTION(S): Lacroix's funny bones. Sonia Rykiel's souvenir chic. Black in fashion chez Rick Owens. No time to waist at...

Expanding Ralph Lauren Hits Paris.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Robert Murphy Expanding Ralph Lauren Hits Paris PARIS Ralph Lauren now has a hA[acute accent]tel particulier . Adding another prime site to the company's continued international expansion program, the firm today will...

Gn Raises The Bar With Atelier.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Robert Murphy Gn Raises the Bar With Atelier Known for his attention to detail and dedication to luxury, Andrew Gn knew it was just a matter of time before he elevated his designs to the next level and introduced a full-scale...

Q & A: Gareth Pugh.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Katya Foreman Q & A GARETH PUGH PARIS Garbage bag coats, safety-pin dresses and a stole crafted from red-eyed white mink mice are just some of the outrA[c] handiwork dished up by underground British designer Gareth Pugh...

Scott's Originals.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Sarah Haight Scott's Originals Adidas activewear is getting a shot of punk flash, courtesy of Jeremy Scott. The American designer, who will show his namesake collection in Paris on Sept. 30, has signed a multiseason deal with the...

Recession Resistant? Wall Street Sees Rough Road Ahead.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Molly Prior Recession Resistant? Wall Street Sees Rough Road Ahead This holiday, beauty firms will do what many wall street analysts have done since the start of the financial crisis: hunker down and hope for the best. Most...

Mass Firms Prep For Challenges.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Faye Brookman and Andrea Nagel Mass Firms Prep for Challenges The numbers might forecast dismal sales, but mass merchants are clinging to the premise that, in this economy, people might drive less, trade down and, therefore, shop...

Roos, Von Furstenberg Join Forces.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Pete Born Roos, von Furstenberg Join Forces PARIS Chantal Roos, the retired president of YSL BeautA[c], is back in business, with her own beauty product development firm, called Chantal Roos et AssociA[c]s. And Roos has...

Gala Honors Sephora's Suliteanu.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Julie Naughton Gala Honors Sephora's Suliteanu Given the fact the point of the evening was skin cancer prevention, there was a certain cheeky charm in David Suliteanu's acceptance speech at the Skin Sense Awards, held Tuesday...

Paris Hilton Adds Fairy Dust To Market.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Pete Born Paris Hilton Adds Fairy Dust to Market Paris Hilton is launching her fifth women's fragrance, called Fairy Dust, and her licensee, Parlux Fragrances Inc., hopes the tabloid princess will add a pinch of magic to the...

Maybelline's Sleek Touch.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Andrea Nagel Maybelline's Sleek Touch Maybelline New York is looking to do to lashes what they believe stilettos do for legs. That is, offer lengthening as the utmost benefit in their latest mascara, Lash Stiletto. The new...

Dove Entering North American Spa Biz.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Rachel Brown Dove Entering North American Spa Biz Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign is going brick-and-mortar in North America with the introduction of Dove Spa in Canada next month. The first Dove Spa is slated to open on Oct. 15...

Skin Care For Every Man.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Matthew W. Evans Skin Care for Every Man Men's personal care brand Every Man Jack, which is carried exclusively at Target Corp. stores, is looking to boost its skin care business with the introduction of an antiacne line. The...