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Article: FROM PLAUDITS TO PROFITS: NARCISO RODRIGUEZ SAID SEEKING BACKER TO GROW.
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- WWD
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- October 2, 2003
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NEW YORK -- Is Narciso Rodriguez the latest designer to hang out a "For Sale" sign?
According to sources, Rodriguez, a two-time winner of the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year award, has been talking to companies and industry executives about ways to expand his fledgling business, which sources estimate generates between $15 million and $20 million in sales.
A spokesman for Rodriguez said the designer had no comment. However, he added, "There are many possibilities, but nothing is set. He is in a growth mode and is looking at how the business is going to keep growing."
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