Daily News Record back issues from March 1984:
January imports: textile, apparel figures explode.
Mar 01, 1984; ... WASHINGTON (FNS) -- January's imports of textiles and apparel skyrocketed to the largest monthly volume since the Government began keeping records more than two decades ago, Commerce Department officials reported Wednesday. The import tally, at 782.6 million square yards ...
MAGIC market to be highly directional. (young men's sportswear)
Mar 01, 1984; ... LOS ANGELES -- Young men's sportswear manufacturers are taking a minimalist approach to fashion this fall by creating lines that utilize fabric variations and unrelated color packages rather than gimmicky or "overstyled" design treatments. As a result, retailers coming to the ...
Jury still out on success of tripwire. (curbing import fraud)
Mar 01, 1984; ... NEW YORK -- Operation Tripwire, the U.S. Customs Service crackdown on import fraud, has worked well in the apparel and textile area, but it is still too early to make a complete judgment on its success, said William Von Raab, commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service. VonRaab ...
Gerald Hein. (obituary)
Mar 01, 1984 ... NEW YORK -- Funeral services for Gerald Hein, 58, vice-president for traditional neckwear at RBS Fabrics, will be held today at 10 a.m. at Massapequa Funeral Home in Massapequa Park, N.Y. Hein died Monday night after a long illness. Hein began his career in the neckwear ...
House told of apparel piracy threat.
Mar 01, 1984; ... WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A House Investigating Subcommittee heard testimony Wednesday that illicit trade in counterfeit textile and apparel products threatens the continued existence of domestic manufacturers and the jobs of their employes. According to the testimony, most of the ...
No credit card surcharge - at least until May 15.
Mar 01, 1984; ... WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The credit card surcharge issue will remain in limbo until at least May 15 under a compromise worked out by House and Senate Banking Committee leaders. Under the arrangement approved by the House Wednesday, the prohibition on retailers imposing a surcharge on ...
ITC backs move to strengthen fake-label laws.
Mar 01, 1984; ... WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Because product counterfeiting is taking a heavy toll on domestic industries, in terms of lost sales and eroded goodwill for their trademarks, the International Trade Commission (ITC) is siding squarely with those calling for corrective congressional action. ...
Japanese apparel firms share economic lag.
Mar 01, 1984; ... TOKYO (Cable FNS) -- Japan's apparel manufacturers, who until last year had cuddled comfortably behind high market growth and high profit, are now entering a very trying period with a slowdown in Japan's economic expansion and consumer spending and the increasing sophistication of consumer ...
Apparel industry theft a multi-million dollar headache.
Mar 01, 1984; ... NEW YORK (FNS) -- Theft is the apparel and related industries amounts to millions of dollars annually with an estimated 95 per cent attributable to employes. Most cases are never reported to the police, most thieves are never prosecuted by the affected companies for fear of bad publicity. ...
South Carolina sues Georgia on port report.
Mar 01, 1984; ... NEW YORK -- The South Carolina State Ports Authority has filed a Federal suit and a complaint before the Federal Maritime Commission over a controversial report done for the Georgia Ports Authority that compares the advantages of ports operated by the two groups. The suit states ...
Economic indicators up 1.1% in January.
Mar 01, 1984; ... WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The government's index of leading economic indicators climbed 1.1 per cent in January, suggesting the 15-month-old recovery will remain strong at least well in 1984. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that its sensitive index showed big improvements in ...
Biotex confirms new fabric.
Mar 01, 1984; ... NEW YORK -- Biotex Industries made official at a press conference Wednesday its plans to introduce a new breathable, waterproof fabric, directly competitive with Goretex fabrics. The new cloth will be marketed to the activewear, rainwear and industrial markets later this year. This ...
Europe skiwear on new man-made course.
Mar 01, 1984; ... MUNICH (FNS) -- European ski-wear manufacturers are using a variety of new man-made materials to add more fashion to their 1984 lines of technical outerwear. The colors and shapes of their technical suits and separates are definitely still active, but frequently more imaginative ...
Du Pont beefs up men's fashion effort for fall '85.
