THEYSKENS’ GAME PLAN/8 HOLT RENFREW GETS BIGGER/18 WWDWomen’s Wear Daily • The Retailers’TUESDAY Daily Newspaper • July 17, 2007 • $2.00 Ready-to-Wear/Textiles

Here, January Jones in Pegah Anvarian’s suit and sweater, Elisabeth Moss in Nili Lotan’s cardigan and Katy

HOO; STYLED BY MONICA SCHWEIGER HOO; STYLED BY Rodriguez’s jumper and Christina Hendricks in Ginny H’s coat and Yeohlee’s skirt. Mad Mode LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, “Mad Men,” AMC’s new drama set in the Madison Avenue advertising world of 1960, makes its debut. TAGE; PROP STYLING BY JOHN GEARY; FASHION ASSISTANT: VICTORIA MISIRLI; SHOES FROM CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN, SERGIO ROSSI AND JIMMY C VICTORIA MISIRLI; SHOES FROM CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN, ASSISTANT: FASHION JOHN GEARY; PROP STYLING BY TAGE; But it’s not just about the men; there are plenty of women in the cast, and they dress to be noticed. For more, see pages 6 and 7.

Aiming at Target: Ackman Seeks to Leverage 9.6 Percent Stake By Erica Owen the nation’s number-two discount brand, significant growth ctivist investor William Ackman retailer and he is intent on opportunities and “the strongest Ais shaking up Target Corp. pressing management to boost operating management in the Ackman’s hedge fund, shareholder value, according to retail industry,” Pershing Square Minneapolis-based Pershing a filing with the Securities and said in the filing that it will Square Capital Management LP, Exchange Commission on Monday. “discuss with management ways has taken a 9.6 percent stake in Noting Target’s differentiated See Ackman, Page 9 PHOTOGRAPHED BY RAQUEL OLIVO AT BELLEVARADO STUDIOS, L.A.; HAIR BY DAMIEN MONZILLO/CELESTINE TALENT; MAKEUP BY IRIS MOREAU/ MON IRIS MOREAU/ MAKEUP BY TALENT; DAMIEN MONZILLO/CELESTINE STUDIOS, L.A.; HAIR BY BELLEVARADO OLIVO AT RAQUEL BY PHOTOGRAPHED 2 WWD, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 WWD.COM Jones Promotes Operations Execs NEW YORK — Days after Wesley tions functions will become part “Along with the recent ap- WWDTUESDAY R. Card took over as president of Jones’ fi nancial group, also pointment of John McClain to Ready-to-Wear/Textiles and chief executive offi cer, Jones located in Bristol, which will re- the position of chief fi nancial Apparel Group Inc. is making port to John McClain, who was officer, these organizational FASHION several executive changes. promoted to cfo. changes will provide for strong Costume designer Katherine Jane Bryant is making her fi rst stab at an The company appointed Jones appointed Norman Veit and experienced leadership in 6 early Sixties wardrobe for the new AMC drama “Mad Men.” Cynthia DiPietrantonio chief op- executive vice president of man- our operations and financial erations offi cer to assume some agement information services. groups,’’ Card said in a state- responsibilities that were han- Veit has been with Jones for ment. “I am confident in the GENERAL Investor William Ackman has taken a 9.6 percent stake in Target Corp. dled by Card when he was chief fi ve years as senior vice presi- ability of these executives to operating officer and chief fi- dent of corporate management lead and to continue to provide 1 and said he planned to talk to management about increasing valuation. nancial offi cer. Card was tapped information systems. He was excellent customer service and Jones Apparel Group Inc. promoted Cynthia DiPietrantonio to chief for the top job when Peter previously vice president of in- to enhance our ability to meet 2 operations offi cer, succeeding Wesley R. Card, now president and ceo. Boneparth resigned last week. formation technology for Ames customer requirements.” DiPietrantonio, executive Department Stores. Veit will re- Jones’ executive ranks were EYE: Drawing out the fashion crowd in the middle of Milan’s sweltering vice president of customer rela- port to DiPietrantonio. shaken last week when Boneparth 4 July heat is nothing short of a miracle, as Karl Lagerfeld put it at La Scala. tions and corporate credit, has Michael Kauffman was named resigned from the $4.74 billion Catherine Malandrino has tapped PMD Japan to distribute its signature worked at Jones for 24 years. executive vice president of dis- wholesaler after fi ve years in the 5 collection throughout Japan, beginning with next spring’s line. Based in Bristol, Pa., she will tribution operations. Kauffman top job. His contract was to expire report to Card and will be the has worked at Jones eight years in March 2009, and the timing of RTW: Having infused Nina Ricci with his ethereal and romantic vision, senior corporate executive re- in a variety of senior distribu- his resignation — in the middle of 8 Olivier Theyskens is extending the aesthetic to retailing and advertising. sponsible for Jones’ Bristol oper- tion positions. Prior to Jones, negotiations to sell Barneys New Obituary...... 13 ations group, including customer he held senior distribution posi- York — surprised many in the Classifi ed Advertisements...... 19 service, allocations, distribution tions with Perry Ellis/Salant and industry. Card has been with the and management information Calvin Klein. Kauffman will also company since 1990. To e-mail reporters and editors at WWD, the address is fi rstname. systems. The credit and collec- report to DiPietrantonio. — Whitney Beckett [email protected], using the individual’s name. 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A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE. “This [possible strike] is a big deal for several reasons, said Jack Kyser, chief econo- NEWS/LANDOV JAMIE RECTOR/BLOOMBERG PHOTO BY mist at the Los Angeles County are about 15,000 longshoremen the health plan for new hires to Economic Development Corp. that operate out of the two ports, HMO coverage for 18 months in- In Brief “One is that if there is a work which handle an estimated 40 stead of the PPO coverage that stoppage, it is coming at the start percent of all cargo container current clerical union members ● CARREFOUR’S SPANISH FOOTPRINT: Carrefour, the world’s of the peak season. If you have traffi c coming into the U.S. receive at no cost to them. second-largest retailer behind Wal-Mart, on Monday strength- something on a ship headed this John Fageaux Jr., president of But employers have argued ened its position in the competitive Spanish market by buying way, you are starting to wring Local 63’s Offi ce Clerical Union, that the wage package proposed 250 hard discount stores. The French firm said it would acquire your hands and tear out your said the union, based in San by the union has led the talks to the Plus store chain from Spain’s Tengelmann for 200 million hair. Obviously, there are ripple Pedro, Calif., would give its fi nal break down. The union report- euros, or about $275.6 million at current exchange. The transac- effects across the country and it offer to employers Monday after- edly has rejected an offer by the tion was conducted through Carrefour’s Dia subsidiary, which will cause a lot of distortions for noon. He described the offer as shipping companies to increase already runs 2,806 stores in the country with sales last year of our transportation system.” covering wages, working condi- clerical union workers’ hourly 3.5 billion euros, or $4.45 billion. Carrefour has struggled in The Office Clerical Unit tions, health benefi ts and hours, wages from $37.50 to $39.20 in the France because of cooled consumer spending and discount of Local 63, a division of the and insisted that the union next three years. Clerical work- competition. The firm has been unloading less-profitable op- International Longshore and would strike if the employers ers make an estimated $78,000 erations in Japan, South Korea and Mexico, while bulking up Warehouse Union, had issued did not agree to the terms. annual salary before benefi ts. in promising markets. In April, Carrefour bought 34 discount a midnight strike deadline dur- “If the past is any indication Fageaux would not elaborate hypermarkets in Brazil for more than $1 billion. ing talks with 14 employers of what they are going to do, on the wage demands made by over a new three-year contract. there is not a very good chance the clerical union. However, ● H&M JUNE SALES: Hennes & Mauritz on Monday said sales in Negotiations continued past the of them accepting it,’’ he said. speculation is that the union has June advanced 17 percent, edging most analysts’ consensus ex- deadline without a deal and with- “We have done as much as we asked for $53 an hour in three pectations. On a like-for-like basis, the Swedish fast-fashion firm out an immediate work stoppage. can do and have gone as far as years, a 40 percent hike from said sales grew 5 percent. Last month, H&M’s like-for-like sales A strike by the clerical union, we can go.” today’s hourly pay. declined 2 percent. At the end of June, H&M had 1,420 stores. which represents 930 work- Among the main sticking Cecilia Winter, import op- ers at the ports of Los Angeles points between the employers erations manager at Hurley ● GALERIES LAFAYETTE ACQUISITION: Groupe Galeries and Long Beach, would trigger and union members, whose con- International, based in Costa Lafayette, the French department store operator, said Monday a much larger action and all tract expired July 1, are wages Mesa, Calif., said that, in the that it acquired two watch chains — Louis Pion and Royal ILWU members would walk off and health benefits. Fageaux event of a strike, the company Quartz — from France’s Groupe Sofidi for an undisclosed sum. their jobs in solidarity. There said employers wanted to change would divert its shipments to The transaction bolsters Galeries’ watch distribution network, other ports such as Seattle which already counts 110 Watch Me, EuropaQuartz and Goldy and Oakland, Calif., or, in dire stores. Louis Pion and Royal Quartz, which stock luxury and straits, resort to air freight. fashion watches, operate 20 stores, mostly in Paris and French The Pacific Maritime airports. The deal signals more consolidation among European Association, which negotiates department stores. Last year, Italy’s La Rinascente purchased contracts with the ILWU, is not the Printemps department stores from PPR, parent of Gucci involved in the current dispute Group. In recent weeks speculation mounted that Galeries and will not be unless the ILWU Lafayette had its eye on Britain’s Debenham’s department walks out. If the longshoremen stores, which Galeries denied. THE TIGER COMPANIES join a work stoppage, Steve Tiger Button Co Inc - New York Getzug, a spokesman for the Tiger Button (hk) Ltd - Hong Kong PMA, said the association would Tiger Button (India) Pvt Ltd. seek to arbitrate to force them Tiger Button BV - Amsterdam,The Netherlands back to their jobs. Correction Tiger Trimming Inc - New York A 10-day port lockout by the ship- Uniqlo does not operate a store in Manhattan’s Union Square, but Tel:(212) 594-0570 Fax: (212) 695-0265 Email:[email protected] ping companies in 2002 resulted in has one in SoHo. This was incorrect in a story page 14, July 6. estimated losses of $15 billion.

