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 FASHION RETAIL BEAUTY SPORTSWEAR EYE MEMOPAD TEXTILES ACCESSORIES FINANCIAL FASHIONCAREERS.COM  | Tuesday, May 08, 2007 TODAY'S TOP STORIES Bloomingdale's Hits High Note at South Coast Plaza Bloomingdale's scored the chain's biggest opening day at its 248,000-square-foot store in South Coast Plaza here on Thursday, posting $1.5 million to $1.6 million in sales, market sources said. Stylist Isabella Blow, 48 Isabella Blow, stylist, designer muse and former fashion director of Tatler and London's Sunday Times, died Sunday night. She was 48. Clinton Top Fundraiser Among Industry Execs If the fashion industry were deciding the presidential election right now, there would be a second President Clinton in the White House. _________________________________________________ Product Designer Product designer needed for a giftware company located in Los Angeles. Ideal candidate must have experience in product design, patterns, packaging and graphics. Knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator as well as 3D software, Solidworks preferred. Salary is $25-$30/hr. Please respond with "WWD Product Designer in the subject line of your email. Apply at wwd@24seveninc.com _________________________________________________ READY-TO-WEAR REPORT AmericasMart's All-Out Effort Revs Up Traffic New dates, combined shows, extended hours and packed special events created buzz, and some controversy, at AmericasMart's fall show as buyers and exhibitors reacted to new initiatives. FASHION Fashion Scoops: Safety In Numbers... Near To Her... Green Thumb... Designers settled pre-Met jitters Monday afternoon by surrounding themselves with friends at a long lunch held at Morandi cohosted by Pete Nordstrom. Harrison Pitches in With Fund-raising Gilbert Harrison, chairman and chief executive officer of Financo Inc., has been named co-chairman of the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries, an advisory and fund-raising group that supports the Fashion Institute of Technology. FINANCIAL Puma Lowers Forecast Puma, the German activewear firm that France's PPR is trying to buy, on Monday warned a drop in orders in the U.S. would rein in full-year sales and earnings. Klatsky Stepping Down at PVH Bruce Klatsky, 58, chairman of Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., will step down at the company's annual meeting June 19. Funding Their Favorites The fashion industry has staked out early support in the presidential campaign. Liz Sees $100M Sales Potential For Narciso Rodriguez Liz Claiborne Inc. rates the sales potential of the Narciso Rodriguez brand at about $100 million. Obituary Retail Executive David L. Dworkin David L. Dworkin, a leading retail executive who was a former president and chief operating officer of Neiman Marcus, died Wednesday at his home in Atlanta. He was 63. BEAUTY REPORT Beauty Beat: L'Oreal's Sensitivity Test OK'd by European Agency... New Lancome Counter... Revlon Hosts Run/Walk... L'Oreal has been busy in the past month. The French firm's Episkin model, which measures chemicals' irritation on reconstructed human skin, was validated as a full replacement for testing on animals. _________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________ MEDIA/ADVERTISING Memo Pad: Jail Birds... Full Plate In a completely unchoreographed but timely coincidence, Paris Hilton (and Nicole Richie) will appear in the June issue of Harper's Bazaar under the title "Partners in Crime." The Times' New Watchdog Last Thursday, The New York Times revealed that Clark Hoyt, 64, was becoming its third public editor. EYE Poiret Soiree It was celebs galore as A-listers - from Kate Bosworth to Kirsten Dunst and even some New York Rangers and Tom Brady - climbed the Met's steep red-carpet steps Monday night for its annual Costume Institute gala. GENERAL In Brief: Sweet Scents... Polo Footwear Lucci... NYU Honors Lucci Fragrance marketer Demeter today launched a line of six Jelly Belly fragrances at Urban Outfitters as a result of a licensing agreement Demeter signed in September with the jelly bean producer. _________________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________ | Advertisement  | ||||||
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