Mar 01, 1984; ... NEW YORK -- Du Pont Co.'s crystal ball has finished with spring-summer 1985 and is about to tune in on fall-winter 1985. However, the crystal ball -- in this case the company's Fashion Marketing Group, which keeps tabs on upcoming fashion trends and changes -- is about to undergo a change ...
Poly can stand on its own - just ask Milliken's Gagarine. (Dmitry Gagarine)
Mar 01, 1984; ... NEW YORK -- Quality polyester fabrics and garments shouldn't be merchandised as "like" cotton or "like" silk, but should, according to Dmitry Gagarine, be sold on the fiber's own many strong points. Gagarine knows a thing or two about polyester. During his 30-year tenure at ...
Fashion offbeat but supply tight.
Mar 02, 1984; ... Fashion Offbeat But Supply Tight Young men's wear retailers, fearfull that collections and fashion goods may be sold up by the time the Men's Apparel Guild in California (MAGIC) show opens here Saturday, find themselves in the precarious position of having to commit much earlier ...
February thaw hikes major stores' sales.
Mar 02, 1984; ... February Thaw Hikes Major Stores' Sales Springlike weather across most of the East through much of February, including the Washington's birthday weekend, boosted the nation's major retailers to solid sales gains across the board. Spring fashions got an early jump on ...
Slow buying in domestic and foreign. (column)
Mar 02, 1984; ... Slow Buying In Domestic And Foreign Buying of both domestic and foreign gray goods experienced a slowdown this week with price weakness reported in spot quotation for 100 per cent cotton print cloth. Mills and importers here reported limited interest in buying either ...
Swift Textiles markets 'esthetic' blended denim.
Mar 02, 1984; ... Swift Textiles Markets "Esthetic' Blended Denim Swift Textiles, Inc., is marketing a new blended denim that the mill said is the result of a five-year research and development effort to produce a polyester/cotton denim with improved esthetics. The new fabric--a 50/50 ...
Bergdorf Goodman to open Miyake boutique. (Issey Miyake)
Mar 02, 1984 ... Bergdorf Goodman to Open Miyake Boutique Bergdorf Goodman, a store in transition, will open a 500-square-foot Issey Miyake boutique on its main floor in late June or early July. The shop will carry men's and women's apparel and will, according to Bergdorf's, be the ...
Esmark says Factor, Halston not for sale.
Mar 02, 1984 ... Esmark Says Factor, Halston Not for Sale Donald Kelly, chairman and chief executive officer of Esmark, Inc., said there are no current negotiations to sell the Max Factoror Halston/Orlane divisions. At the shareholders' meeting here Thursday, Kelly said, "I'm ...
California Mart thrives on men's fashion focus.
Mar 02, 1984; ... California Mart Thrives on Men's Fashion Focus The California Mart has come of age in this, its 20th year. The most discernable difference here is in men's wear, long the stepchild to the women's wear market, which dominates Los Angeles. In the last three ...
Seattle's 'tougher, better merchants.'
Mar 02, 1984; ... Seattle's "Tougher, Better Merchants' Although the Seattle economy has begun to recover from its worst period since the Great Depression, specialty store retailers are continuing policies of tighter inventory controls. Unemployment rates are down from 13 per cent in ...
French mfrs. look to turn tide.
Mar 02, 1984; ... French Mfrs. Look to Turn Tide French men's wear manufacturers are banking on a continuation of last year's favorable trade picture and on a kind of new "men's liberation' in the domestic market to help offset an anticipated continuing decline in overall French apparel ...
Prouvost, home future weak, expanding in U.S.
Mar 02, 1984; ... Prouvost, Home Future Weak, Expanding in U.S. Prouvost, S.A., France's biggest textile concern and the world's single largest wool trader, is stepping up its operations in the United States and elsewhere aboard to compensate for only weak prospects at home. "Our ...
David Gladstone all-out for Leslie Fay.
Mar 02, 1984; ... David Gladstone All-Out for Leslie Fay David Gladstone says he would follow John Pomerantz anywhere. Gladstone is executive vice-president of Allied Capital Corp., a publicly-owned venture capital frim based in Washington, D.C. It's a company with a varied portfolio, ...
Tough year ahead for U.S. apparel men in Far East.