4 WWD, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 WWD.COM

Donatella Versace with her children, Allegra and Daniel.

Claudia Schiffer in Versace with Karl Grazie Mille Lagerfeld. Drawing out the fashion crowd in the middle of Milan’s sweltering Santo Versace Jessica Alba July heat is nothing short of a miracle, as Karl Lagerfeld put Mariacarla in Versace. it Sunday night at La Scala. But they had more than due cause: a performance of “Grazie Gianni, Con Amore,” a Boscono in ballet choreographed by Gianni Versace’s longtime friend Versace. Maurice Béjart and costumed with new and vintage Versace gowns. The bold-faced crowd, including Santo Versace, Carla Fendi, the Missonis, Luisa Beccaria, Claudia Schiffer, Mariacarla Boscono, Quincy Jones and Jessica Alba, was enough to stop traffi c outside the opera house. “Her brother would have been very proud of what she did,” Lagerfeld said, referring to Donatella Versace, who arrived with her children Allegra and Daniel. “I loved the dresses she added [to the original Gianni Versace ones].” At the end of the hour-long performance, Donatella joined Béjart on stage, standing underneath a giant Richard Avedon photograph of Gianni, killed 10 years ago to the date of the tribute. “After so many rehearsals, it was even more moving,” Donatella said. Later, at the dinner held by the maison at Palazzo Reale, the designer stuck by Lagerfeld like a security blanket. “Karl was the designer my brother loved the most in the world, and it is a huge honor to have him here next to me,” she said. Her daughter Allegra remembered her fi rst visit to La Scala with her late uncle. “It means a lot to be here tonight. I think the ballet was perfect. It really honored my uncle in all the right ways,” she said, “and the way [Béjart] incorporated my mom’s dresses was beautiful.” The evening left everyone feeling especially sentimental, including Naomi Campbell, who thought she was keeping her composure quite well until she did an interview with Italian television and “totally broke down,” she said. “I miss him a lot. It’s important that we remember him in the right way.” Riccardo Tisci knew just what she meant. As a child aspiring to be a fashion designer, Tisci used to “dream about Gianni Versace,” he said. “He was an important part of Italian history and brought Italian fashion abroad. He was a rock star — Italy’s equivalent of a Givenchy or an Yves Saint Laurent.” The mood in Southampton, N.Y., Saturday night was similarly reverent as members of the Parrish Art Museum honored departing director Trudy Kramer at its annual Midsummer Party. Men in madras and women in long, fl owing gowns fi lled the garden tent for an elegant dinner and spirited dance, sponsored by Brooks Bros. While most guests including Beth Rudin DeWoody, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, Debbie Bancroft, Chuck Close, Jessica Craig-Martin and Patricia Duff were saddened to lose Kramer to retire- Rory Tahari ment, one person in particular was quite pleased. “She’s mine now,” said her husband, Harry. “You can’t in Elie Tahari have her.” Indeed, Kramer was eager to attend to her new role as happy housewife, declaring that the with Helen fi rst two items on her agenda were to “sleep late and make lunch for my husband.” Schifter in One thing artists on Long Island’s East End can’t get enough of is the light during early evening, Tracy Feith. and it certainly delivered as beachgoers gathered at Elie and Rory Tahari’s Sagaponack home for a cocktail Patricia fete cohosted by New Yorkers for Children celebrating Duff in the upcoming opening of the new Elie Tahari shop. As Robert Coralie Charriol wrapped herself up in a chunky knit Danes. cardigan against the sea breeze, Elie Tahari, unshaven and shirt untucked, basked in the glow of a successful Luisa Beccaria party. “As long as my wife is happy,” he said, smiling. with her daughter, Lucilla Bonaccorsi.

