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del.icio.us fashion links for 2008-06-10
Burberry Banks on Shoes
Burberry Banks on Shoes ELISA ANNISS June 09, 2008 LONDON — Burberry is bullish about its footwear business. During a recent shareholder presentation, CEO Angela Ahrendts said the fashion house plans to significantly expand its shoe business, which coul
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British Investor Buys Cox
British Investor Buys Cox ELISA ANNISS June 09, 2008 [...]
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WWD.com Fashion news, retail news, beauty news and more from Women’s Wear Daily
May brought pleasant surprises for a number of leading retailers, including the world’s largest, while others struggled or failed to produce positive same-store results. Leading the way, and topping analysts’ expectations, was retail giant Wal-Mart St
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Wal-Mart apparel to focus on ‘mainstream [...]
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WWD.com Fashion news, retail news, beauty news and more from Women’s Wear Daily
PARIS — Hermès International scored a court victory Wednesday against eBay for selling counterfeit luxury goods. Quoting a judgment from France’s Tribunal de Grande Instance in Troyes, Hermès said eBay, plus the individual seller, had “committed acts
(tags: fashion+news hermes ebay)
NRF: Organized Crime Takes [...]
del.icio.us fashion links for 2008-06-05
reportonbusiness.com: Reitmans ekes out profit growth
A strong dollar and tight inventory management allowed Reitmans (Canada) Ltd. to post a marginal profit increase in the first-quarter of 2008, despite a “challenging retail environment” caused by poor weather, reduced customer traffic and lower consum
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del.icio.us fashion links for 2008-06-03
Yves Saint Laurent Dies at 71
Yves is gone. Yves Saint Laurent, one of the greatest fashion designers in history, died at his home in Paris late Sunday at 71 after a long, undisclosed illness. He had been bedridden recently and friends said in the last week he had been unable to eat o
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del.icio.us fashion links for 2008-05-29
WWD.com Fashion news, retail news, beauty news and more from Women’s Wear Daily
Coach Inc. on Wednesday acquired the Coach retail businesses in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China from its distributor, the ImagineX Group, which has owned the operations since 2003. The move gives Coach control of its distribution in the region, which
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del.icio.us fashion links for 2008-05-28
Sex, the City & Patricia Field - washingtonpost.com
The Offbeat Store Owner Dresses Carrie & Co. for the Big Screen
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The Flamboyance of Simplicity - washingtonpost.com
It’s hard to look at the women from the polygamist compound in Texas and not be stopped by their studiously constructed appearance. Like a lot of people, they have [...]
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Iconic fashion designer subject of major art show
MONTREAL–At what point does a simple piece of fabric become a work of art? The short answer is when it lands in the right hands, but the curators of a groundbreaking new exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts are conducting a deeper exploration of
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del.icio.us fashion links for 2008-05-24
Bring on the dancing girl - Telegraph
When she was discovered at 14, Coco Rocha was far more interested in Irish dancing than international modelling. But the persistence of the agencies paid off - and now she is well-established as one of the hottest new supermodels. Interview by Georgia Deh
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the Fashion Spot - Polyester is the New Name in Paris Fashion (WSJ Story)
Gasp! Polyester Is the New Name In Paris Fashion Silky Synthetics Pass The Test for Armani; Marcia Brady’s Nightmare By RACHEL DODES and CHRISTINA PASSARIELLO It has been more than three decades since “The Brady Bunch” went off the air. But the [...]
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Perfume makers pin their hopes on China - International Herald Tribune
One of the fastest-growing consumer products in China is a nonessential Western luxury good that the Chinese have historically never bought and that has virtually no Chinese cultural roots: perfume. With sales in much of the rest of the world slowing or d
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del.icio.us fashion links for 2008-05-14
Top 50 Icons
For designers, history really is in the making. Throughout the decades, brands have established iconic styles and returned to them season after season — albeit with some tiny tweaks. Here, Footwear News presents a sampling of the 50 classic shoes that h
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Logo Suit Makes Waves
NEW YORK — Shoe companies defending themselves from [...]