Mar 02, 1984; ... Tough Year Ahead for U.S. Apparel Men in Far East Events are rapidly shaping 1984 into an extremely tough year for American apparel men who do business in the Far East. Only two months into the year and Hong Kong's quota prices are skyrocketing for wool garments. ...
Blue Bell, Belk execs clash on apparel imports.
Mar 02, 1984; ... Blue Bell, Belk Execs Clash on Apparel Imports The economic wedge between apparel manufacturers and retailers came into sharp focus here, when Edward J. Bauman, chairman and chief executive officer of Blue Bell, Inc., and Leroy Robinson, executive vicepresident of Belk Brothers ...
Fall retail plans.
Mar 02, 1984; ... FALL RETAIL PLANS SE Stores Buy Early; Fear Quota Crunch Southeastern retailer have nearly wrapped up fall buying with anticipations of a season better than or at least equal to fall 1983, which was strong. Many are booking more heavily up front this year in order ...
Born-again fashion for apparel.
Mar 05, 1984; ... NEW YORK -- Is the apparel market getting ready to open the gates wider to printed fabrics? Officers of two major textile companies feel that things are moving in that direction again. Julius Lasnick, executive vice-president of M. Lowenstein Corp., and president of its apparel ...
Lack of domestic production forces mill men to turn to overseas sources.
Mar 05, 1984; ... CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The difficulty mill executives have when searching for domestic-made printing machinery and tenter frames is that there aren't any U.S. producers of printing machines, and the tenter frames don't quite come up to par. Their first preference, they told DNR, is ...
Dress business revival resuscitates print fabrics.
Mar 05, 1984; ... NEW YORK -- The printed fabric market has been improving lately, primarily as a result of the increased international fashion attention being focused on women's dresses, and more specifically, printed dresses. But sources are quick to point out that this modest improvement is ...
French printers becoming increasingly specialized.
Mar 05, 1984; ... PARIS (FNS) -- Despite strong recommendations by a government-sponsored report that called on French textile finishers to consolidate operations and increase volume to amortize their investments, most of France's printers and dyers are investing for shorter runs and greater specialization, ...
Revised care label rules may pose new problems for textile producers.
Mar 05, 1984; ... NEW YORK -- The Revised Care Label Rule is causing textile and apparel producers to once again wonder what it's all about. Dan Powderly, head of the Textile Advisory Group (TAG) says that with all the variations in washing, bleaching, drying and ironing which are possible, there are well ...
'84 print prospects showing gain for 2nd straight year.
Mar 05, 1984; ... NEW YORK -- Printed fabrics are on a roll. The years 1983 and 1984 may well mark the first two consecutive years in which total yardage of printed fabrics will show an increase since 1973, according to Abe Schargel, director of marketing for M. Lowenstein Corp. The improved ...
British modernization programs stress improvements in efficiency.
Mar 05, 1984; ... LONDON (FNS) -- Modernization programs at finishing and dyeing plants in the UK reflect a concerted effort on the part of management to remain competitive by speeding processing time, reducing labor costs, and increasing productivity. The focus of modernization at each mill ...
Future looking better for Pennsylvania dyers.
Mar 05, 1984; ... READING, Pa. (FNS) -- Despite some slowing of the early 1984 business spurt, Pennsylvania's commission dyers and finishers continue to be cautiously optimistic for the immediate future. Most companies surveyed reported working full, a few with overtime, but there was little or ...
NJ finishers turn optimistic about 2nd quarter prospects.
Mar 05, 1984; ... NEW YORK -- New Jersey dyers and finishers have recovered slightly from January's dormant business, and executives are now more optimistic about second quarter prospects. Firms processing nylon and polyester blends reported the more significant pickups, but slight "spurts" in ...
Bulky coats resurface in wide style range.
Mar 05, 1984; ... LOS ANGELES -- Leather, bulky wool and other fabric coats that blend both fashion and function are resurfacing in the market for fall 1984. Retailers looking for outerwear at the Men's Apparel Guild in California (MAGIC) show found a large assortment of styles to choose from. For ...
Many retailers spending 3rd qtr. dollars at show. (MAGIC)
Mar 05, 1984; ... LOS ANGELES -- Buyers shopping the Men's Apparel Guild in California (MAGIC) show plan to spend up to half their third quarter open-to-buy for street activewear, young men's, sport shirts and fancy sweaters for fall at the show. Although many retailers have worked fall lines early ...