Beth Rudin DeWoody Coralie in Charriol in Dancers perform “Grazie Gianni, Lanvin. Elie Tahari. Con Amore” in Versace gowns. VERSACE PARTY PHOTOS BY DAVIDE MAESTRI; TAHARI PARTY AND PARRISH BY STEVE EICHNER BY AND PARRISH PARTY MAESTRI; TAHARI DAVIDE PHOTOS BY VERSACE PARTY WWD, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 5 WWD.COM HSN to Feature David Rodriguez Malandrino Line Heads to Japan NEW YORK — Catherine By Sharon Edelson Malandrino is looking East. A fall look The New York firm has avid Rodriguez, the from Fleur. tapped PMD Japan Inc. to Ddesigner known for Below: exclusively distribute the his red carpet-worthy Rodriguez’s Catherine Malandrino collec- styles, is betting that signature tion throughout Japan, begin- viewers of the Home luxe look ning with the spring 2008 col- Shopping Network will for Fleur. lection. PMD will show the appreciate the clean el- collection in its Tokyo and egance of his designs. Osaka showrooms. The move might have “The Japanese market is be- been riskier a few years coming an important business ago, when HSN consum- for Catherine Malandrino,” said ers were known to have Bernard Aidan, Malandrino’s a penchant for over-the- chief executive officer. “The top embellishment. But Nippon society has evolved David Rodriguez upgrades in program- since Japanese women are now ming, graphics and prod- working, traveling and becom- uct have attracted a fashion-savvy customer, net- ing much more independent. work executives said. Japanese women are ready for a Catherine Malandrino As much as HSN wanted to add Rodriguez’s new lifestyle designer brand.” name to its designer roster to further legitimize PMD initially plans to distribute the collection in 30 doors and its fashion offerings, Rodriguez was eager to sell a set up multiple in-store environments at department stores nation- collection he’s calling Fleur via HSN. wide. It is also expected to launch a freestanding boutique in Tokyo “For us it’s a way of being part of a much larg- next year. The store will offer both the designer-level Malandrino er platform and getting our vision out there,” said collection and the contemporary Catherine Malandrino line. Rodriguez, who will introduce Fleur on Aug. 21 at 11 “With their selected distribution and respect for our brand p.m. EST. “As a designer you always want to broaden identity and marketing expertise, PMD is the best partner for our your exposure. HSN goes into millions of homes. We expansion plans in Japan,” Aidan said. “The fi rst step has been do a lot of trunk shows. Being on HSN is like one big to establish the Catherine Malandrino collection in New York virtual trunk show but with millions of people. The and Paris. The next step to building Catherine Malandrino into a message gets out there in one hour.” global brand is to open boutiques in key cities worldwide.” Rodriguez experienced the power PMD, founded last December, is a division of Toppy of the moving image when a sweater he International Inc., which is owned by Hong Kong’s Fang designed was worn by Anne Hathaway’s Brothers. It focuses on brand-building, including distribution, character in “The Devil Wears Prada.” marketing and public relations. The fi rm is also working on the “It was selling well before, but it’s launch of Pringle of Scotland in Japan this fall. amazing how something can take off — Marc Karimzadeh and run,” he said. “We had to do sev- eral recuts on that item.” Rodriguez, who has designed fur coats The designer underscored the and stoles using Persian lamb and fox in fact that Fleur will be different his signature line, created a fake fur vest from his signature collection, and jacket with fake fur trim for Fleur. which is sold in specialty stores “We did a lot of mixing with suede Fashion Scoops such as Richard’s in Greenwich, and fabric, which is a signature in my Conn., and Hirshleifer’s at collection,” he said. “There are embel- GRAND STAND: Retired couturier Yves Saint Laurent has been raised to the Americana Manhasset in lishments, a combination of machine- Grand Offi cier of the French Legion of Honor, the second highest rank Manhasset, N.Y. For one thing, stitching and hand-stitching. I’m not an in the national merit system. Saint Laurent, who experienced health there’s the cost. Fleur’s prices over-the-top beading kind of person. I issues recently, was given the honor by French president Nicolas Sarkozy range from $29.90 for a sweater like things to be rich and beautiful. It’s as part of the country’s traditional July 14 promotion ceremonies. tank to $109.90 for a bouclé jack- embellishment the way I like to do it.” et with suede accents. A jacket Accessories and shoes are “a defi nite THE PRODUCER: Designers do their share of wooing Hollywood actresses from the signature collection possibility,” Rodriguez said. “We’re doing but Nanette Lapore has taken another route — adding her name to the can easily cost $1,800. a soft accessories line that’s part of our list of co-producers of Steve Buscemi’s new fi lm “Interview.” Lapore, “They’ll get something with main collection.” who had the chance to meet the movie’s co-star, Sienna Miller, said the same spirit [as the main The designer sees no downside to selling she is looking at the opportunity “mainly as investment.” She and her line],” Rodriguez said of Fleur. on HSN. “The hallmark case is what hap- husband, Robert Savage, have been friends with Buscemi for years “With my signature business I pened to Halston,” he said, referring to the — his wife, Jo Andres, is a college pal of Lapore’s sister Michele — and get to work with the best fabrics late designer who created a lower-priced decided to put up money for his latest project. “We thought it would be in the world. With technology line for J.C. Penney and was booted out a nice way to invest in a small fi lm,” Lapore said. today, the mills are doing [great] of Bergdorf Goodman. “That’s changed Buscemi plays a middle-aged journalist assigned to interview a hard- things. You can hold a super ex- so much. With all these large retailers partying starlet played by Miller. After visiting the “Interview’’ set last pensive jersey next to one for bringing one-off projects with very vis- summer, the designer outfi tted Miller for a few special appearances, HSN and be hard-pressed to tell ible designers, you can see there’s such and some of her creations are featured in the movie. Lapore said she the difference it looks so good.” a great opportunity for everyone. You lost touch with the fi lm’s progress because she was “consumed’’ with Fleur will feature stretch fab- have to be careful that you approach it her own work. She was on a business trip to London last week and rics such as jersey for jackets in a very strategic way. We’re not fl ood- missed the movie’s New York premiere. and pants and knits designed for ing the market. As long as there’s not a Lapore said she and her husband are not expecting a huge return on their day-into-eveningwear. Rodriguez confl ict with product and price point, investment. But more opportunities are likely to arise. “Interview” is the fi rst will introduce his answer to the there’s room for everyone to play.” of three English-language adaptations of movies by the late Dutch fi lmmaker elastic waistband popularized by Rodriguez added: “It’s going to Theo van Gogh. Lapore said she hopes to get involved with the other two HSN. “Our fl awless fi t pant has an really help my business through the parts of the trilogy, which will be directed by Stanley Tucci and John Turturro. expandable waistband. We devel- visibility. Now my face and name oped a technique where the elastic will be in millions of households. It LONDON’S NEW FACES: London Fashion Week will welcome back is encased but still expands.” can’t do anything but help.” established expats Luella Bartley and Matthew Williamson to the city’s runways in September, and some new names are hitting the schedule, too. Charles Anastase, who has shown in Paris, will show for the fi rst time in London — where he is now based — as will Armand Basi, the Spanish label whose women’s wear collection is designed by the onetime London JanSport’s Michael Corvino in Fatal Car Accident Fashion Week fi xture Markus Lupfer. Rodnik, the British label designed ichael Corvino, president of VF Corp.’s JanSport division, died in a car accident on Saturday by Philip Colbert and Richard Ascott, whose ready-to-wear line grew out of Mnear his home in Danville, Calif., the company said Monday. a collection of cobweb-like accessories, will also mount its fi rst runway Corvino, 46, a 15-year VF veteran, took over the JanSport backpack brand in 2004. Previously, he show during the week, which runs from Sept. 15 through 20. held several sales and merchandising positions with VF’s Imagewear division in Nashville and in Tampa, Fla. Corvino had been vice president of sales and merchandising for VF Imagewear before GOING HOLLYWOOD: Los Angeles designer Jenni Kayne will open her fi rst store, he was named head of JanSport. on Almont Drive in West Hollywood between Melrose Avenue and Santa “Mike was a talented and passionate leader, and inspired everyone around him,” Mackey Monica Boulevard, in late September or early October. The 5,000-square- McDonald, chairman and chief executive offi cer of VF, said in a statement. “Mike had an infectious foot space, formerly a furniture store, will be launched with an event during smile and laugh, and was a dear friend to many at VF, and we will miss him more than words can Los Angeles Fashion Week in October. “I think it’s the next step for my convey.” business,” said Kayne. “We have such a great following and private clientele Dave Gatto, president of VF’s outdoor division, will assume responsibility of JanSport until a here, and there isn’t one store that has such a true representation of the replacement is named. collection, [because] everyone buys so differently.” The boutique will carry Corvino was a Philadelphia native who attended the University of Maryland, where he became the designer’s rtw line, along with capsule accessories, men’s wear and baby an accomplished linebacker on the football team. collections produced exclusively for the store. Kayne, who added that she He is survived by his wife, Joyce, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Alexandra. would eventually like to open a store in New York, said the boutique would — Ross Tucker also stock lifestyle items including vintage books and antique jewelry. 6 WWD, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 It’s a Mad, Mad Madison Avenue THERE’S A SCENE IN THE PILOT OF “MAD MEN,” AMC’S NEW DRAMA about the lives of New York ad execs in 1960, in which new secretarial hire Peggy is being shown around the offi ces of the fi ctional agency Sterling Cooper by a top secretary, Joan. Peggy is dressed in a roomy mustard pullover and fl aring beige circle skirt, her hair pulled back in a beribboned cheerleader’s ponytail. Joan, on the other hand, is in the most body-hugging of sheaths — the better to fl aunt her Monroe-esque shape — accented by a small sparkly brooch. Her lips pout red; her hair, equally fl aming, is piled high in a sexy updo. While Joan’s hemline hovers above the knee, Peggy’s veers nearer midcalf. As they come to a stop near Peggy’s new desk, Joan dispenses some telling career advice: “Don’t take this the wrong way,” she begins, “but a girl like you, with these darling little ankles, I’d fi nd a way to make them sing. Also,” she adds, “men love scarves.” Those few introductory minutes set up all you need to know about the characters through their clothing. Audiences have costume designer Katherine Jane Bryant to thank for this. Bryant has done Western-meets- Victoriana threads for HBO’s “Deadwood,” for which she won an Emmy, as well as the gruesome attire in the recent “The Hills Have Eyes” movie sequel, but “Mad Men,” from Matthew Weiner, writer and executive producer of “The Sopranos,” is her fi rst stab at a Sixties wardrobe. As Bryant is quick to point out, however, this isn’t the era of Mod madness. “This is just before,” the Tennessee native explains. “All my reference books are late Fifties to 1960. Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren, Ann-Margret. I watched [the 1960 movie] ‘The Apartment,’ with Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon.” And, indeed, there are no whiffs here of Cardin or Courrèges, no Space-Age moon girls or wild Op-Art babes. Being true to the historical era is key for a show like this, but Bryant notes that tending to the individual characters trumps all. “It’s about what motivates them and how the audience is going to read them when they’re in costume,” she says. So while good-girl Peggy (played by Elisabeth Moss) is dolled up in those conservative fi t-and-fl are numbers (some of her sweaters come with heart-shape buttons), fl irty Joan (Christina Hendricks) is in form-fi tting hourglass looks. There’s one she and Weiner have even dubbed “the naked-mouse outfi t.” “It’s a mouse-colored thing,” Hendricks says of the sweater-and-pencil skirt combo. “But it’s so tight, it looks like it’s been spray-painted on me.” Joan also has the accessories to match. “I wear a tiny, sleek gold ballpoint pen on a chain necklace. Joan’s a secretary, so it’s like the school teacher with glasses hanging sexily around her neck.” The characters include a beatnik girl, illustrator Midge (Rosemarie DeWitt) — “she wears a lot of black,” says Bryant — as well as Stepford- wife suburbanites like Betty (January Jones), whose identity is being kept under wraps until the pilot, which airs Thursday at 10 p.m. Then there’s the show’s only high-powered woman, Rachel, head of her family’s Manhattan department store and a client of Sterling Cooper. She’s decked out in high-fashion ensembles, like the bright violet tweed suit she wears when the audience fi rst sees her. “She’s shopping for her clothes in Paris, you know,” Byrant notes. Still, with all these different styles with which to work, the designer does have one ruling guideline when it comes to the Sterling Cooper offi ces: “No casual Fridays!” she says with a laugh. “The downfall of American style.” Bryant has gone to remarkable lengths to dress her cast members in period-perfect gear. She designed some of the clothes, bought others at vintage-clothing stores and rented some from costume shops. Underneath them, the designer insisted on era-specifi c foundation garments, right down to girdles, to help the actresses get into character. “Your posture changes,” Hendricks says. “All of a sudden, my character has this swing when I walk, because the girdle is hugging my body and it’s very tight; it makes you aware of all your parts. You notice your hips are swinging from side to side.” But she also adds, “It’s a workout getting into it. As it’s gotten warmer, I’m, like, working up a sweat trying to get into that thing.” Counters Bryant, “I tell them, it’s nothing like wearing a corset, so consider yourself lucky.” As for the noticeable lift up top, the designer has every female on set — she dresses the main characters and the extras — in a Jayne Mansfi eld- esque bullet bra. “You can’t help but look at people’s breasts because they’re, like, pointing at you,” jokes Hendricks. “They really stand out. I’m sure the guys are going crazy.” Not every attempt at authenticity, however, worked out. “The pantyhose we were wearing were actually from that time period,” says Moss. But Bryant had to switch to new ones because they couldn’t fi nd them in the quantity they needed. The men on the show have their own sartorial issues. During that period, for instance, men wore their pants high at the waist. “I tell them all the time, ‘Pull your pants up! I want them up past the belly button! By the end of the show, you’ll be so used to it, you won’t be able to put your Diesel Hendricks in “the ▲ On Jones: Koi jeans on,’” Bryant says. She even recuts the collars on contemporary naked-mouse outfi t.” Suwannagate’s button-downs to match the two-and-a-half-inch spread collar popular at the crinkle silk chiffon time. “And I go down half a size, because most men today buy their shirts dress. The Way We too big,” she adds. Wore cotton gloves. To differentiate among the actors, Bryant plays with the more subtle details in men’s wear. For example, she gives her actors different pocket squares and ties and also toys with color. Pete Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser), an underhanded young account exec, is dressed in fl ashy blues and yellows, while Don Draper (Jon Hamm), the agency’s creative director around whom the show revolves, wears lighter suits in shades of gray. “There’s a lack of color,” explains Bryant of the latter, “because he’s a character you can’t get a real read on.” This is the star ad man who opens a desk drawer to reveal that it’s full of identical, immaculate white shirts. He also delivers the following bon mot: “What you call love was invented by guys like me...to sell nylons.” As the show develops, Bryant promises you’ll see a whole array of fabulous period pieces: peignoirs, burlesque costumes, cocktail attire. The style of some of the characters will evolve. And, indeed, by the second episode, you’ll even see newbie Peggy sporting that scarf. — Venessa Lau WWD, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 7 WWD.COM

