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 FASHION RETAIL BEAUTY SPORTSWEAR EYE MEMOPAD TEXTILES ACCESSORIES FINANCIAL  | Tuesday, March 13, 2007 TODAY'S TOP STORIES From Films to Fashion: Weinstein Goes Boffo With Halston Purchase Harvey Weinstein has bought himself a fashion label fit for a movie. The Weinstein Co. and Hilco Consumer Capital LLC said Monday that they are buying the Halston brand from Neema Clothing Ltd. and its owner James J. Ammeen. CFDA Taps Designer Award Nominees Oscar de la Renta, Proenza Schouler's Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, and Marc Jacobs will compete for the Council of Fashion Designers of America's 2007 Womenswear Designer of the Year award. L'Oreal Adjusts Tack for Biotherm... Boots Board Shuns KKR Offer... Physicians Formula Posts Loss L'Oreal USA has decided to withdraw its Biotherm brand from department and specialty store distribution in the U.S. to concentrate on marketing the youth-oriented personal care and beauty brand on the Internet, where the bulk of its consumers shop. _________________________________________________ Outerwear Technical Designer Technical designers needed for a Top 10 New York based company. Position is in the outerwear department. Ideal candidate must have 5+ experience. Ideal candidate will have a background knowledge of specs, garment construction or pattern background, conducting fittings and development of technical packages. Web pdm preferred but not necessary. Please respond with "WWD Outerwear Technical Designer" in the subject line of your email. Apply at wwd@24seveninc.com _________________________________________________ FINANCIAL A Road Map for Protecting Innovation Books devoted to legal topics are rarely on must-read lists. But a new book from two of the world's leading intellectual property experts seeks to be just that for anyone who has invented something, created a work of art, written a song or designed an article of clothing. KKR to Acquire Dollar General Buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts will acquire Dollar General Corp. in a deal valued at $7.3 billion, or $22 a share plus the assumption of $380 million in debt. Bluefly's Risque Take on Modern Life Bluefly, the 10-year-old Web site that sells designer fashion offprice, keeps pushing the envelope in its TV ads. Tory Burch Files Infringement Suit Tory Burch is taking a stance to protect her popular ballet flats. FASHION Fashion Scoops: Easy Being Green... The Lim-ited... Working Hard For The Money Russell Simmons wants to change the world, one diamond at a time. In December, Simmons launched the Diamond Empowerment Fund, which helps support education and medical facilities in diamond-mining countries in Africa. Poppysam Plays Up Casualness Thinking of a grandfather doesn't typically conjure up visions of contemporary design, but when Emily Siegel needed inspiration, that's exactly whom she turned to. Ralph Rucci Places Focus On the Art of Education Ralph Rucci stands out at an academic symposium much the way his designs do on the runway. Japan Fashion Getting the Word Out The Boston Red Sox acquisition of Japanese pitching ace Daisuke Matsuzaka has cast a spotlight on that nation's sports exports, and its fashion industry hopes to do the same with its designers. Toledos Double Up on Ingenuity Designer Isabel Toledo and her husband, artist Ruben Toledo, have always bucked convention. OUTERWEAR REPORT Women's Finds a Place at Rainforest Over the last 20 years, Jack Wu created men's outerwear label Rainforest and turned it into a $20 million business. READY-TO-WEAR REPORT Artistic Tendencies at FIT The "Is fashion art?" debate is one that rankles curators, artists and designers alike, and yet there is no real consensus. _________________________________________________ STILL NOT A SUBSCRIBER? WWD.COM is the fashion industry's must-have business tool! Get all the day's industry news, up-to-the-minute breaking news, web exclusives, complete classified listings and more. http://www.wwd.com/jump/subscribe _________________________________________________ RETAIL MaxMara's Latest on Display in Paris With a spotlight on accessories and fresh-from-the-runway styles, MaxMara's new flagship here opened over the weekend, targeting an international, fashion-forward clientele. The Modernists Take D.C. In describing his creation as "simple, classic, clean, often black and white and often following the contours of the body," Paul Greenhalgh isn't talking about a fashion collection, but one of the most ambitious exhibitions of Modernism ever to be staged in the U.S. Throngs Turn Out for H&M's Hong Kong Opening Not every store opening requires crowd control measures, but such was the case when Hennes & Mauritz opened here. TEXTILE & TRADE REPORT AAFA Summit: Industry Facing Fresh Hurdles It's a complicated and expensive time to operate a fashion firm. IN TRANSIT Call for Early Talks on West Coast Port Deal Negotiators for dockworkers and port management are trying to avoid a repeat of the costly 10-day lockout in 2002 that shut down ports on the West Coast and disrupted shipments to vendors and retailers. MEDIA/ADVERTISING Memo Pad: The Right Car... Yes, Then No... Same Old Girl... Vanity Fair editor in chief Graydon Carter, recently anointed by the National Resources Defense Council as a champion of the environment, will, in a few months, finally align his politics and his vehicle. EYE There's Always Elaine's At 11:30 on a Wednesday night, Elaine Kaufman is sitting at a table in her Upper East Side hangout, dishing about two of her patrons. GENERAL In Brief: Wal-Mart Appointment... Esquel Scores Legal Victory... Intermix Hits Windy City Wal-Mart has tapped Lee Culpepper, who heads its 12-person Washington, D.C., lobbying office, to become senior vice president, corporate affairs at the $352 billion retailer's Bentonville, Ark., headquarters. Marc Jacobs Enters Rehab Marc Jacobs has checked himself into rehab. After seven years of sobriety, the designer relapsed recently and decided to undergo a second round of in-patient rehabilitation for drug and alcohol abuse. |  | ||||||
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