Elkann may become Dior chairman today. (Jean-Paul Elkann)
Mar 05, 1984; ... PARIS (FNS) -- Jean-Paul Elkann, who resigned as general manager of Christian Dior S.A. Feb. 10, is likely to be elected Monday as chairman of the company's newly enlarged board of directors, under pressure from the French government and trustees anxious to see cost-cutting measures ...
Put focus on more short runs, long-term thinking, KTA told.
Mar 05, 1984; ... MIAMI -- More short-run production and less short-term thinking is needed to keep the domestic textile-apparel business in the U.S., knitting executives were told at the 14th annual meeting of the Knitted Textile Association (KTA). The meeting, which concluded Sunday at the Doral ...
Spring sportswear orders healthy in Southeast.
Mar 05, 1984; ... ATLANTA -- Spring orders for men's sportswear are flourishing in the Southeast this year, and manufacturers expect the healthy economic trends that caused this improvement in business to continue through 1984. Manufacturers continue to see more interest in fashion goods. Although ...
SWMBAC, Dallas Apparel Mart join forces.
Mar 05, 1984; ... DALLAS--The Southwest Men's and Boys' Apparel Club has merged with the Dallas Apparel Mart to organize and conduct the Menswear Mart and the men's apparel markets in Dallas, an arrangement that is expected to breathe new life into the regional men's wear shows here. Under new ...
Dems call for strong U.S. trade strategies.
Mar 05, 1984; ... WASHINGTON (FNS)--The National House of Representatives Democratic Caucus is calling for a coordinated strategy to shore up sagging U.S. trade competitiveness in world markets. The strategy would include an "active approach" to resolving exchange rate imbalances; a national ...
U.S. seen as major user of U.K.'s 6 free ports.
Mar 05, 1984; ... LONDON (FNS) -- The six experimental free ports which plan to launch United Kingdom operations, once final legislation is passed in July 1984, have put the United States at the top of the list as their most fruitful source of future business, with Japanese companies taking a close second ...
Ducks sell well for delivery in second, third quarters. (column)
Mar 05, 1984; ... NEW YORK -- Ducks were active for second and third quarter delivery last week in the industrial gray goods market. To some degree, this activity was influenced by difficulties involved in getting foreign goods and partly by substantial U.S. orders that were expected to tighten the ...
Abraham Zion buys big Lytton interest.
Mar 06, 1984; ... CHICAGO -- Abraham Zion Corp. has acquired a substantial interest in the financially strapped Henry C. Lytton & Co. stores here. The amount of Zion's investment wasn't disclosed, but sources indicated to DNR that it represented more than a 50 per cent interest in the specialty store group. ...
Fashion items hot in young men's.
Mar 06, 1984; ... LOS ANGELES -- Though more manufacturers of young men's apparel are presenting their lines as collections, more retailers are buying fashion items from those collections for their stores. Queried at the Men's Apparel Guild in California (MAGIC) show, which closes here today, young ...
Olympic-related items seen about to sprint.
Mar 06, 1984; ... LOS ANGELES -- Men's and boys' Olympics-related apparel has been selling slowly up until now, but should gain momentum as the time draws closer for the July summer games here, according to retailers interviewed at the Men's Apparel Guild in California (MAGIC) show, which closes today at the ...
Taubman: no interest in Fraser.
Mar 06, 1984; ... LONDON (FNS) -- Taubman Co. of Detroit Monday denied reports that it is interested in bidding for control of the retail group, House of Fraser, which owns Harrods. The weekend reports said Alfred Taubman, who last year gained control of the auctioneer Sothebys, has put together a ...
France freezes action on Dior management.
Mar 06, 1984; ... PARIS (FNS) -- The French Goverment has frozen all the decisions on the future management of Christian Dior SA, raising serious concern among its employees (and licensees) over tghe resulting power vacuum and over the Socialist state's power of intervention in Dior's private affairs. ...