On Moss: Talia Balsam and Rich Sommer, Hendricks Robert Rodriguez’s Jones as Mona and Aaron Staton as viscose and and Betty. Harry, Joan and Ken. polyester dress. Autore ring; Anne Klein brooch.

Rosemarie DeWitt as Midge. ASSISTANT: VICTORIA MISIRLI; MOVIE STILLS COURTESY OF DOUG HYMUN/AMC; STYLED BY MONICA SCHWEIGER OF DOUG HYMUN/AMC; STYLED BY VICTORIA MISIRLI; MOVIE STILLS COURTESY ASSISTANT: MOREAU/ MONTAGE; PROP STYLING BY JOHN GEARY; FASHION JOHN GEARY; PROP STYLING BY MONTAGE; MOREAU/

Jon Hamm as Don Draper.

On January Jones: Kevan Hall’s silk chiffon dress. The Way We Wore earrings; Christian Louboutin shoes. On Elisabeth Moss: Sue Wong’s silk dress. On Christina Hendricks: Sylvia Heisel’s silk dress. The Way We Wore earrings, bracelet and leather gloves; Stuart Weitzman shoes. PHOTOGRAPHED BY RAQUEL OLIVO AT BELLEVARADO STUDIOS, L.A.; HAIR BY DAMIEN MONZILLO/CELESTINE TALENT; MAKEUP BY IRIS MAKEUP BY TALENT; DAMIEN MONZILLO/CELESTINE STUDIOS, L.A.; HAIR BY BELLEVARADO OLIVO AT RAQUEL BY PHOTOGRAPHED 8 WWD, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 WWD.COM Ready-to-Wear Report Theyskens Puts Imprint on Nina Ricci

