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Dear WWD Reader WWDMONDAYAugust 4, 2008 $2.00 Defining fashion for almost a century A NEW ERA BEGINS ON WWD.COM & IN THE PAPER Dear WWD Reader: Today’s the day. As we’ve been spreading the word in our recent ad campaign, today — 8.04.08 — we’re unveiling an enriched, redesigned WWD.COM and an enhanced daily newspaper. Who motivated us to make these changes? You did. As producers of a global multiplatform media brand, the editors and publishers of WWD are immersed in the fast-changing worlds of fashion and business. And if ever a business were synonymous with change, it’s fashion. The pace of that change is dramatically accelerating now, thanks to technological innovations that speed up the delivery of news and information to readers around the world. We’re dedicated to meeting those delivery needs in print and online. 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AMXUS0002368_Pinkberry_WomansWear.indd 1 7/22/08 2:12:11 PM ▲ ▲ ▲ EYE: Janet INTIMATES: Jackson joins Donna Karan ▲ TREND: the straw redoes the Electric hues fedora rage, boudoir, page 22 enliven handbags and evening page 4 sandals, page 12 ▲ACCESSORIES: Designer jewelry faces tarnished economy, page 10 WWDWomen’s Wear Daily • The Retailers’MONDAY Daily Newspaper • August 4, 2008 • $2.00 Accessories/Innerwear/Legwear Surreal Things Accessories designers are going way out with colorful patterns and quirky motifs in a whimsical approach to resort. Here, Giorgio Armani’s calfskin clutch with Felix Rey’s silk satin clutch, Noir’s laser-cut Plexiglas pins and Lulu Guinness’ Lurex metallic clutch. For more on the season, see pages 6 to 9. Eva’s Seduction: Calvin Klein Stirs Controversy With Mendes Ads By Julie Naughton fragrance, Secret Obsession, from much up top. Calvin Klein apparently has its Coty Inc. And the spots already “This development is not very own Nipplegate. are controversial even before they entirely a surprise for the U.S. The fashion house is once again air — the American networks market,” said Tom Murry, pushing the edge advertisingwise, failed to accept them. What’s president and chief operating this time with the steamy TV ads tripping up the censors? An all- officer of Calvin Klein Inc. featuring Eva Mendes for its new nude Mendes shows a little too See Controversy, Page 34 PHOTO BY ROBERT MITRA; STYLED BY ROXANNE ROBINSON-ESCRIOUT MITRA; STYLED BY ROBERT PHOTO BY 2 WWD, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2008 WWD.COM Armani Clocks In With Watch Line By Alessandra Ilari and Luisa Zargani WWDMONDAY Accessories/Innerwear/Legwear MILAN — To further boost its lifestyle appeal, A|X Armani Exchange has launched a watch 6 line for women and men. Bold prints done up in eye-catching colors The timepieces are produced by Fossil and offbeat motifs pepper the landscape for Group, Armani’s watch licensor for 11 years, and will be distributed worldwide in A|X the accessories resort season. Armani Exchange freestanding stores, in select GENERAL department stores and on the A|X Web site, starting in September. 1 Network censors have rejected the steamy ad Priced from $110 to $180 at retail, the watch- FASHION, page 6 for Calvin Klein’s new women’s fragrance, es are trendy and logo driven with a distinctly Secret Obsession, featuring Eva Mendes. urban feel. 10 Designer jewelry has been on a roll for quite They are predominantly made with stainless some time, but now its sparkle is starting to dim, steel, at times plated in gold, and have wide the victim of the lackluster economy. selection of straps, from bangles and punkish- looking chains to thick leather bands, often ACCESSORIES punctuated with metal details. In some styles the decorative element is 12 Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, the new president made more visible with enamel, crystals and and ceo of Timex Group, wants to turn it into acetate. A sales estimate for the fi rst year was a billion-dollar global enterprise. unavailable. A|X Armani Exchange was launched in ACCESSORIES, page 16 EYE 1991 and in 2005 formed a joint venture with 4 Its the nature of fashion to predict trends, but when Christina Ong and her husband Ong Beng it comes to their own fates, many fashionistas Seng to grow the business worldwide. The seek out tarot card reader Dante Sabatino. Ong-controlled Como Holdings Ltd. now own Watches from A|X 75 percent of A|X, with Armani holding the Armani Exchange. remainder, although Armani has the option FINDINGS, page 18 Classifi ed Advertisements......................................46-47 in November to increase its stake to 50 percent. While the bulk of the TO E-MAIL REPORTERS AND EDITORS AT WWD, THE ADDRESS IS business is in the U.S., A|X [email protected], USING THE INDIVIDUAL’S NAME. now has more than 140 free- WWD IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. COPYRIGHT ©2008 standing stores in 19 coun- FAIRCHILD FASHION GROUP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. tries, including the U.S., VOLUME 196, NO. 25. WWD (ISSN 0149–5380) is published daily (except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, with one additional issue in January, October and December, two additional issues in March, April, May, June, August and Canada, China, Taiwan, November, and three additional issues in February and September) by Fairchild Fashion Group, which is a division Australia, Venezuela, of Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. PRINCIPAL OFFICE: 750 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Shared Services Argentina and Japan. provided by Condé Nast Publications: S. I. Newhouse, Jr., Chairman; Charles H. 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