We're not on receiving end of yellow page ads. (formalwear retailers)
Mar 06, 1984; ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Advertisements in the yellow pages by retail formalwear specialists don't always stimulate consumers to let their fingers do the walking. Although these retailers put ads in their local telephone books, they rely more heavily on a variety of other vehicles ...
Jerry Brisco named ILC vice-president.
Mar 06, 1984 ... SAN DIEGO -- Jerry Brisco has been named vice-president of the newly-formed International Licensing Corp. (ILC), a subsidiary of Ratner Corp. Brisco will report to Ron Fox, president. He was a store manager for the Broadway-Southwest department stores. In his new ...
Rule Ronitex infringed two designs.
Mar 06, 1984 ... NEW YORK (FNSe -- A Federal judge has ruled that Ronitex Jacquard Mills, Inc., "willfully" infringed two of Weave Corp.'s copyrighted fabric designs. Weave, a woven textile manufacturer and holder of the rights to Carousel and Aetna designs, filed suit against Ronitex in November ...
UK wool textile exports hit record $65M in 1983.
Mar 06, 1984 ... LONDON (FNS) -- Wool Textile export earnings in the UK reached a high of 436.4 million pounds ($65 million) in 1983, an increase of 8.5 per cent over last year's export earnings (402.1 million pounds), according to statistics released by the National Wool Textile Export Corp. in Bradford. ...
'83 U.K. m-mf deliveries output up, offsetting '82 dip.
Mar 06, 1984 ... LONDON (FNS) -- Production and deliveries of man-made fibers in the United Kingdom during 1983 made up most of the ground lost in 1982, according to latest data of the British Manmade Fibers Federation. A year-to-year comparison shows significant increases, with 1983 statistics ...
Contemporary men's emerges as major force. (column)
Mar 06, 1984; ... LOS ANGELES -- Every so often a fashion trend or marketing concept that has been fumbling along for several seasons gathers sufficient momentum to stand up and demand attention of the industry. Out of the MAGIC show that concludes today comes an emphatic statement on behalf of ...
Munsingwear in black for year; sales slip.
Mar 07, 1984 ... MINNEAPOLIS (FNS) -- Cost cutting and emphasis on high-margin products moved Munsingwear into the black for the year ended Dec. 31, 1983, for the first time since 1979. The company had earnings from continuing operations of $781,000 for the year, compared with an $8,364,000 loss ...
MAGIC moves up spring market date.
Mar 07, 1984; ... LOS ANGELES -- The board of directors of the Men's Apparel Guild in California voted unanimously Tuesday to change the dates of its upcoming spring 1985 market to some time in September from Oct. 20-23. According to Elaine Mehl, executive director of MAGIC, negotiations already ...
Sportswear booked big for 3d qtr. at show. (MAGIC)
Mar 07, 1984; ... LOS ANGELES -- Sportswear buyers at the Men's Apparel Guild in California market, anticipating strong sales but fearing delivery problems, left as much as 75 per cent of their third quarter open-to-buy at the show. MAGIC closed Tuesday after a four-day run at the Los Angeles ...
8 more import categories hit by U.S. restraints.
Mar 07, 1984; ... WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The Reagan Administration has ordered curbs on eight new import categories from a variety of foreign sources in an effort to stem the current unprecedented import explosion. These latest consultation calls, which automatically trigger import restraints, apply ...
J.P. Stevens considering use of Item 807.
Mar 07, 1984; ... GREENVILLE, S.C. -- J.P. Stevens & Co., Inc., is considering the use of Item 807 under the U.S. Tariff Schedule, company officials told DNR following the firm's annual stockholders' meeting here Tuesday. "We're studying 807," commented Whitney Stevens, chairman and chief ...
Garfinckel man loses in age-bias reversal. (Frederick Stacey)
Mar 07, 1984; ... WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A U.S. district court judge here has overturned a jury's verdict that Allied Stores practiced age discrimination against a Garfinckel, brooks Brothers, Miller & Rhoads employe in terminating his employment as corporate security officer and not selecting him for other ...
Top court to study Conn. law on time off for Sabbath.
Mar 07, 1984; ... WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider whether a Connecticut state law protecting religious observers from being forced to work on their Sabbath violates the constitutional separation of church and state. And in a friend-of-the-court brief filed in the same ...