By Miles Socha PARIS — Having infused the Nina Ricci runway with his ethereal and romantic vision, Olivier Theyskens is extending the aesthetic to the retail fl oor and the advertising page. During the recent couture week here, the designer quietly reopened Ricci’s fl agship with an interim all-gray, minimal interior. “Olivier and I were very adamant that the store feel different for the arrival of the goods,” explained Mario Grauso, president of Puig Fashion Group, Ricci’s parent. In Paris, that meant “skin-coating” the interior — walls, fl oors and ceil- ings alike — in gray cement and installing subdued lighting, a fi tting back- drop for Theyskens’ feminine and fragile yet edgy designs. Theyskens has a new design concept for the Avenue Montaigne unit that will entail considerable construction, including the alteration of its central staircase, requiring approvals from French authorities. The unit is likely to be unveiled next January during couture week. Ricci unveiled its fi rst shop-in-shop, spanning about 500 square feet, on the couture fl oor of Bergdorf Goodman last month. “Olivier Theyskens is an extraordinary designer and his arrival at Bergdorf Goodman has been eagerly anticipated by our associates and clients,” said Jim Gold, the store’s president and chief executive offi cer. Also opening soon are other shops-in-shops at Harvey Nichols in London, Galeries Lafayette here and Saks Fifth Avenue in Mexico City. All will feature elements that echo the future Paris fl agship, including twisted matte brass fi xtures and furniture inspired by the “twist” from the L’Air de Temps bottle — also a leitmotif in Theyskens’ runway debut last March. The fabric covering the fi tting-room walls, a fl oral jacquard, comes from A view of the Nina Ricci shop at Bergdorf Goodman. the original fragrance packaging. Also opening this fall, with Ricci’s Russian partner, Crocus, is a 1,500- square-foot Ricci boutique at the Crocus City Mall in Moscow, along with a 750-square-foot corner at Crocus’ multibrand store called Stoleshnikov Per. Launching a New York fl agship is also a priority for Ricci, and Grauso said he hoped to have one open by fall 2008. “It’s really more of a real estate challenge,” he said in an in- terview. “Olivier is mulling differ- ent neighborhoods to fi nd the one he feels is right for the brand. Right now, he’s leaning toward Chelsea.” Theyksens, who was the creative director of Rochas before that house was shuttered in 2006, has long en- joyed a strong following in the U.S., including fans of his now-dormant signature brand. For the fall-winter season, North America accounted for about 43 percent of Ricci’s worldwide sales at wholesale, compared with 22 percent in Europe and 15 percent in Here, above and below: Views Asia, including Japan. of the new interior decor at the Theyskens, who never had a bud- Nina Ricci fl agship in Paris. get for advertising at Rochas, has cre- ated striking imagery for his debut ▲ An image from the fall/winter advertising Ricci effort. He tapped photographer campaign, shot by Annie Leibovitz. Annie Leibovitz, who shot IMG model Anabela at Leibovitz’s property in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Theyskens opted for a simple backdrop of rain-licked greenery, a striking foil for his feathery gowns. “I really admire Annie Leibovitz and her works since I met her in Belgium six years ago,” Theyskens said. The global campaign is slated to break in September fashion maga- zines, including the U.S. titles Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Town & Country, Grauso said. Theyskens also plans to keep his public profi le high this fall and winter with a slate of personal appearances in North America. In October, in con- cert with Neiman Marcus, Ricci will reprise its Paris fashion show in Los Angeles for the Couture Cares charity event, which more than 300 VIPs are expected to attend at Kelly Wearstler’s new estate. Immediately after, the designer is slated to make personal appearances at Neiman Marcus in San Francisco, Bergdorf Goodman in New York and Holt Renfrew in Toronto. “Things are moving fast,” Grauso said. “[Olivier] is really speaking to a lot of women.” Nina Ricci is carried in 220 points of sales worldwide for fall, a jump of almost 30 percent over a year ago. Retailers cited strong initial consumer reaction to Ricci fashions by Theyskens. Saks Fifth Avenue, which staged a gala dinner for the designer and a two-day trunk show last March, cited strong sales, particularly of open-weave knitwear, soft jackets and evening gowns, said Joseph Boitano, senior vice president and general merchandise manager of women’s and children’s at Saks Fifth Avenue. “He’s really focused on the needs of the customer and, at the same time, he blends in his creativity,” Boitano told WWD. “Our results were really terrifi c, especially for a fi rst-time new collection.” Linda Fargo, senior vice president, women’s fashion director and store presentation, said, “To say that we are excited about the future of Nina Ricci as imagined by Olivier Theyskens is an understatement. His work captures a romantic and almost poetic modern dressing fused with per- fectly merchandised and assorted offerings. Everything a Nina Ricci cus- tomer could want is there, from sporty separates with edge, to easy, chic

SHOP PHOTOS BY DOMINIQUE MAITRE/AD BY ANNIE LEIBOVITZ DOMINIQUE MAITRE/AD BY SHOP PHOTOS BY day-to-night dresses, to the most exceptional event pieces.” WWD, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 9 WWD.COM Ackman Looks to Unlock Target Value Avon to Cut Its Staff, Continued from page one “Target could monetize its real Take $5M in Charges in which the undervaluation can be estate through sale leasebacks and corrected.” use the proceeds to repurchase There has been speculation that shares,” Weinswig wrote. “However, von Products Inc. Ackman will try to convince Target we believe Target prefers to own its Asaid it will trim to sell its highly profi table credit stores for the fl exibility and eco- head count and take card business, which generates nomic benefi ts.” $5 million in charges, $6.5 billion and contributed $143 Goldman Sachs analyst according to a filing million, up 20.6 percent from the Adrianne Shapira said in a re- with the Securities and year-earlier period, to the compa- search note that Ackman’s invest- Exchange Commission. ny’s fi rst-quarter earnings of $651 ment in Target strays from the in- The move is part of a million. Target has a market cap vestor’s past patterns. previously announced of $58.8 billion and an enterprise “This situation is somewhat dif- restructuring effort that value of $70.2 billion. ferent from past Ackman invest- the company began in Pershing Square has been in ments, fundamentals are strong, November 2005. this territory before. Ackman ac- strategy is sound, shareholders The fi ling states that quired stakes in both Wendy’s have been rewarded, and manage- Avon will cut an undis- International Inc. and McDonald’s ment has little to apologize for,” closed number of jobs Corp. At Wendy’s, Ackman has been Shapira wrote. “Given the mar- and outsource certain credited with pushing the company ket’s euphoric reaction to the ru- services. The two ef- to spin off its Tim Hortons coffee mored stake, we believe the next forts are expected to and doughnut chain. He wanted big move in the stock will hinge be completed by the McDonald’s to use the proceeds on management’s response to end of 2008. The com- from the sale of its Latin American Ackman’s proposed strategy with pany expects to record Avon chairman restaurants to buy back stock and the latter likely to be issued along- total charges of about and ceo pay shareholders a dividend. side Pershing’s SEC fi ling.” $5 million before taxes Andrea Jung. Neither Ackman nor a spokes- She noted that Target’s chief fi - to cover em- woman for Pershing returned Target’s stock has gained 46 percent nancial offi cer, Douglas Scovanner, ployee-related phone calls for comment, while over the past 12 months. has said regarding the credit card costs tied to Target Corp. declined comment. business, “We have neither a stra- the plan. BEAUTY BEAT “It strikes me as unusual that a to SEC documents. He has already tegic nor a fi nancial benefi t in mind When asked group as smart as Pershing believes made a hefty profi t. Target stock in engaging in any kind of transac- what types of posts and locations would be affected by the it can convince Target to shed its core was down 1.8 percent on Monday tion, such as a sale.’’ cuts, an Avon spokeswoman said the company would not strategic assets, and that would in- to close at $68.89 in New York According to the SEC filing, comment beyond the fi ling. clude the credit card business,” said Stock Exchange trading, which Pershing Square intends to donate The beauty fi rm said it expects to announce further Lazard Capital analyst Todd Slater, would put Ackman’s stake at about one-third of after-tax net prof- exit and disposal costs, but would not detail if exits from who has held a buy rating on Target $5.64 billion. its from the Target investment to certain markets and businesses or more job cuts were shares since June 2006. “I see no rea- The stock has gained 46 percent the charity organization Pershing planned. Avon continues to project its multiyear restruc- son why it would agree to turn over over the past 12 months, trading be- Square Foundation, which focuses turing effort will cost approximately $300 million to $500 the strategic asset to a third party, es- tween $46.35 and $70.75. in part on education, global health million before taxes. Last year, the company incurred $229 pecially given its performance.” Citigroup analyst Deborah care, environmental conservation million in costs related to its restructuring plan. Slater expects the end result of Weinswig wrote in a research note and human rights. — Molly Prior a meeting between Ackman and Monday that it is unlikely Target management to be “status that Target would sell its quo,” and noted that the stock is credit card unit, noting that up 13 percent since the end of May, the credit portfolio is more when Ackman began building up his favorable to its business stake, according to the SEC fi ling. than other retailers’ due to “That could well be the point,” its company-owned bank, Slater said. “If Pershing wanted Target National Bank. to get a meeting with manage- Instead, Weinswig saw ment, it simply could have called two other areas in which the company. It doesn’t take a 10 Ackman could focus to raise percent stake.” value at Target, including Ackman purchased about 81.8 increasing leverage and re- million shares of Target common purchasing shares and real stock for $1.98 billion, according estate monetization.

