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		FASHION RETAIL BEAUTY SPORTSWEAR EYE MEMOPAD TEXTILES ACCESSORIES FINANCIAL FASHIONCAREERS.COM		Tuesday, April 10, 2007 TODAY'S TOP STORIES Tom Ford's Big Leap: Manhattan Store Puts New Stamp On Luxury Tom Ford, the sequel, is all about uberluxury, quality and personalized service. USTR to File China Protection Cases U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said she would file two cases against China with the World Trade Organization today, seeking to crack down on what many lawmakers view as inadequate protection of intellectual property rights. Girls Gone Green Cameron Diaz, Shalom Harlow, Natalie Portman and Drew Barrymore have all gone green, and look great doing it. _________________________________________________ Apparel Graphic Designer San Francisco based Apparel and Licensing Company seeks Full-Time Apparel Graphic Designer. Must have contemporary, rock-n-roll aesthetic, and have minimum 5 years experience with Apparel Graphic Design. Must be highly proficient with Photoshop, Word, Freehand, Illustrator, Quark and Mac OS. Will be responsible for conceptualizing and creating original, striking graphics for screen-printed apparel. Please respond with "WWD Apparel Graphic Designer" in the subject line of your email. Apply at wwd@24seveninc.com _________________________________________________ WWD GREEN Cool to Care Increased consumer concern and celeb interest help drive the surge in eco-friendly fashion. Raised Organic Today's design students see an eco-conscience and an eye for fashion as a natural pair. Growing Presence: Bag Lady... Bamboozled... Renewed Purpose... Eco-conscious consumers have a wide range of products and places from which to choose. Color Clique Mother Nature is fashion's newest trendsetter, and green is her signature color. Helping Hands Designer Katharine Hamnett and U.K. supermarket chain Tesco team up to bring an eco-friendly line to shoppers. Connected to Nature Adili clicks with ethical fashion. Sprouting Issues As consumers cotton to eco-conscious products, the fashion industry must work to educate its audience on the subject. Second Nature During the Thirties, Forties and Fifties, nylon's durability, polyester's UV protection and spandex's stretch were developed. Giving Back Beauty firms work to increase sustainablity in their product chains and lessen their environmental impact. Package Mentality Beauty companies lessen their environmental impact with recycled and renewable packaging. Earthly Delights As demand increases, retailers are devoting more space to eco-conscious lines. Climate Change The cost benefits of environmentally sustainable initiatives convince more businesses to go green. Fashion Code For eco-friendly clothing makers, the choice to go green is based in morality. Natural Woman The McKinley residence was the ideal backdrop for WWD's first "green" fashion shoot. _________________________________________________ New from WWD, DNR and FN fashioncareers.com Introducing the premier online career center delivering quality, targeted search results and access to relevant news. _________________________________________________ TEXTILE & TRADE REPORT A Green Theme for L.A. Textile Show Exhibitors at the Los Angeles International Textile Show, which starts here six days before Earth Day, are responding to more demand for environmentally sustainable products. Scene Guests at next week's Los Angeles International Textile Show can find inspiration outside the exhibition hall. Here is a sampling of things to do and see during the three-day run. Local Market Fuels Intertextile Show This is shaping up to be the year of the domestic market in China. READY-TO-WEAR REPORT Pratt Creates New Think Tank Pratt Institute is trying to break down the barriers among four different design disciplines. Market Basket: Lim's honorees... Calling Carmen... New At FIT Valentino chief executive officer Graziano de Boni, Jeffrey New York's Jeffrey Kalinsky and Harper's Bazaar editor in chief Glenda Bailey will be honored by the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, the College for the Business of Fashion, at this year's "Making It..." gala. The trio will be guests of honor at a May 2 dinner for 400 at the Metropolitan Club. Meier on Board With Lutz & Patmos Lutz & Patmos started enlisting guest designers in 2002, and now the cashmere-driven label has a new twist. _________________________________________________ WWD Fashion Career Expo - Coming Soon To L.A.! May 17th, 10 AM - 3 PM, Los Angeles CA Market Center, 110 East 9th Street Hundreds of prescreened candidates meet hiring decision-makers of marquee companies in the fashion, retail and beauty industries for one day of interviewing. Interested in attending? Visit www.FashionCareerExpo.com Interested in exhibiting? Contact Melissa Yoblon at (212) 655-4505 ext. 262 or MYoblon@FashionCareeerExpo.com to reserve your booth now! www.FashionCareerExpo.com _________________________________________________ FASHION Fashion Scoops: Diddy's Deals... Dress For Success Sean "Diddy" Combs continues to be one of the fashion world's more prolific deal-makers. Lots of Luxe at Museum at FIT There is no shortage of luxury items in today's fashion world, but how they wound up with such a dominant presence is a topic about to be explored by the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. FINANCIAL Apparel Firms Join Green Brigade The American fashion world is finally getting serious about turning green. Fila, GLBH Revamp Exec Team After changing hands earlier this year, Fila has a new management team. Aeropostale Looks to Provide Innovative Experience To resonate with Aeropostale's core teen shoppers, a new prototype store aims to elevate the customer's shopping experience with innovative store design and marketing and by offering trend-right fashion. Target's CEO Robert Ulrich Earns $36.4 Million in 2006 Target Corp. said in a proxy filing Monday that it paid Robert J. Ulrich, chairman and chief executive officer, $36.4 million last year. _________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________ EYE L.A. Confidential Sunny Los Angeles has famously inspired suspicion in many hard-boiled New Yorkers. Eye Scoops Keen-eyed Marc Jacobs watchers might have been surprised to see a photo pop up on the Internet Monday of the designer shopping at Barneys New York in Los Angeles on Sunday with Naomi Campbell. MEDIA/ADVERTISING Memo Pad: No Such Thing As Bad Publicity... Gunning Off... Vuitton's Man Ad honcho Richard Kirshenbaum is usually in the business of promoting his clients, but who says promotion is a one-way street? Animal Crackers If the Upper East Side were the wild kingdom, Fred's at Barneys New York would be its watering hole, where proud yummy mummies gather with their young progeny to sip iced tea on Friday afternoons. BEAUTY REPORT Beauty Beat: New York & Co. Signs With Inter Parfums... Model Unveils Jamie O Antiaging Line... Gaultier's Fleur Bows on West Coast Inter Parfums Inc., which produces personal care products for Gap Inc. and is the fragrance licensee for Quiksilver, has a new client - women's wear retailer New York & Company Inc. RETAIL Designer Offers Resort Styles At Bleeker Street Boutique Miguelina, a 900-square-foot boutique opening Wednesday at 347 Bleecker Street, is a showcase for the designs of Miguelina Gambaccini. GENERAL In Brief: Metropark CEO Move... New Nominations... Adidas Consolidates Facilities... Los Angeles-based mall specialty store chain Metropark announced that Robert Allison, a member of the company's board, has been named chief executive officer.		Advertisement