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PRIMARY COLORS.

Apr 28, 2008 ... Bold Hues Add Playful Sizzle to Fall '08 Underwear Collections ...

PARIS RETAILERS BANK ON MEN'S.

Apr 28, 2008; Marsh, Emilie ... Byline: Emilie Marsh PARIS - Forget ladies first. Sales of men's fashion outpaced women's in France for the first time last year and retailers here are pulling out all the stops to ensure that trend continues, despite a precarious economic climate. ...

MORGAN GRAYS WINS BACKING; MEN'S ACCESSORIES FIRM SETS SIGHTS ON EXPANSION IN BOTH U.S. AND OVERSEAS.(Company overview)

Apr 28, 2008; Clark, Evan ... Byline: Evan Clark, Gillian Koenig NEW YORK - Morgan Grays, a relatively fresh face on the luxe accessories and baggage scene, just got a financial shot in the arm. Now, thanks to funding and a line of credit from EL Group and Stiassni Capital, the little company with ...

PVH TO BUY MULBERRY FOR $10M.(Company overview)

Apr 28, 2008 ... Byline: Gillian Koenig NEW YORK - Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. is adding Mulberry to its neckwear stable. PVH will announce today that it is acquiring certain assets of Mulberry Thai Silks Inc., a privately held neckwear and sportswear manufacturer, for $10 million ....

BRIEFING: MARK JENSEN...LVMH MOT HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON...CARLO CROCCO...JERRY POLITZER...KRIS VAN ASSCHE.

Apr 28, 2008 ... Mark Jensen was appointed to the newly created position of chief merchant at Robert Talbott, reporting to president and CEO Richard Cohen. Jensen was previously national sales manager at Tommy Bahama, prior to which he was director of men's at specialty retailer Mario's. In his new role, ...

TUMI OPENS STORE AT 67 WALL STREET.

Apr 28, 2008; Koenig, Gillian ... Byline: Gillian Koenig NEW YORK - Tumi is taking on lower Manhattan. The upscale luggage and accessories maker will open the doors today to its newest store at 67 Wall Street as part of an effort to raise the brand's visibility within the financial services community ....

WRANGLER INTRODUCES FIRE-RESISTANT APPAREL.(Brief article)

Apr 28, 2008; Lipke, David ... Byline: David Lipke NEW YORK - Wrangler is adding new fire-resistant apparel to its Western Wear and Riggs Workwear lines. The new jeans and shirts are aimed at blue-collar workers who need protective apparel on the job. The fire-resistant styles will first hit retail ...

CLARIFICATION.(Correction notice)

Apr 28, 2008 ... NEW YORK - Hartmarx is not phasing out its moderate tailored clothing business. While the company has edited its portfolio over the past 18 months, CEO Homi Patel said it is keeping its current stable of brands, which include ...

CANALI OPENS AT SOUTH COAST PLAZA; SOUTH COAST PLAZA MALL TO ADD MORE UPSCALE STORES THIS YEAR AS INTERNATIONAL SHOPPERS FLOCK TO CALIFORNIA CENTER.

Apr 28, 2008 ... Byline: Andrew Harmon COSTA MESA, Calif. - Eager to court a foreign customer lured stateside by the weak dollar, South Coast Plaza has upped its portfolio of luxury retailers in a new, 22,000-square-foot wing, unveiled earlier this year after a $30 million overhaul of the iconic ...

BAPE HITS MELROSE AVENUE.

Apr 28, 2008; Harmon, Andrew ... Byline: Andrew Harmon LOS ANGELES - Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garons isn't the only Japanese designer to spark a retail frenzy in Los Angeles with a new conceptual boutique. Fellow Tokyo native Nigo, founder of the cult streetwear brand A Bathing Ape, has hollowed ...

OP HYPES WAL-MART LAUNCH.

Apr 28, 2008 ... Byline: Jessica Pallay NEW YORK - The OP brand may have rolled out quietly at Wal-Mart earlier this month, but its high-profile ad campaign is making a splash in the teen apparel market. The iconic surf label enlisted a slew of young stars for a print, radio and ...