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Textile & Trade Report Denim Mills Offer Innovation, New Services at Kingpins

By Ross Tucker Benfi eld said dark washes and clean styles would still be prevalent in the premium denim market. Coated NEW YORK — With sales in the premium denim seg- denims are advancing and becoming more breathable, ment contracting, the select group of exhibitors display- which should improve their popularity. Resin washes ing denim fabric and hardware at last week’s Kingpins are also changing, Benfi eld said. Denim pieces treated trade show here were focusing their attention on ex- with resin are typically baked, turning the fabric rigid panding services. and hard. New resins leave the fabric softer after the Olah Inc., a U.S. agent for foreign contract manu- baking process. facturers and textile and hardware vendors target- Takashi Mitani, a sales manager for Kurabo, said the ing denim designers, organizes the show, which ran company was introducing a new denim fabric that uses Wednesday and Thursday and was sponsored by Dow compact yarn. The yarn gives the fabric a harder look XLA. Exhibitors included Japanese textile mill Kurabo with a shine, but maintains a soft touch. Lightweight Industries, Argentinean rivet maker Apholos, Tunisian denims and Supima cotton were also popular, Mitani denim manufacturer Sartex and Brazilian corduroy ven- said. dor Suape Têxtil. Kurabo has seen signifi cant declines in the premium Sartex, a manufacturer that specializes denim segment, Mitani noted, but established brands in jeans and casual garments for brands such as Seven For All Mankind continue to grow. such as Ralph Lauren, Carhartt and Brad Mowry, Olah Inc.’s managing director for the Timberland, has established itself in West Coast, said he was also seeing brands increasingly the European market and is looking to look toward lighter-weight denim fabrics. expand in the U.S. To do so, the com- “Anywhere from seven to 10.5 ounces is probably the pany has partnered with Hannibal most popular request,” Mowry said. “Even 12-ounce is Apparel Development Services, or seeming heavy.”

HADS, a new laundry and develop- ROSS TUCKER PHOTOS BY While lighter fabrics may offer some discount for ment facility that opened on the Premium denim mills from Japan, Tunisia manufacturers, Mowry said he believed it was more a outskirts of Jersey City, N.J., in late and Brazil exhibited at last week’s show. matter of giving consumers a comfortable garment. February. At Kingpins, Sartex was Dante Magni, export manager for corduroy fab- touting its latest partnership with has also introduced a package of environ- ric maker Suape Têxtil in Brazil, said the company’s global dye and chemical giant DyStar. mentally friendly chemicals. Supima collection had been its strongest performer. “A designer in New York can now Suzanne Benfield, fashion director for However, Supima cotton has become a popular com- come to Hannibal Apparel Development DyStar’s Boehme Filatex division, said design- modity, which has driven up the cost. and do their development using DyStar chemi- ers and brand owners she spoke with at the show “There’s no doubt it’s a good cotton for yarn and not cals, which can be used anywhere around the world,” often believed that using eco-friendly fabrics and chem- just for apparel,” said Magni, noting that the fi ber is also said Frederic Guy, owner of HADS and a consultant icals would limit the types of treatments they could use popular for the home goods market. for Sartex. on a fabric. However, DyStar has found that using al- The threat from low-cost Asian manufacturers con- Designers and brand owners will be able to draw on ternative chemicals or using a combination of chlorine tinues to present challenges to makers of higher-end DyStar’s extensive network of production sites and sub- with a more eco-friendly dye can greatly expand the po- fabrics, Magni noted. sidiaries located in every major producing region of the tential range of colors produced from a base fabric. In “What everybody’s feeling is the competition,” Magni world, assuring them consistent results regardless of some cases, DyStar has been able to reduce the amount said. “People are coming into the market with cheap where they choose to manufacture their goods. DyStar of chlorine used by 75 percent. product and cheap quality.”

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By Kristi Ellis don’t want to be made the scapegoat and have the bur- “The fact that every week we have to frantically pull den placed on us to do what the government should Chinese goods off store shelves shows that our safe- WASHINGTON — Product safety oversight is getting be doing,” said Erik Autor, vice president and interna- guards are failing,” Schumer said in a statement. more scrutiny from Congress after the dis- tional trade counsel at the National Retail Stephen Lamar, executive vice president at the covery of contaminated imports from China Federation. “[Congress] could do mandates American Apparel & Footwear Association, said the and could spill over into regulations and re- that require retailers to undertake more CPSC already has several regulations in place govern- quirements for apparel importers. active scrutiny of suppliers in a way that ing product safety standards for apparel and textiles, as The importers are also concerned that the would be very diffi cult and expensive to well as a “fairly robust recall system.” heightened attention on product safety may comply with, and secondly, they could im- “We go through recalls all of the time in this industry,” add to the broader pressure in Congress to pose fees on importers to pay for this en- Lamar said. “People understand the rules and the way to rein in imports from China, which includes forcement effort.” check for the rules and if they think they’ve got a product potential legislation on Chinese currency Importers don’t have to look far to see in the supply chain that shouldn’t be there, they yank it.” policy and unfair trade practices. Domestic what is ahead in Congress. Lamar said his organization has spent much time textile producers welcomed the latest devel- Sens. Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) and Sherrod working to ensure that product safety rules for cloth- opments, arguing that the existing U.S. inspec- Brown (D., Ohio) introduced a bill Friday ing, footwear and textiles are transparent and based on tion system is inadequate and creates an un- that targets imports of Chinese food prod- sound science. The CPSC’s regulations range from stan- fair advantage for foreign producers that are ucts and the power of the FDA, but could dards for the fl ammability of apparel and specifi cations not held to the same product safety standards easily be broadened to include other prod- on children’s wear. as U.S. manufacturers. uct categories and agencies as the debate U.S. producers contend that the agencies charged

