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Friday, January 19, 2007 TODAY'S TOP STORIES The Happy Couple: A Strong Start for Penney's-Sephora Venture Things appear to be clicking so far for J.C. Penney and Sephora. President Von Furstenberg Sets Agenda Diane von Furstenberg's first adjustment at the Council of Fashion Designers of America might come as a surprise to members. Christian Lacroix's Pell-Mell Pace From furniture to trams to hotels, this promises to be a hectic, blockbuster year for the multitasking Christian Lacroix. _________________________________________________ Juniors Swimwear Designer Action Sports Company based in Orange County is looking for a senior level swimwear designer, strong textile / print experience is a plus. 5 years experience. Apply at wwd@24seveninc.com _________________________________________________ BEAUTY REPORT Coty to Sell Healing Garden, Calgon Coty Inc. is throwing in the towel on the mass market specialty bath business, a category it carved out a decade ago with The Healing Garden. Coach to Launch 1st Scent Coach has its first fragrance in the bag -- a project which takes the iconic leather goods firm into the world of beauty. Clinique's Forward Push For Its 3-Step Regime Clinique's best-selling 3-Step skin care regime may be pushing 40, but its marketing is taking a decidedly forward-thinking focus for 2007. Chemaid Laboratories Appoints Rachmanis as CEO Daniel Rachmanis has been made chief executive officer of beauty manufacturer Chemaid Laboratories as a result of an equity recapitalization of the firm by Wellspring Capital Management. 'Idol' Adds Strength to Sexy Hair Sexy Hair Concepts teamed up with "American Idol" star Katharine McPhee to create Strong Sexy Hair, a line of hair care and styling products designed to strengthen hair and protect it from damage. Warren-Tricomi Eyes Department Stores Joel Warren and Edward Tricomi have reworked their entire Warren-Tricomi hair care line to better reflect an upscale, spa-like positioning, one the salon duo hopes will expand distribution from the Limited Brands umbrella into prestige stores. Dr. Hauschka Celebrates 40 Years With Remedies Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Dr. Hauschka is hoping U.S. consumers turn to its brand to treat more than their daily skin care needs this year. Critical Mass: Mickey Mouse May Boost Mass Fragrance Sales Britney and J.Lo gave mass market fragrances a jolt. Can Minnie Mouse, Strawberry Shortcake, Nemo and Cinderella do the same? True Launches Eye and Cleanser Items Idebenone, with a reputation for being significantly more effective than the antioxidant CoQ-10, is finding its way into a handful of prestige and dermatologists' skin care products. Natura Bisse Facial Uses Diamonds to Source Energy If diamonds are a girl's best friend, can they do double duty as a source of energy? _________________________________________________ advertisement What if you had real-time access to all product information across your supply chain? With consumers demanding fast fashions, crises inevitably occur during the design and launch of new products. Read how you can deliver the right product to the right market at the right time and cost. Free white paper. http://www.centricsoftware.com/default.asp?url=literature_library§ion=whitepapers&id=05&oid=24&lsid=105 _________________________________________________ RETAIL Wal-Mart Prototype to Use Less Energy Wal-Mart, which has put environmental initiatives at the center of cost-cutting and image improvement efforts, said Thursday that it will open a supercenter prototype today that uses 20 percent less energy. Marc by Marc Jacobs Signs Lease in Chicago Marc by Marc Jacobs has found a home here after a more than two-year search. Boutiques Have Apples in Their Eyes "Stylish point-of-sale" doesn't have to be an oxymoron, say retailers using an unorthodox technology platform. _________________________________________________ advertisement Serious about a career in Fashion Marketing? Earn a professional AAS degree at Parsons The New School for Design. Learn from leaders in the field and gain the skills and the global perspective you need to advance. Parsons AAS Open House, January 25th, 6:30 PM 65 Fifth Avenue, NYC. www.parsons.newschool.edu/fashionmarketing _________________________________________________ GENERAL In Brief: Jones Shares Rise ... Pinault Buys Vinci Stake ... Very Vreeland A brief look at some of the day's stories. Ruiz de la Prada Colors Her World Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada has brought a ray of Technicolor to this city with a colorful furniture installation at the Macef home show, which kicks off today. HBA REPORT Adding Up Beauty: Smile Beauty: The Great White Way On a particularly balmy afternoon in December, Sasha Frere-Jones, a music critic for The New Yorker, meandered between photographs of famous faces. Snippets: CVS To Sell Lierac ... Subzz FX Names VP ... Italian Fave Hits U.S. Lierac Paris, the European skin care brand, is now available at Healthy Skincare Centers in select CVS stores in Southern California, Arizona and Chicago. _________________________________________________ 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! _________________________________________________ FASHION Filling Out the Couture Ranks Couture week may be shrinking as rapidly as a cashmere sock in a hot wash, but a mushrooming crop of ready-to-wear designers is plugging some of the gaps. More on Paris There's lots of downtime during couture week, which begins Monday, so here are some stores, restaurants and spas to squeeze into the schedule. Fashion Scoops: Ready For A Close-Up ... No Vacancy ... Mountain High ... Gemma Ward has taken a sabbatical from modeling to spend two months filming "The Black Balloon" alongside Toni Collette. MEDIA/ADVERTISING Memo Pad: Timely Bloodshed ... Not So Fast ... Where Is The Love? ... The ax finally dropped at Time Inc. on Thursday, but the news of 289 jobs cut across a number of titles left most staffers unshaken. Y-3's Spring Advertising Message: Sport and Motion Y-3's new spring ads are grittier and more stylistic, seeking to convey the evolution and confluence of sport and high fashion. FINANCIAL Apparel Prices Gain in 2006, First Annual Rise in 10 Years Led by steeper tags on women's fashions, retail apparel prices advanced 0.9 percent last year, the first annual increase since 1997, according to the Labor Department's Con?sumer Price Index released Thursday. Done Deals & In Development Red Westfield banners stretched as far as the eye could see as hundreds of Aussies, New Yorkers and fashionistas from around the globe packed the Skylight Studios in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. ACTIVE LIFESTYLE Surf Expo: Breezy and Feminine Surf Expo is riding a big fashion wave with women's surf lines that are positioned as lifestyle brands and junior, contemporary and resort areas that are growing. READY-TO-WEAR REPORT Yoga Company Gets Practical With New Line A pair of yoga pants with built-in underwear is meant to resolve the dilemma of the downward dog pose. | |||||||||||||||||
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