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TOUGH ROAD FOR CAFTA/12 THEORY’S REALITY/20 Global Edition WWDWomen’s Wear Daily • The Retailers’TUESDAY Daily Newspaper • July 12, 2005• $2.00 Ready-to-Wear/Textiles Coming Up Rosettes PARIS — Flowers may not exactly be a fall tradition, but they’ve turned up around the calendar for the past few years, and this couture season was no exception. Giorgio Armani, for example, used roses to punctuate the terrific-looking peplumed jackets in his Armani Privé collection, as this shapely version shows. For more autumn blossoms, see pages 8 and 9. Trade Battle: Industry Ups Pressure as U.S. and China Talk On By Evan Clark a comprehensive agreement on goods. Four safeguard petitions WASHINGTON — Textile trade tensions textile and apparel imports, were filed Monday and one was filed between the U.S. and China went domestic producers ratcheted up last month to restrict import growth. up another notch Monday. the pressure on the Bush The plea from the U.S. textile On the same day that Chinese and administration and called for new industry, claiming to be drowning in U.S. trade diplomats worked toward restrictions on $944 million worth of See Quotas, Page 18 PHOTO BY GIOVANNI GIANNONI GIOVANNI PHOTO BY Advertisement Australian wool has never looked finer. But there’s a fly in the ointment. Recently an animal rights group What would happen if mulesing was spending millions of dollars on research launched a no doubt well-meaning but, stopped immediately? Quite simply it in the endeavour to discover an effective in our opinion, misguided attack on the would have exactly the opposite effect to solution. Hardly a positive outcome. Australian Merino wool industry. what the animal rights group intend. What’s the answer? The answer They claimed that an Australian Without mulesing, it is estimated up to is for people to continue giving farming practice known as ‘mulesing’ three million Australian sheep annually Australian Merino wool products their (pronounced mule-zing) was cruel, that would die a slow and agonizing death, support, to enable the Australian wool it should be stopped immediately and depending on the weather conditions. industry to find and trial a suitable that Australian Merino wool should not The Australian Veterinary Association alternative to mulesing as soon as be bought in the meantime. accepts this practice as necessary for possible. In the meantime, you can buy The Australian wool industry the longer term health and well-being of and wear Australian wool fashions and believes that the particular animal rights the animal. other products safe in the knowledge group has got its claims wrong and that What if people stopped buying that no one cares more for their flocks their demands would lead to endless Australian Merino wool? Once again this than Australian Merino sheep farmers suffering for sheep. Here’s why. would be totally counterproductive for and that no other natural fiber is Mulesing is the removal of a strip of animal lovers. If a boycott was ever totally as fine or as fashionable as Australian skin from the breech area (rear end) of effective it could lead to grave problems Merino wool. lambs to prevent them suffering from for the Australian wool industry. It would Brought to you by The Australian flystrike, a prevalent, dangerous and fatal also make it quite impossible for the Wool Industry. For further details please condition caused by the sheep blowfly. Australian wool industry to continue go to www.woolisbest.com 4 WWD/GLOBAL, JULY 2005 WWD.COM Lacroix to Name New Chief Executive PARIS — Christian Lacroix’s owners said Monday WWDTUESDAY they plan to name a new chief executive for the Ready-to-Wear/Textiles Paris-based fashion house. The Falic family, which also controls Florida- FASHION based travel retail firm Duty Free Americas, said There was a floral element in the fall couture collections, featuring roses current ceo Geoffroy de la Bourdonnaye would 8 and other blooms from the likes of Valentino and John Galliano at Dior. remain at the helm through the end of October “to facilitate the transition.” However, a new management team has yet to be GENERAL appointed, a spokeswoman for the house added. As Chinese and U.S. diplomats worked toward an agreement on textile and In a statement, Falic Group chairman Simon 1 apparel imports, domestic producers field more safeguard petitions. Falic thanked de la Bourdonnaye for initiating a Theory, a contemporary brand that generates $300 million in wholesale turnaround effort at Lacroix since his arrival at 20 volume, is making key moves to establish itself as a global player. the end of 2003, when the house was a division of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. The Falics STEPHANE FEUGERE PHOTO BY An era ends Wednesday when May Co. stages its final annual meeting bought Lacroix from LVMH last January with a Christian Lacroix, flanked by Jerome and Simon Falic. 22 here, marking the demise of a giant retailer and familiar nameplates. vow to maintain its couture operations and revolving door of chief executives, nine over 18 quickly develop the business in the U.S. As re- years. De la Bourdonnaye, who came from the ported, there are plans for Lacroix boutiques in merchandise and retail division of Euro Disney, EYE Although the social scene in New York has slowed to a mere trickle, it was Las Vegas and New York as early as yearend. said he would return to LVMH in an undisclosed in full force in the Hamptons this past weekend. Under LVMH’s ownership, Lacroix endured a capacity. 6 Classified Advertisements........................................................................27 To e-mail reporters and editors at WWD, the address is [email protected], using the individual’s name. Gordon Brothers Buys The Ozer Group WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. COPYRIGHT ©2005 FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. when more and more clients are started talking about it a year VOLUME 190, NO. 7. 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