Right on Track Action and Extreme Sports Have Traditionally Been About Surf and Snow, but Recently the Thrill of Motocross Has Been Drawing Bigger Crowds
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TOPSHOP’S U.S. PLAN/10 WWDLIST: VENDOR PAY/11 Women’s Wear Daily • The Retailers’ Daily Newspaper • August 31, 2006 • $2.00 WWDTHURSDAY ▲ WWDMusic, Section II Sportswear Right on Track Action and extreme sports have traditionally been about surf and snow, but recently the thrill of motocross has been drawing bigger crowds. With over 1.2 million tickets AARON LIGHT AND MAKEUP BY ROBIN GLASER, BOTH FOR CELESTINE TALENT; STYLED BY MELISSA MAGSAYSAY STYLED BY ROBIN GLASER, BOTH FOR CELESTINE TALENT; AARON LIGHT AND MAKEUP BY sold each season, the dirt track makes a perfect backdrop for spring’s ultrabright, graphic pieces. Here, from left, Hurley’s cotton dress and RVCA’s cotton denim pants. Spy Optics sunglasses, Nixon watch and Vans shoes. Rip Curl’s cotton T-shirt and Redsand’s cotton and polyester shorts. Alpine Stars belt, Peter Grimm hat, Spy Optic sunglasses and Vans shoes. For more, see pages 6 and 7. Michael’s Latest Project: Kors Out to Build 100-Store Chain By Marc Karimzadeh snapshot with him and lauding his profile being at an all-time high. NEW YORK — “Can I get your star turn as the photogenic judge Where he was once labeled as autograph, Michael?” on “Project Runway.” Kors was the designer darling of the Park Soccer moms and skateboard at the White Plains, N.Y., mall to Avenue princess, Bravo’s hit TV kids alike circled Michael Kors at open his second lifestyle concept show has catapulted Kors into the The Westchester mall last week, boutique, and the reaction of mainstream. Now the designer of hugging the designer, posing for a passersby is an indication of Kors’ See Kors, Page 5 PHOTOGRAPHED BY HEIDI GIBBS AT COMPETITIVE EDGE MOTO PARK, HESPERIA CALIF.; MODELS: LISA SHELDON/FORD AND JASON FAIX/M; HAIR BY MODELS: LISA SHELDON/FORD AND JASON FAIX/M; HESPERIA CALIF.; COMPETITIVE EDGE MOTO PARK, HEIDI GIBBS AT BY PHOTOGRAPHED WWD.COM WWDTHURSDAY Sportswear FASHION ™ Spring is an eclectic mix of animal prints and bold graphics, as fl uorescent fedoras and skinny gray denim blend with tanks and long tunics. A weekly update on consumer attitudes and behavior based 6 on ongoing research from Cotton Incorporated GENERAL 1 Michael Kors is looking to turn his recognition as a judge on “Project PERFORMING ARTS Runway” into the fi nancial success that has eluded him over the years. Four major museums in St. Gallen, Switzerland, will unveil exhibits on Fashion Meets Function In Today’s High-Tech Clothing 3 Friday devoted to fashion and the city’s rich textile history. Jo Anne, a human resources executive and BEAT: It’s been a year since Iconix acquired sportswear fi rm Rampage, The occasions that most women wore their 8 and it hasn’t wasted time expanding the brand into more categories. mother of two, is a self-professed football fanatic performance apparel certainly had to do with who never misses a home game, no matter what the running, but not on a track, as one might think. 42% 9 DISH: British brand Lee Cooper is making its fi rst foray into the weather. “Years ago, when you had to prepare of female respondents told the Monitor that they American market after steering clear for nearly 100 years. for a rainy day, all you could find were those big, donned their performance apparel to run errands, As a fragile peace holds, Israeli and Lebanese companies are assessing unflattering ponchos that rarely surpassing the category of exercise 12 the damage, adding up their losses and trying to get back on their feet. kept you dry. Today, there are so or a particular sport, which was Lancôme has signed Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, daughter of longtime many great looking jackets and the answer for a surprisingly lesser 14 face Isabella Rossellini, to be the spokeswoman for its beauty products. hoodies that actually protect you 37% of females. 30% indicated from and even repel the rain. In fact, that they would wear the garment EYE I like some of these pieces so much or garments to work, 26% to Talking with Ward Just about his 14th and latest novel, “Forgetfulness,” that I wear them all the time!” meet friends and 21% to wear 4 about a CIA odd-job man whose beloved wife is randomly murdered. “When it comes to performance around the house. apparel, it’s as much about the “Performance apparel has WWDMusic is included in this issue as a Section II. look as it is about the technology clearly become an everyday part and both factors happen to be of a of women’s lives, as indicated by Classifi ed Advertisements...............................................................15 high caliber right now,” considers their willingness to wear it to run To e-mail reporters and editors at WWD, the address is fi rstname. Mike May, Director of Media errands and to the workplace,” [email protected], using the individual’s name. Relations for the Sporting Goods Bastos from Cotton Incorporated WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. COPY- Manufacturer’s Association, a affirms. “They are clearly looking RIGHT ©2006 FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. VOLUME 192, NO. 44. WWD (ISSN # 0149-5380) is published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, with one ad- trade organization representing for more from their apparel and ditional issue in January and November, two additional issues in March, May, June, August and December, and three ad- sports and fitness businesses. “In they’re getting it.” ditional issues in February, April, September and October by Fairchild Publications, Inc., a subsidiary of Advance Publications, “Appearance is clearly a Inc. PRINCIPAL OFFICE: 750 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017. 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