The renewed Congressional focus on U.S. SENATE/MCT/LANDOV PHOTO BY evolves. Their bill would mandate that for- with regulating safety and health standards are under- Sen. Sherrod Brown Chinese imports, which came after the U.S. eign imports meet the same or better stan- funded and lack the resources to inspect shipments. crackdown on contaminated food products from China dards than those of the U.S.; give the FDA authority to “From my perspective, it was clear long before any of over the past three months, will be underscored in a se- approve and disapprove countries eligible to import; es- this took place that the U.S. government does not have a ries of hearings on Capitol Hill this week and in legisla- tablish a certifi cation system for foreign governments or game plan or a mind-set to deal with this problem of con- tion addressing the issues. food companies seeking to import food to the U.S., and taminated goods entering the U.S. market,” said Auggie The Congressional debate has been heating up since require the FDA to collect user fees on imported food Tantillo, executive director of the American Manufacturing the Food and Drug Administration in April discovered products, with the revenues being used for inspection Trade Action Coalition and a former deputy assistant sec- that dogs and cats in North America had been poisoned by and food safety research. retary for textiles and apparel at Commerce. tainted Chinese pet food ingredients, which was followed Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) recently outlined a Tantillo said he raised an issue of concern to textile by more U.S. investigations that turned up potentially fi ve-point plan that calls for beefi ng up federal safety producers — high levels of formaldehyde in imported harmful chemicals in Chinese products, ranging from protections, including creating an “import czar” at the textile products — with several agencies more than a toothpaste to seafood. Commerce Department to oversee matters involving con- year ago but was unsuccessful in urging the offi cials to Although the fi restorm in Congress is primarily con- sumer protection, an overhaul of the FDA food inspections take action. centrated on Chinese imported food and agriculture prod- and mandating overseas inspections for other agencies. “Our industry works under enormous constraints as- ucts, apparel importers and retailers are worried that the Schumer pointed to three recalls by the Consumer sociated with keeping contaminants out of their prod- evolving debate could lead to stricter product safety regu- Product Safety Commission in June, including 5,300 units ucts, but it is obvious that the importing community and lations and more onerous requirements, such as imposing of earrings sold at Kmart coated in lead paint, as well manufacturers overseas who access the U.S. market are user fees on companies that import products from China. as 100 New York-bound shipments of Chinese goods that not held to the same standards simply because the U.S. “We support efforts to ensure vigorous enforcement had to be blocked after reaching the Port of New York government does not have the resources to address this of U.S. health and safety regulations and laws, but we this year because of safety and contamination concerns. problem,” Tantillo said. 12 WWD, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 WWD.COM Textiles & Trade WestPoint Said Eyeing Vietnam Plant By Joyce Barrett HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The largest towel maker in U.N. Ethics Pact Gains Backing Vietnam is in talks with WestPoint Home about creating a joint venture with the New York-based company, which has been By John Zarocostas One example sighted is MAS holdings, a Sri winding down its U.S. manufacturing operations, an offi cial Lanka apparel manufacturer that has attracted with Phong Phu Corp. said. GENEVA — Environmental concerns, globalization ethically minded global clothing brands as a re- “They have spoken to the Vietnamese government and are and higher expectations among consumers for sult of its reputation for labor programs such as coming out to talk to us in August,” said Pham Minh Huong, ethical business practices are encouraging major one that provides its 35,000 female employees director of export-import with Phong Phu Corp. “They told us apparel and luxury goods companies to sign the with a range of courses, including English. they have to close operations in the United States because of U.N. Global Compact, a voluntary accord to pro- Paul Hohnen, an international expert and con- labor costs and are trying to have a smooth transition.” mote good corporate practices. sultant on corporate social responsibility issues, A spokeswoman for WestPoint said the company was “not As United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki- also known as CSR, believes the concept of “re- currently in negotiations” with Phong Phu Corp. moon summed up at the end of a two-day summit sponsible competitiveness is taking root — the WestPoint, which was purchased by American Real Estate of Global Compact leaders here earlier this month, notion that business can build innovation, market Holding Ltd. in June 2005 after fi ling Chapter 11 in New York “You have made it abundantly clear that market and brand based on response to societal values.” bankruptcy court in June 2003, has been steadily shedding its leadership and sustainability go hand in hand.” Sweden’s trade minister, Sten Tolgfors, said U.S. manufacturing operations. Since 2003, it has eliminated Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, CSR was being considered less an extra cost and some 5,460 jobs in seven states, according to the National said commitments made “to engage subsidiaries more a vital part of companies’ market-building Textile Association. and supply chains more actively…will provide a strategies. He said European consumers took great The most recent cutbacks were announced in May when the major boost for the initiative and for corporate interest in product price and quality, and in how company said it planned to trim 1,000 jobs and close plants in citizenship more broadly.” goods have been produced. He also warned that a Alabama, Florida and Georgia. WestPoint makes home furnish- During the summit, 153 companies, including growing public interest in labor standards and en- ings under proprietary brands such as Martex, Grand Patrician, French luxury goods giant LVMH Moët Hennessy vironmental issues could lead to protectionism. Utica and Chatham, as well as licensed lines for Martha Louis Vuitton, Asian textile and apparel fi rms “One way to avoid this is to encourage CSR,” Stewart, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Charisma, Betsey Johnson and Narai Intertrade Co. of Thailand and Sing Lun Tolgfors told delegates. “Anyone in favor of free trade Harley Davidson. Holdings of Singapore, and DuPont of the U.S., and market access for developing countries needs to Huong said her state-owned fi rm makes about fi ve tons of pledged to increase energy effi ciency and to re- show an alternative to protectionism, which would towels a month. WestPoint Stevens has not specifi ed how much duce carbon emissions. prohibit economic development where it is most capacity it was looking for in Vietnam, she said. Company of- A McKinsey & Co. survey of 391 top corporate needed. Consumers are increasingly favoring prod- fi cials said they have joint venture agreements in Pakistan and executives from 230 companies in Europe, the ucts that are produced in what they consider to be India, but wanted to also do work in Vietnam, she said. Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East partic- reasonable environmental and working conditions.” The U.S. is the biggest market for Vietnamese textile exports. ipating in the compact concluded that 95 percent The Global Compact, established by the U.N. With its recent admission to the World Trade Organization, “agreed that society has greater expectations for in 2000, sets forth 10 principles for businesses to Vietnam is trying to boost its textile industry by improving business to take on public responsibilities than it follow on human rights, labor practices, environ- technology and building infrastructure to accommodate tex- had fi ve years ago.” mental protections and fi ghting corruption. More tile plants. Major investments in the industry are coming from The study, “Shaping the New Rules of than 3,000 corporations, along with labor unions South Korea and Taiwan. Competition,” said 50 percent of chief executive of- and nongovernmental organizations from 116 In June, Phong Phu Corp. signed business deals with U.S. part- fi cers expect consumer infl uence to have the greatest countries, have subscribed to the compact and ners, including the International Textile Group and the affi liated impact on the way companies manage societal expec- pledged to observe its principles. private equity fi rm W.L. Ross & Co. that would involve ventures tations, exceeding demands by employees, govern- Irene Kahn, secretary general of Amnesty in real estate, privatization of Phong Phu Corp. and up to $100 ments and activist groups in the next fi ve years. The International, said the compact “is a very power- million for a possible expansion of Phong Phu’s Da Nang textile survey noted some ceo’s think the ethical consumer ful initiative because it’s backed by the U.N.,” but and garment manufacturing plants. The agreements were signed “has clearly emerged and is on the rise,” but also said added, “Where the compact falls short is that it during a U.S. visit by Nguyen Minh Triet, Vietnam’s president. businesses were becoming ethical purchasers. has no compliance mechanism.” WWD, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 13 WWD.COM

