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Tuesday, December 26, 2006 TODAY'S TOP STORIES A Bumpy Holiday Ride: This Week Seen as Key to Saving Season Retailers hope this week will remedy their holiday blahs. Two big surges - Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve weekends - failed to offset thin traffic and lackluster sales in the dog days between. As a result, this week will be crucial for merchants as they seek to salvage the overall holiday period. Italy Pushes for Summit on Models Italy is looking for international consensus on its plan to issue licenses to fashion models who meet an age and health standard. Versace Boosts Ad Budget for Spring Versace, supporting its retail expansion in China, has increased its spring-summer 2007 advertising budget by 15 percent to 20 percent on a global basis. _________________________________________________ Fashion Director NY based retailer needs a Fashion Director. Position will help define brand, trend forecasting, design concepts and product development, shop market, style outfits. Salary up to 175K. Apply at wwd@24seveninc.com _________________________________________________ FASHION Fashion Scoops: Stutz Sale... Topshop Exit... Royal Web Geraldine Stutz is perhaps best remembered for discovering young designers and pioneering retail concepts. Fewer people know how Stutz, who was president of Henri Bendel for 29 years, lived at home, but that will change next month. Burberry's Twist on London Line Burberry is showing and selling its London line this month, packed with neat suits, wool jersey dresses and strict silhouettes with a quirky feminine twist for fall 2007. Shanghai Lingerie Ramps Up in Size In its sophomore installment last month, the number of exhibitors at the Shanghai Mode Lingerie Fair increased 91 percent - to 145 from 21 countries - and doubled exhibition space to 4,500 square meters. READY-TO-WEAR REPORT Ringing in the New Year in Style Fashionable women around the U.S. share their plans - and fashion choices - for New Year's Eve with WWD. _________________________________________________ WWD Fashion Career Expo February 9th - Gotham Hall, NYC - 10-3 Hundreds of pre-screened candidates meet hiring decision-makers of marquee companies in the fashion, retail and beauty industries for one day of interviewing. Visit www.FashionCareerExpo.com to attend. Contact Seth Berk at (212) 655-4505 ext. 244 or SBerk@FashionCareeerExpo.com to reserve your booth now! _________________________________________________ MEDIA/ADVERTISING Memo Pad: But Who Will Direct?... Common Ground... Print An Ad, Plant Bamboo Michael's Restaurant - the near-compulsory media lunchroom - is about to get screenplay treatment in the pages of Departures. EYE Good to Go Whether stuffing suitcases with flip-flops or ski boots, the chic set is packing up and heading out this holiday season. TEXTILE & TRADE REPORT Fiber Prices Expected to Rise in '07 The world's textile producers have seen a steady increase in fiber prices during 2006, primarily because of increased energy costs, a trend that is likely to continue in the new year. Hong Kong Asked to Intensify Crackdown on Counterfeits The U.S., the European Union and Japan have urged Hong Kong, a major textiles and apparel exporter, to beef up its enforcement against counterfeit goods and tighten laws on trademarks to stem abuse of brand names in mainland China. Intertextile Apparel Fair Grows With International Flavor The Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics Fair continued to expand in size and diversified the mix of domestic and international participation in its 12th year. BEAUTY REPORT Beauty Beat: La Rinascente Revamps Beauty Area... Guerlain 'Springs' Into Books Italy's luxury department store La Rinascente has given its flagship beauty floor a facelift. ACCESSORIES REPORT CC Skye: Aiming for Luxury CC Skye, whose woven leather chain bracelet is virtually a one-item mint at Kitson, has a lament many designers would envy. GENERAL Furrier Harold Shwartz Dead at 87 Harold Shwartz, a furrier whose career epitomized the essence of a family-owned business, died of cancer on Dec. 12 at his home in Pompton Lakes, N.J. In Brief: Coat Recall... Lawsuit Resolved... New Stakes In Totes Sean John has pulled its men's hooded fur-trimmed snorkel jacket from Macy's and macys.com because of the results of a test by the Humane Society. Drexler to Receive Award From NRF Millard "Mickey" Drexler, chairman and chief executive officer of J. Crew Group Inc., will receive the National Retail Federation's Gold Medal Award, which recognizes vision and leadership in retailing, on Jan. 16 at the NRF's annual convention and EXPO at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. FINANCIAL Sears Canada Names Rogers President, CEO Dene Rogers has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Sears Canada. VF Outdoor Said in Deal for Eagle Creek VF Outdoor Inc., a subsidiary of VF Corp., is in negotiations to acquire adventure travel vendor Eagle Creek Inc. GarfieldMarks Sets Sale Agreement GarfieldMarks LLC is being acquired by LF 1937 Ltd., a division of Li & Fung, and Rousso Apparel Group. RETAIL Special Offers Drive Web's Holiday Boom During the first 50 days of the holiday season, total online retail spending rose 26 percent over the same period in 2005 to reach $21.68 billion, according to comScore, which tracks Internet sales. _________________________________________________ More From Women's Wear Daily NOT A SUBSCRIBER? WWD.COM Get instant access to everything you need to know about the fashion and retailing business. 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