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Monday, February 12, 2007

WWD at Fashion Week, New York

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Reviews:
Donna Karan Fall 2007 Collection
These clothes, Donna Karan wrote in her program notes, “speak to a woman’s greatest asset — her ability to seduce with power and light.”She was on to something all too rare this week, because until Karan’s models took to the runway on Friday afternoon, the seduction factor had been in scant supply.
Tommy Hilfiger Fall 2007 Collection
Welcome to the new Tommy Hilfiger?After a two-season hiatus from the runway during which private equity firm Apax Partners bought his company and relocated its corporate headquarters to Amsterdam, Tommy Hilfiger returned to New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom with his fall collection.
Chado Ralph Rucci Fall 2007 Collection
For 25 years, Ralph Rucci has specialized in ultraluxurious clothes spun with artsy and Asian motifs, and, once again, he stayed true to form. Much to the delight of his loyal society women who giddily lined the runway.

News:
Talbots CEO Zetcher to Retire Next Year
Arnold B. Zetcher, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Talbots Inc., is retiring after 20 years leading the company. Zetcher, 66, plans to continue as ceo of the retailer through the end of this fiscal year and as chairman through March 2008, in accordance with his contract.

Fashion Scoops/Eye:
Teens and Queens...Holland’s Housemates...
Hoxton Bar & Kitchen opened its doors Sunday night to London’s teens, drag queens and some run-of-the-mill fashion folk to fete the launch of the McQ spring ad campaign. The campaign has been produced by a mix of art students, models, photographers and young creatives.