Candy Girl NEW YORK — If Visions of Sugarplums Dance in Your Head Year Round, the Time Is Right to Indulge in a Bit of Novelty
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STORM DOESN’T WIPE OUT WEEKEND RETAIL/2 WWDWomen’s Wear Daily • The Retailers’MONDAY Daily Newspaper • December 8, 2003 • $2.00 Accessories/Innerwear/Legwear Candy Girl NEW YORK — If visions of sugarplums dance in your head year round, the time is right to indulge in a bit of novelty. For spring, innerwear designers favor candy prints on everything from bathrobes to slinky pajamas, and the results are sweet and sexy. Here Eberjey’s silk camisole and tap pants. 2004’s Retail Surprise? Economic Outlook Rosy But It Might Not Last By Vicki M. Young NEW YORK — A strong holiday season would only add to expectations of a stronger economy in 2004, but economists and analysts worry that any rebound will be short-lived without a better job outlook. Despite Saturday’s snowstorm — which ultimately should not have a major impact on sales — economists expect a solid holiday. That, coupled with election-year politics, is likely to give the economy a strong start in 2004, but consumers won’t allow it to carry into 2005, experts say, unless there’s real See Long, Page13 PHOTO BY JOHN AQUINO; MODEL: MARIYA SHVETSOVA/SUPREME; HAIR AND MAKEUP BY MATEO FOR WARREN TRICOMI; STYLED BY KIM FRIDAY TRICOMI; STYLED BY FOR WARREN MATEO HAIR AND MAKEUP BY SHVETSOVA/SUPREME; JOHN AQUINO; MODEL: MARIYA PHOTO BY 2 WWD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2003 WWDMONDAY Tourists Help Salvage Snowy Sales Accessories/Innerwear/Legwear Saturday and we’re extremely FASHION By Ross Tucker A look at what’s going on in the world of young talent, through the eyes of and Katherine Bowers busy now,” said the store manag- er, who identified herself as 6 Charlotte Martin, Zac Posen and Paul Berman of 30 Vandam. NEW YORK — It certainly wasn’t Caroline, on Sunday afternoon. as bad as it could have been. “We had a lot of tourists getting Retailers in the Northeast accessories — hats and gloves GENERAL said they got away relatively easy mostly. People that were staying FINANCIAL FORECAST: Election-year politics are likely to give the economy a in coping with the record snow- in hotels weren’t going to stay in. 1 jolt in 2004, but without sustained job creation, it might not carry into 2005. fall for this time of year — it still Things are picking up today. It’s The snowstorm that blanketed the Northeast on Friday and Saturday was isn’t even officially winter yet — JASMINE CURTH STORM PHOTOS BY cold but it’s sunny. We have lines, 2 for many retailers pretty much a non-issue by Sunday morning. and most seemed to think aggres- the traffic is really big here.” sive Sunday shopping would A spokeswoman at Chloé at ACCESSORIES: With intricate design work, bold semiprecious stones and make up for a slow-to-non-exis- 70th Street and Madison 8 eye-popping diamonds, Vera Wang’s first jewelry collection is a visual feast. tent day on Saturday, when a Avenue, which does not open on Department stores and specialty apparel retailers cut staff in November and pair of storm systems blanketed Sundays, said, “Saturday we 800 jobs were lost in the domestic apparel and textile industries last month. the region with anywhere from 8 closed early, at 4. The weather 19 inches to nearly 2 feet. did affect sales, it considerably Kmart Holdings Corp. posted a narrower third-quarter loss than its While travel was treacherous cut down walk-in traffic, but we 11 bankrupt predecessor company did in 2002, but comps continued to slide. for most of Saturday, roads were had our repeat customers com- Versace is considering selling its historical headquarters, among other cleared enough by Sunday morn- ing in to see our spring line.” strategies revealed in the interim ceo’s restructuring plan. ing throughout the New York Malls and shopping centers 2 metropolitan area that many in suburban areas were general- The scene in Herald Square Friday. malls had shoppers waiting to get ly harder hit. EYE in the door when they opened, Avenue location. “We were defi- “Losing a Saturday during Dita Von Teese offers some racy advice…Liv Tyler’s yen for and the streets of midtown nitely affected like anyone else any time of year is not good,” said McQueen…cleaning up those nasty tattoos. Manhattan bustled with tourists in the area, but we still did pret- Janine Nebons, general manager 4 and shoppers alike. Even on ty well, overall,” said the store of the 170-store Tanger Outlet Saturday, some stores in the city manager on Sunday. “In this Center in Riverhead, N.Y. “But Obituary ..................................................................................................15 reported doing good business, area, it’s saturated with tourists. losing a Saturday during the holi- particularly from tourists — They’re not going to let a little day shopping season is terrible.” Classified Advertisements ..................................................................18-19 many of whom were not about to snow stop them, they get excited According to Nebons, the let the storm sequester them in by it. There’s a big difference al- Tanger Outlet was shut down by To e-mail reporters and editors at WWD, the address is their hotel rooms. ready today.” 6 p.m. on Friday night and re- [email protected], using the individual's name. 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MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER MATERIALS SUBMITTED MUST BE the fashion house, will finally Thursday. “It was the best single ACCOMPANIED BY A SELF-ADDRESSED OVERNIGHT-DELIVERY RETURN ENVELOPE, POSTAGE PREPAID. present the company’s restruc- day in Gucci America’s history,” a turing plan to shareholders company spokesman told WWD. Donatella and Santo Versace and The surge was because of a vigor- MONDAY: FFANY New York Shoe Expo (through to other board members, who in- ous U.S. market and particularly Wednesday). clude Leonardo Del Vecchio, on strong collections, he added. Tuesday. The spike confirms Gucci’s THURSDAY: The Commerce Department releases the According to a source close to bullish outlook for the second November retail sales report. the company, a crop of banks — half of its financial year, which Inditex Group reports third-quarter earnings.