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Article: EVENINGWEAR'S GOLDEN HOLIDAY.
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- WWD
- Article date:
- November 28, 2000
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NEW YORK -- The big millennium celebration may have ended last year, but retailers say they are still having a ball.
The eveningwear category has been a standout for department stores for several years, first helped by a strong economy in the late Nineties, then by unprecedented demand for dressy looks for millennium celebrations. But surprisingly, now that both those influences seem to be waning, some stores said that eveningwear continues to be among the best-performing categories.
Another surprise retailers have found this holiday season is that ballgown dresses and skirts continue to exceed expectations, even though that look has been around for ...