H&M'S DIVIDED LANDS IN LONDON.

Apr 28, 2008 ... Byline: Lucie Greene LONDON - Hennes & Mauritz got down with North London's cool kids last week to fte the launch of its new Divided concept store in Camden, an area known for its vintage clothing stores and gritty rock music venues. The 8,223-square-foot, two-story ...

FAY SETS U.S. ROLLOUT.(Brief article)

Apr 28, 2008; Scheidnes, Jean ... Byline: Jean Scheidnes NEW YORK - Fay, the Italian outerwear brand, is out to make a name for itself stateside. The Fay collection, including sportswear and outerwear, moved into the Barneys New York flagship on Madison Avenue last winter and, come fall, it will be ...

BETWEEN THE LINES: DRIVING SALES...SUITING NYC...OBAMACROMBIE & FITCH...DOLCE & MCQUEEN.

Apr 28, 2008 ... DRIVING SALES: Hugo Boss and William Rast will go head-to-head at the Indianapolis 500 race on May 25 when the two fashion brands sponsor competing teams. Justin Timberlake's William Rast label is sponsoring Dreyer & Reinbold Racing's Townsend Bell this year, while Hugo Boss has been a ...

HEY! HO! LET'S GO! FUNDRAISERS BLOSSOM ACROSS THE CITY, FROM AN EVENT AT THE NEW JOHN VARVATOS BOUTIQUE TO THE NATIONAL MARFAN SYNDROME'S HEARTWORKS GALA AND MISSONI'S BENEFIT FOR NEW YORKERS FOR CHILDREN.

Apr 28, 2008; Scheidnes, Jean ... Byline: Jean Scheidnes, Tom Beebe, Alex Badia, Sarah Protzman NEW YORK - Of all the crowds that ever packed 315 Bowery, the one that came to celebrate the exceptional new John Varvatos boutique there was quite likely the most fashionably dressed. Only 12 days after the boutique ...

BALANCE SHEET; WINNERS AND LOSERS ON THE FISCAL BATTLEFIELD.(Financial report)

Apr 28, 2008 ... Byline: Evan Clark Given all the turmoil on Wall Street and the subprime mortgage smackdown on the banks, it might just have been a matter of time before retailers started to feel the pinch in their own finances as the money folks tighten up. Talbots Inc., which said Bank of ...

VF PROFITS RISE DESPITE NAUTICA ISSUES.(Financial report)

Apr 28, 2008 ... Byline: Brenda Lloyd ATLANTA - Nautica is going back to its men's wear roots. Last week, Nautica's parent, VF Corp., said it would drop women's wear and focus entirely on men's. Nautica dragged down the total performance of VF's Sportswear coalition, where revenues ...

SOFT AND SLIM; THE HOTTEST UNDERWEAR BRANDS ARE SLIMMING DOWN FOR THE FALL AS SMOOTH MICROFIBERS TAKE THEIR PLACE AS THE FABRICS OF CHOICE.

Apr 28, 2008; Koenig, Gillian ... Byline: Gillian Koenig NEW YORK - Less is more when it comes to men's underwear this season. Body-hugging silhouettes and sexy new cuts, all supersoft to the touch, put a provocative new spin on the traditional tightie-whitie. Square-cut briefs and trunks that sit ...

STUCK ON HUE.

Apr 28, 2008 ... After last year's Underoo-inspired novelty patterns, underwear brands seem determined to keep up the fun with boyish briefs in punchy colors. Comfort and fit are still essential. But the news lies in the bold palette-from electric blue to canary yellow-shown here ...

ICONIC SURF BRAND SEES NEW DAWN; SUNDEK, A CALIFORNIA LABEL THAT MOVED TO EUROPE IN 1998, IS MAKING WAVES WITH ITS RETURN TO THE U.S. MARKET.

Apr 28, 2008; Koenig, Gillian ... Byline: Gillian Koenig NEW YORK - In the 1970s, California surfwear brand Sundek was known as much for its signature rainbow-patterned swimsuits as it was for the legions of professional surfers who wore them. Yet after reaching the pinnacle of its success throughout the '80s, ...