Tuesday, September 05, 2006

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Tuesday, September 05, 2006
TODAY'S TOP STORIES
A New Apparel Giant: $4.5B Hanesbrands To Make NYSE Debut
The newly created Hanesbrands Inc. will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday.
VF Deal Will Boost Presence in India
VF Corp. has forged a venture with India's Arvind Mills Ltd., enabling the apparel giant to further expand its brands in India.
Armani Net Jumps 22.7% for 2005
Giorgio Armani SpA's annual report shows its net profit for the year ended Dec. 31 spiked 22.7 percent to $193 million.

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BEAUTY REPORT
Beauty Beat: Kiehl's Names L'Oreal Vet General Manager
Rob Robillard, current senior vice president of marketing for L'Oreal Paris, is moving over to Kiehl's as general manager.

GENERAL
Coming This Week
A look at the coming week's events.
In Brief: Levi's Goes To School ... BCBG Departure
A brief look at some of the day's stories.

FASHION
Fashion Scoops: Material Guy ... The Heidi Life ... Zoe-Topia ...
Not only did Jean Paul Gaultier design the costumes for Madonna's "Confessions" tour, he's quite possibly one of the pop star's most devoted fans.

ACCESSORIES REPORT
Tiffany Unwraps Its Refreshed Look
After years of encasing customers' purchases in its iconic blue boxes, Tiffany & Co. is giving itself a present.

READY-TO-WEAR REPORT
Hannant Takes Two
Douglas Hannant will launch a secondary collection this spring called Douglas Hannant Insignia.
Petrou Launching Line, Madison Avenue Store
Leafing through a book looking for inspiration, Nicolas Petrou could not get past a 1920 illustration of one of Paul Poiret's creations.
Market Basket: Miller To Dress Dots
Nicole Miller will be helping Dotster Inc., a Vancouver, Wash.-based domain registration provider, dress up its new team of female ambassadors, the Dotster Dots.
Moschino Spruces Up at Bergdorf Goodman
Moschino has a new home at Bergdorf Goodman.

TEXTILE & TRADE REPORT
Unica Back at Milan Fairgrounds
Organizers of the Milano Unica textile fair are hoping a change of location back to Milan's city fairgrounds will attract more international visitors for its third edition.
Apparel Producers, Retailers Trim Jobs
U.S. apparel and textile producers cut a seasonally adjusted 4,100 jobs in August, as retailers reduced payrolls.
China's Cotton Use Soars in '05
Robust growth, rapid industrialization and the elimination of global quotas for textiles and apparel enabled China to increase its share of global consumption of cotton.
U.S. Impedes Brazil Request Concerning Cotton Subsidies
The U.S. on Friday blocked a request by Brazil in the World Trade Organization in the dispute between the two countries over American cotton subsidies.

MEDIA/ADVERTISING
Memo Pad: Glamorous Ride ... Real Woman ... Lori Lands ...
Forget Town Cars this fashion season -- sort of. Glamour magazine and DKNY Jeans have chartered a more stylish ride to shuttle celebrities to and from the Bryant Park tents during the shows.
Penney's Hires Ad Agency
J.C. Penney Co. Inc., seeking to forge a "love" connection with customers, is taking its $1.2 billion annual advertising business to Publicis Groupe's Saatchi & Saatchi.

WWD EXECTECH
Young Designers Build Business Networks on MySpace
MySpace.com is luring small, ambitious fashion companies seeking to promote their brands directly to young Internet surfers.

RETAIL
Oscar de la Renta to Open Unit at NorthPark
Oscar de la Renta is moving into the Lone Star State, upping his number of freestanding stores to five.

FINANCIAL
Adidas Group Buys Out Korean Subsidiary
In the latest move to buy out its partners in key global markets, the Adidas Group has assumed full ownership of Adidas Korea Ltd., its brand subsidiary in Korea.

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