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 FASHION RETAIL BEAUTY SPORTSWEAR EYE MEMOPAD TEXTILES ACCESSORIES FINANCIAL FASHIONCAREERS.COM  | Friday, April 20, 2007 TODAY'S TOP STORIES Armani Motoring On: Accessories, Beauty Drive Profits Up 19% Swift sales of accessories, jewelry and beauty products propelled another year of double-digit profit growth at Giorgio Armani SpA. Gary Muto Returns to Gap Gap Inc. has brought back a company veteran to boost its turnaround effort. The $16 billion retailer announced Thursday that Gary Muto, who spent 19 years at Gap, has returned to the company as president of Gap Adult and GapBody, the second-ranked slot at the Gap brand. Retailing in Resort Settings: A New Brooks Bros. Format Brooks Bros. is preparing to enter resort settings across the U.S. starting May 1 with a smaller store format called Brooks Bros. Country Club Collection, WWD has learned. _________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________ BEAUTY REPORT Unforgivable: Combs' Passion Play After savoring the scent of success to the tune of $150 million globally with Unforgivable for Men, his first fragrance, Sean "Diddy" Combs is coming back to the market late this summer with a women's version. Hair Shined in '06, Challenge on for '07 Shampoo, conditioner and styling products delivered the goods in 2006, tallying a 7 percent increase in sales, according to Information Resources Inc., excluding Wal-Mart. Coty Taps Brady to Front Stetson Despite his New England fan base, Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady feels a little bit like an all-American cowboy to Coty Beauty. _________________________________________________ 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 Buying Buoyant at Expanded China Sourcing Fair After exports of women's underwear from China hit $2 billion between January and August last year, an 80 percent jump from 2005, trade show producer Global Sources aimed to tap that market with a new exhibit. Shiseido to Open Russian Subsidiary Shiseido Co. Ltd. announced plans to establish a wholly owned subsidiary in Russia on May 15. That branch is due to start selling operations in January. THE HBA REPORT Pantene Overhauls Products, Image and Ads Pantene, the best-selling hair care brand in the U.S., has embarked on one of its largest restaging efforts and plans to bring to market this May upgraded packaging, formulas and advertising. Samy, Organix Increase Style Offerings Mass hair care brands such as Samy and Organix are expanding their styling offerings this summer. Mane and Gary Farn Enter Pulse Points Venture Fragrance supplier Mane and distributor Gary Farn Ltd. are getting into the fragrance marketing game - together. Mane Takes Marketer Role With the unveiling this month of a $5,000 fragrance called Yu, Mane is taking another step into its new role as fragrance marketer. Mass Market Beauty Goes Upscale and Global Mass retailers are out to prove their mettle in the world of beauty. Snippets: Sanjaya, Hair God... Popping Up... Aveeno Gardens... Judging from the whirlwind that surrounded the vocal abilities, or lack thereof, of the latest castoff of "American Idol," it's doubtful Sanjaya Malakar will have a future filled with music deals. MEDIA/ADVERTISING Memo Pad: Where Are They Now... Copy Cat... The Mirror Has Two Faces... Rolling Stone's special 40th anniversary issue, on newsstands today, includes a package on the "artists and leaders who helped shape our time" of the past 40 years. Channeling Tribeca on Madison Movies on Madison, a two-week event that kicked off Thursday in stores along Madison Avenue here between 57th and 86th Streets, aims to bring the excitement of the Tribeca Film Festival uptown and to a different audience. FINANCIAL Bumble and bumble Appoints President Longtime Estee Lauder Cos. executive Peter Lichtenthal, global general manager of MAC Cosmetics, has been named president of Bumble and bumble. Analysts: Time Right for Limited Breakup Could Limited Brands Inc. be closer to a deal to sell its Express and Limited Stores apparel divisions? Groupe Clarins' Sales Increase in First Quarter Groupe Clarins' consolidated sales rose 0.9 percent to 240.4 million euros, or $315 million at average exchange, in the first quarter of 2007 versus the same prior-year period. _________________________________________________ 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 ww.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: Cocteau Twins... K Street Ties One On... Live Feed... Yves Saint Laurent dean Pierre Berge has finally found financing for his project to open a museum devoted to Jean Cocteau in Milly-la-Foret, a small town about one hour south of Paris where Cocteau is buried. GENERAL In Brief: Stein Gets Design Post... All InThe Game Jennifer Beth Stein has been named vice president of design at G-III Apparel Group for the soon-to-be launched Sean John young contemporary sportswear line. _________________________________________________ STILL NOT A SUBSCRIBER? WWD.COM is the fashion industry's must-have business tool! 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