Eva Longoria Parker, the actress and L’Oréal Paris front woman, has delved deeper into beauty with a signature women’s scent, called Eva by Eva Longoria. The eau de parfum, which was developed by Falic Fashion Group, is due to launch in the U.S. in spring. “I have always been somewhat allergic to all perfumes and really wanted to create something [...]
Whether it’s classic comfort or fantasy fare with a sexy twist, best-selling intimates and sleepwear for holiday gift giving share a common denominator: value and a look of quality. Major retailers and specialty boutiques cite the volatile economy for price resistance as consumers seek items at discounted prices. But merchants, particularly smaller operations, said a successful formula this year has [...]
Mixed media, yes — but crunchy, definitely not. For spring, designers used a variety of means to splice, patch together and apply materials for accessories that range from the pretty and feminine to tribal with an edge. Clockwise, from far left: MCM’s python and leather bag. Glory Chens calfskin, canvas and wood shoe. Miriam Haskell’s gold- and silver-plated metal, glass [...]
Sally Hansen aims to paint the town red, blue and 40 additional colors in 2010. The Coty Inc.-owned nail care brand forecasts the upcoming Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure will prove its biggest nail lacquer launch to date. Sally Hansen — which, along with the entire Del Cosmetics portfolio, was acquired by Coty in late 2007 — has grown every [...]
IN MOTION: Fashion ad campaigns have recently been loaded with prostrate models. “I thought maybe we need a bit of action,” said Lanvin’s artistic director, Alber Elbaz. Cue the French house’s women’s spring-summer advertising, shot by Steven Meisel and featuring Jamie Bochert in one heck of hurry, rushing down a corridor in a New York studio. “She moved [...]
TOKYO — Hundreds of shoppers hit Ginza Tuesday morning to be the first to enter Abercrombie & Fitch’s new flagship here. By the 11 a.m. opening, an estimated 1,000 people had lined up to get into the American brand’s first store in Japan. The first customer in line, Hiroaki Kato of nearby Kanagawa, arrived at 9 a.m. on Monday [...]
Esprit wants to wake up the U.S. market. The brand, which has had a European and Asian focus for the last five years, is trying to make an impact with larger, architecturally significant stores and an edgy new advertising and image campaign. A three-level, 15,000-square-foot Esprit flagship is set to open at 21-25 West 34th Street here in March. It [...]
EShave has moved into 30 Rock. Despite what’s been a “very challenging” year, according to founder Danielle Malka, the men’s grooming marketer has opened a 550-square-foot store on the concourse level of 30 Rockefeller Center and now operates two stores, both in Manhattan. (In the spring, êShave shuttered its initial location, a two-year-old shop on First Avenue near [...]
The adage nails it: When the going gets tough, the tough get going. As all markers of economic strength imploded and industry tensions rose, designers in the U.S. and Europe decided this was no time to play it safe. Rather, they dared to exploit the one unqualified positive the economy couldn’t crush — their own explosive creative talents — [...]
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