Blues Traveler a Country Girl Needs Little More Than an Easy Top and Faded Jeans to Hit a High Note
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The Inside: Top Retail PaychecksPg. 21 ARMANI NET UP 66%/3 ST. JOHN’S SPRING FETE/4 WWD WWDWomen’s Wear Daily • TheTHURSDAY Retailers’ Daily Newspaper • July 24, 2008 • $2.00 List Sportswear Blues Traveler A country girl needs little more than an easy top and faded jeans to hit a high note. The newly relaunched Earl Jean plays to her look with pitch-perfect high-waist cotton denim fl ares, seen here with Sass & Bide’s beaded cotton camisole and Patricia Underwood hat. For more, see pages 6 and 7. A Sweatshop in Queens: New York Officials Raid Factory for Top Brands By Ross Tucker ERBRENTNY.COM; MAKEUP BY MISUZU MIYAKE USING MAKE UP FOREVER; STYLED BY KIM FRIDAY USING MAKE UP FOREVER; STYLED BY MISUZU MIYAKE MAKEUP BY ERBRENTNY.COM; NEW YORK — A handful of the industry’s largest brands and retailers on Wednesday became ensnared in a scandal of an alleged sweatshop factory in Queens that overworked and underpaid its workers. An investigation conducted by the New York State Department of Labor uncovered significant labor violations at two factories manufacturing garments for Macy’s, Gap, Banana Republic, Express, Victoria’s Secret, Limited and Coldwater Creek. Jin Shun Inc., a garment contractor operating out of Long Island City, in See Sweatshop, Page20 PHOTO BY TALAYA CENTENO; MODEL: LYNDSAY CAROL/NEW YORK MODEL MANAGEMENT; HAIR BY JENNIFER BRENT USING KERASTASE PARIS AT JENNIF AT PARIS JENNIFER BRENT USING KERASTASE HAIR BY MODEL MANAGEMENT; CAROL/NEW YORK CENTENO; MODEL: LYNDSAY TALAYA PHOTO BY WWD.COM WWDTHURSDAY Sportswear ™ FASHION A hearty plaid shirt or some comfy thermals, peppered with denim A weekly update on consumer attitudes and behavior based that’s roughed up just right, hit the spot for the hillbilly girl. on ongoing research from Cotton Incorporated 6 GENERAL The New York State Labor Department uncovered major labor violations STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT 1 at a factory making clothes for stores such as Macy’s and Gap. Never Underestimate the Power of Politicos and Celebrities Giorgio Armani SpA released its annual report, which revealed that net 3 profi ts rose 66.2 percent last year to $299.6 million. Celebrity style – from Hollywood’s A-list to mandates, dissecting the look and saying where to PPR’s second-quarter sales rose 4.5 percent to $7.77 billion, boosted Washington, D.C.’s elite – intrigues the average ‘buy it now’ via company websites,” Julian explains. 3 by an 8.8 percent gain in luxury and 6.3 percent growth at Puma. person enormously. And when the perfect style is “Any company today marketing a brand should have worn by the right person, it can be an enormously a Hollywood strategy beyond product giveaway DENIM: The spring collection of Dutch premium denim label Blue Blood, powerful marketing tool – for and incorporate it into the overall 8 founded by Steve te Pas in 2003, signals the brand’s return to form. designers and retailers alike. retail story, including consumer BEAT: Eve is launching her Fetish line for the fourth time this holiday Take Michelle Obama’s recent connections and point-of-sale.” 9 season, and this time the rapper-actress believes she has it right. appearance on The View, for Coldwater Creek is banking on LETTERS: Sunny skies and a laid-back lifestyle may seem more like a instance. The wife of presumptive the star wattage of Grammy-winning movie than reality in Los Angeles, where the economy is battered. Democratic presidential nominee country star Tricia Yearwood to 10 Barack Obama caused a media bolster its major fundraising effort, Classifi ed Advertisements.............................................................22-23 sensation when she wore a black- “Share Your Journey… For the and-white printed dress by Donna Cure,” a viral online campaign To e-mail reporters and editors at WWD, the address is fi rstname. Ricco on the show. Consumers benefiting the Susan G. Komen [email protected], using the individual’s name. immediately snapped up the cotton Breast Cancer Foundation. WWD IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. COPYRIGHT dress, and it sold out nationwide. “Trisha appeared on The Early ©2008 FAIRCHILD FASHION GROUP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. “My dresses are worn on TV Show on CBS on June 26 to talk VOLUME 196, NO. 17. 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Of Monitor respondents age 56 to 70, 34% say they On the other hand, compared with just 44% of In Brief pay attention to who’s wearing what on TV and in men, 64% of women who respond to the Monitor magazines. The majority (53%) of women age 35 to say they’re buying “new and different” when 55, and 67% of the 25-to-34-year-old set look to the buying new clothes. That’s why there’s a safety ● HURRICANE IMPACT: Hurricane Dolly lashed South Texas stars for guidance. The factor with celebrity Wednesday, forcing malls and stores to close. The Category 2 real sweet spot, though, endorsements: A “new storm, with winds of 100 mph, made landfall around noon in Sources of Clothing Ideas Among Women the resort community of South Padre Island and Brownsville, is young women age 13 and different” look is All 13-24 25-34 35-55 56-70 a city of 156,000.