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Glamour as a Simpsonized cartoon in her in May, the Gawker media blog joined Rolling Stone last April. notable women in the industry will has earned 50 ad pages through editor’s letter along with Marge Jezebel promised $10,000 to Previously, he was associate meet to discuss issues affecting the Reel Moments program since Simpson in the front row of a anyone who could undermine that publisher of Maxim and worked woman in Hollywood. its inception. fashion show. The August issue safety zone with the best example at Ziff Davis Media for 13 years. “For us, what’s resonating For Clinique, Reel Moments of Harper’s Bazaar features an of a pre-retouched magazine Castelli’s last day is Wednesday. with Reel Moments and why it helps promote a product on eight-page feature by Simpsons cover photo. On Monday, the A replacement is expected to be continues to grow is the core fi lm that currently does most illustrator Julius Preite where the winning before-and-after photos announced shortly. — S.D.S. stems from empowering women. of its promotion through print. fi ctional family goes to Paris with were released from the July It feels genuine and it comes Scent strips in particular have cover of Redbook. More than just NAOMI RUNS ON DUNKIN’: Naomi from real readers’ stories in the worked well for the fragrance, Glenda Bailey, smoothing Faith Hill’s crow’s-feet, Campbell continues to cash in magazine,” said Wackermann. said Catherine Frieder, Clinique’s Simpsons-style. the photo also radically transforms on her old antics. But this time This year’s three fi lms will be executive director, global the 39-year-old’s arm, shrinking around, she’s being paid for her directed by Rita Wilson, Kirsten marketing, but the brand has its circumference and removing its bad behavior by Dunkin’ Donuts. Dunst and Kate Hudson. generally used “print combined elbow bend. The hand in her lap Campbell, wearing a Giambattista Reel Moments in its fi rst year with other innovative things.” and drooping skin on her back also Valli dress, stars in the company’s produced fi ve fi lms and roped For the starstruck advertisers, disappear. new multi-million-dollar ad in Elizabeth Arden, Nokia, Bebe the program puts them closer to E ditor in chief Stacy Morrison campaign by trying to prove that and Mercury as sponsors. As a the Hollywood celebs appearing said, “The retouching we did on “it’s not easy being an everyday, part of their involvement in the in the respective fi lms. 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The 30-second Cartier, which launched its Love announced at the premiere of this Jezebel editor Anna Holmes commercial, created by Hill bracelet with the program. year’s movies Oct. 7, and her fi lm Linda Evangelista (also caricatured). said that the site had received Holiday, was directed by actor This year, Clinique Happy will debut at a Glamour symposium The Simpsons appear with cartoon between fi ve and 10 submissions, Zach Braff. Frances Allen, brand will be the sole sponsor of three in Hollywood in February. versions of Donatella Versace, and that the Faith Hill shot had marketing offi cer, said Dunkin’ fi lms themed around happiness. Since Reel Moments launched, Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz, Karl Lagerfeld, been chosen based on the fact Donuts created the campaign, in “The program works great as both Elle and More magazine Jean Paul Gaultier and Marc Jacobs. that much of her body was both part, to celebrate regular people. single sponsorship because it have followed suit with their own Most editors scrutinize their visible and radically altered. Like Campbell. resonates to have a single theme march into movies. This fall, Julia photos to make sure they capture “Part of me was hoping for a The ad will run until the end go through all of the stories,” said Stiles made her directorial debut the fewest wrinkles or whitest Vogue cover,” Holmes admitted. of the year, but only in the New Wackermann. “A lot of product when she produced a mobile for smiles, so wasn’t Bailey, who Barring that, the contest “wasn’t England region. — Amy Wicks integration can feel forced to Elle adapted from a feature in wears a white Lanvin top in the about [Hill], it was about how the consumer. The value of this the magazine. More’s Women in photo, concerned that Preite’s magazines retouch women to TAKE THREE: Is Bill Wackermann program is about the artistic Film contest invites its 40-plus animated treatment — especially make women look at times on a path to be the next Richard merit of these stories.” female target audience to submit that jaundiced tone particular to unrecognizable. The original Beckman, or has he simply been And of course, the incremental their screenplays to win funding the residents of Springfi eld — photo — when I saw it I broke bit more than a few times by the dollars to Glamour’s bottom line. and meetings with top production would be unfl attering? “There’s no out into a big grin, not because I Hollywood bug? Reel Moments, Cartier, a new advertiser last executives, and a screening for bad side to being Simpsonized,” was having a gotcha moment, but Glamour’s three-year-old program year, banked 10 ad pages with their project. — S.D.S. Bailey commented. Meanwhile, because I said, ‘Here’s a woman spearheaded by vice president and Marge Simpson would have who looks like a real woman.’” publisher Wackermann, started blocked many a market editor’s Holmes said the site was aware as a reader contest designed to view with her trademark sky- of the identity of the photo leaker create buzz and, like most brand high blue hair. 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33 East 67th Street New York, NY 10021-5049 Tel: 212.980.1500 Fax: 212.758.1050 [email protected] www.italtrade.com Valtex Tricot Pizval 18 WWD, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 WWD.COM Holt Renfrew Freshens Luxe in Laid-back Vancouver By David Moin VANCOUVER, B.C. — Luxury chain Holt Renfrew has brought a cosmopolitan edge to this scenic city where the casual outdoor lifestyle rules. The new three-level, $50 million, 137,000-square-foot Holt Renfrew emporium has the kind of international designer offering and architectural fl air usually re- served for the world’s premier shopping streets. “You can plop this store down anywhere in the world and it would probably be the best-looking store in the city,” Caryn Lerner, president and chief executive offi - cer of Holt Renfrew & Co. Ltd., said during a tour of the store. “The luxury customer doesn’t know borders. We have tried to tailor it to the Vancouver lifestyle, so there is a little more relaxed attitude. But that doesn’t mean that this store is any less chic or elegant.” Holt Renfrew has expectations for bigger business here, with the 2010 Winter Olympics to be centered in Vancouver, and preceded by the extension of the Canada Line rapid transit train from downtown to the airport. “This city is ready for it,” said Gary Balaski, general manager of the store. “People here have been telling us for years they wanted this store. There is a casual lifestyle here, but the city is getting trendier, people are moving here from all over the world, and the Olympics is just one more piece of it.” Tourism is already booming in the city of 600,000, and from a larger perspective, the country’s oil indus- try is generating enormous wealth. The nine-unit Holt Renfrew chain, based in Toronto, hit $540 million in volume in 2006 and is expecting to do well over $600 million in 2007. Holt Renfrew is the only major luxury Holt Renfrew’s player in Canada. elliptical “We are on a journey,” Lerner said. “Our architecture in Vancouver store is a very visible state- Vancouver. ment of what we have accomplished in the last three years, where we are today and where we see the future. Holt Renfrew’s new Vancouver store, at We have the plans and the capital 737 Dunsmuir Street, is twice as large as budget allocated for three to fi ve the old one, which was at 633 Granville years to expand and renovate Street in the Pacifi c Centre mall and every store we operate.” was the chain’s second-biggest volume During Lerner’s tenure, the generator, at around $70 million in an- company has stepped up re- nual sales. The Toronto flagship on models, particularly at the Bloor Bloor Street does an estimated $150 mil- Street fl agship and in Montreal; lion in annual sales. The Vancouver store rebranded with a magenta and Caryn Lerner could equal or surpass the fl agship in vol- gray stripe design for packaging, ume. “Bloor Street better watch its back,” signs, hangers, logos and advertising; Lerner said half-seriously, citing a friendly taken ownership of its shoe business by rivalry between the two top stores. phasing out the Brown Shoe license; re- The Vancouver store was created out of some turned children’s wear to the offering after a vacant land, and specialty store space and a food hall 20-year absence, and solidifi ed relationships with key in Pacifi c Centre. It’s all about large windows and grand designer brands including Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Akris, entrances for openness and natural light, extended vis- Giorgio Armani, as well as Ermenegildo Zegna, Canali tas up and down and across fl oors so it’s easy to spot the and John Varvatos in men’s wear. The Vancouver open- categories you want, details in the fi xtures and furnish- ing last month, Holt Renfrew’s fi rst in 10 years, is the ings to delineate shops, and exquisite fl oorings, from the crowning achievement. white Greek marble that permeates most of the store, to The new store stands out in an often overcast, gray the mosaic tiling in cosmetics and reclaimed distressed urban landscape fi lled with moderate and mass retail, wood fl oor in contemporary sportswear. though luxury and aspirational brands have trickled “The client asked us to design something with the in over the last four to fi ve years, including Hermès, global marketplace in mind — not just Vancouver,” said Wolford, Louis Vuitton, Coach, Lacoste, St. John, Gucci Mark Janson, of the New York-based Janson Goldstein and Tiffany & Co. architectural fi rm. Canada’s fi rst luxury shopping center, The Meadows The most dramatic feature is the center atrium. It’s Collection, will be in the huge Deerfoot Meadows mall, composed of two oval-shaped, elliptical fl oor openings in Calgary, Alberta, by late 2008 or spring 2009, poten- with views of all three fl oors that seem to pull traffi c tially providing some competition to Holt Renfrew. and promote circulation, and a 60-foot-high skylight dif- Whether Holt Renfrew opens a store in The Meadows fused by a white grid. The atrium is designed to help Collection remains to be seen. Lerner sounded cau- shoppers get their bearings, since they can enter the tious, noting that Calgary might not have the population store from either the 45-foot-high main entrance on A facade of to support a second Holt Renfrew store in addition to Dunsmuir, the entrance on Granville, the sky bridge “pillowed” the 45,000-square-foot unit already operating. connecting to Pacifi c Centre, or the underground access glass.

“We’re watching and looking at other opportunities from valet parking. GEORGE PIMENTEL AND JANSON GOLDSTEIN PHOTOS BY downtown, and in suburban Calgary,’’ she said. “It’s still There is also a unique facade that’s wrapped in a small city, but in the long term, we might look at open- sheets of “pillowed” glass, for a textured bubble-wrap Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana, among other labels. ing a second store.” affect. The glass refl ects the sunlight and the lights In fi ne jewelry, there’s Mimi So, Jennifer Meyer, David from the traffi c at night so the store always Yurman, Ippolita and Carlo Antonini. Men’s, on the sparkles. The designer fl oor has been pumped up with 10 ad- lower level. With the merchandising, Holt Renfrew ditional collections not seen in the old store, and is didn’t hold back because of the city’s casual marked by a string of 600-square-foot shops for Akris, reputation. For example, in cosmetics, there’s Armani Black Label, Michael Kors, Prada, Dolce & Shu Uemura from Asia, which features $10,000 Gabbana and Marni. The store also sells Balenciaga, eyelashes, as well as cleansing oils and an ex- Vera Wang, Burberry Prorsum, Nina Ricci and Stella perimental 1,600-square-foot space for Holt’s McCartney, among other designers. Color Studio, showcasing a mix of color lines Holt created its third World Design Lab, an 800- including Nars, Pout, Stila, Balmshell and square-foot space for emerging designers; the other two Bobbi Brown; Holtscents, for niche fragrances are in the Toronto and Montreal stores. such as Etat Libre d’Orange, Juliette Has a Also, the Vancouver store picked up Ronaldus Gun and Frederic Malle; and Holtsceuticals, Shamask, Arthur Mendonca, Philosophy, Miu Miu, for wellness products such as bottled oxygen Twenty 8 Twelve and K Karl Lagerfeld, for upcoming fall from the Vancouver-based Oxiaorganic, and delivery. Other features: a full-service salon and spa, organic skin care from Stella McCartney and bi- and tri-lingual concierges and a rooftop restaurant, Red Flower. opening in November. A most comprehensive department is ac- “We’re very lucky with the space,” Lerner said. cessories, with 12,000 square feet for Fendi, “We’ve got three beautiful fl oor plates that are confi g- Bottega Veneta, Carlos Falchi, Burberry, Chloé, ured very well.” WWD, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007 19 WWD.COM/CLASSIFIEDS

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