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Thursday, November 30, 2006
TODAY'S TOP STORIES
No Longer a Little Lam: Tod's to Name Designer As Its Creative Director
Derek Lam and Tod's are taking their partnership to a new level.
Hits for the Holidays
Women's apparel this fall has been all about knits, dresses, and to spice it up, knit dresses. Those trends continue into holiday, adding festive red and velour into the mix.
Fashion Scoops: Miller's Sister Act... Hot Dam
Sienna Miller has turned from fashion plate to fashion designer. The actress has teamed up with her designer-sister Savannah Miller to create an 80-piece line, called Twenty8Twelve.

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DENIM REPORT
True Religion Opens Doors
True Religion is charging into the holiday season with ribbon cuttings at retail locations in two trendy shopping districts: Los Angeles' Robertson Boulevard and New York's SoHo.
Berlin's Denim District
For a short street, Neue Schonhauser Strasse in Berlin has a lot of denim labels.
Sixty Steps Up U.S. Retail
The denim and sportswear company Sixty has hit the accelerator on its retail strategy, launching three stores in the Southwest.

RETAIL
Tiffany, Key Retailers Gain Holiday Momentum
With the bulk of the holiday shopping season ahead, retailers have reason for some optimism.
San Diego Looks to Block Big Boxes
San Diego has become the latest U.S. city seeking to restrict development by Wal-Mart and other big-box retailers.
Piazza Sempione Steps Out With Retail
Piazza Sempione, the Milan-based fashion house known for understated style and fabric innovation, is raising its profile with a push into retailing.

FASHION
Dallas and Atlanta Marts Conflict on Show Dates
Two of the apparel industry's biggest regional market centers, Dallas and Atlanta, are colliding over trade show schedules.

GENERAL
In Brief: Hilfiger Wins GQ Award... Quiksilver in Mexico... Manic Mondays
Tommy Hilfiger was honored Monday night as Designer of the Year at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in Madrid.

THE WWD LIST
In Their Sites
The power of a fashion brand can easily be seen on the runway, but can that same power be captured online?

FINANCIAL
Fed Reports Increase in Consumer Spending
Stores across much of the country have a glimmer of hope for a December holiday surge after the Federal Reserve's Beige Book report, released Wednesday, showed an overall increase in consumer spending in October and early November.
Sportswear Firm Sells Stake, Preps for Growth
Steve & Barry's University Sportswear, one of the fastest-growing U.S. retailers, said Wednesday that it sold a minority stake to TA Associates, a buyout and private equity firm.

EYE
Heir Apparent
On a crisp fall day, Stephen Burlingham wanders casually through the Metropolitan Museum's sunlit American Wing.
Holiday Inn
British fashion designer-cum-restaurateur Pablo Flack knows there's nothing like a seasonal trend to get the fashion set's blood pumping, so he's out to serve them a holiday sensation.
Eye Scoop: Holiday Cheer
Just the thought of decorating their own homes for the holidays, or finding the right decorator to do it for them, is enough to exhaust many of Park Avenue's poshest ladies.
On the Rocks
Talk about breaking the ice. If the creators of the George V's new bar made of the stuff have their way, the frozen environment will create some serious heat among its patrons.

BEAUTY REPORT

MEDIA/ADVERTISING
Memo Pad: Family Ties... Building a Web... Toys for Bigger Boys
Mary Berner is likely to be the next chief executive officer of Reader's Digest Association, a probability that has become one of the worst-kept secrets in the media world.

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