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L L MEDIA: MEDIA:Peter BEAUTY: Magazine ad Arnell on shedding Marc Jacobs outlook? Two more than 300 pounds covers up for meaningless — and advertising, his Bang words: page 8. fragrance in “cautiously London, L optimistic,” page 5. L FASHION:Erin Wasson page 9. L exits Rvca line, page 10. Women’s Wear Daily • The Retailers’ Daily Newspaper • July 23, 2010 • $3.00 WWDFRIDAYBeauty Love and Money Few subjects engender as much passion as cash and l’amour manage to stir up — making them natural as fragrance names and concepts. Lanvin’s Marry Me and Chloé’s Love, Chloé take on the romance side, while Paco Rabanne’s Lady Million addresses the wealth question. Marry Me and Love, Chloé bow in Europe in August, while Lady Million hits U.S. shores in September. For more, see page 4. Consumers, Get Ready: Inflation Could Return To the World of Fashion By Evan Clark LIFE IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE in the fashion world, and consumers could get stuck with some of the bill. “The era of apparel deflation is now over,” said Richard Noll, chairman and chief executive officer of Hanesbrands Inc. Cotton prices are up more than 50 percent from a year ago, labor and transportation expenses are rising and factories that closed during the recession remain dark, keeping a cap on supply as demand perks up. To top it off, Chinese officials have become more willing to allow the yuan to appreciate against the dollar, which could make goods made in the country even more expensive. “You’re starting to see price increases come through the entire supply chain, not just from See Producers, Page11 PHOTO BY GEORGE CHINSEE; STYLED BY REBECCA TULIS GEORGE CHINSEE; STYLED BY PHOTO BY 2 WWD, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2010 WWD.COM Tod’s Sales Rise 5.2% in Half By Luisa Zargani therefore, the analysis of the sales trends is not fully meaningful.” MILAN — Tod’s SpA said Thursday that revenues Dollar figures are converted at average ex- WWDFRIDAYBeauty in the six months ended June 30 rose 5.2 percent change rates for the periods to which they refer. to 377.5 million euros, or $502 million, driven by Footwear continues to be the group’s core GENERAL gains in the U.S. and Asia, as well as the core business, as sales of the category rose 8.3 per- 1 The fashion industry is preparing for growing footwear business. cent to 282.4 million euros, or $375.6 million, expenses because of what Eric Wiseman, Profit figures were not released. Full first-half in the period. The leather goods and acces- chairman and ceo of VF Corp., described as an financial results will be presented Aug. 26. sories division showed a 2.4 percent decline apparent “pause” in the economic recovery. Chairman and chief executive officer Diego to 57.8 million euros, or $76.8 million. Sales Della Valle defined the group’s first-half fig- of apparel edged down 3.7 percent to 37 mil- 4 BEAUTY: Two years after introducing its ures as “extremely good,” noting sales posted lion euros, or $49.2 million. However, the firm blockbuster 1 Million men’s scent, Paco Rabanne a strong acceleration in the second quarter, in said the period showed “positive results for Parfums is launching Lady Million. particular in the company’s own stores. “These the Hogan apparel collections.” Della Valle’s Peter Arnell, known for creative branding solutions numbers are even more positive if considering priority is growing Hogan’s two-year apparel 8 for such companies as Donna Karan, DKNY and the demanding base of comparison,” he said. business, which, until last spring, was de- Emanuel Emanuel Ungaro, has turned his focus By label, the Tod’s brand saw sales rise 8.4 signed by Thakoon Panichgul. It is now in the percent to 195.9 million euros, or $260 million, hands of a design team. on rebranding himself. accounting for more than half of group rev- Geographically, sales in Italy were up 1.6 per- Ask magazine publishers about the outlook for enues. Hogan sales grew 4.2 percent to 137.5 cent to 203.7 million euros, or $270.9 million. In 9 the rest of the year and they all use the same two million euros, or $182.8 million. Apparel brand the rest of Europe, revenues totaled 80.3 million anodyne words: “Cautiously optimistic.” Fay showed an 11 percent decline to 34.3 mil- euros, or $106.8 million, a 3.4 percent gain com- lion euros, or $45.6 million, affected by a differ- pared with the same period last year. U.S. rev- 10 A private memorial service for Lee Alexander ent timing in spring-summer deliveries, said the enues grew 11.2 percent to 25.5 million euros, or McQueen will take place during London Fashion company. Sales of Roger Vivier rose 28.3 percent $33.9 million. Aggregate revenues for the rest of Week on Sept. 20. to 9.5 million euros, or $12.6 million. However, the world rose 17.3 percent to 68 million euros, L EYE the company said the brand “is still in a start- or $90.4 million, led by China, Hong Kong, South 12 up phase, focused on preserving its exclusivity; Korea and Taiwan. Wednesday night’s Cinema Society and Sony Alpha Nex 5-sponsored screening of “Get Low” had stars Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek both Kevin Kline showed up looking appropriately put together. Damiani, Galliano Set to Collaborate Classified Advertisements.................................................................................................11 TO E-MAIL REPORTERS AND EDITORS AT WWD, THE ADDRESS IS By Alessandra Ilari fident that Minoli’s compe- [email protected], USING THE INDIVIDUAL’S NAME. tence and experience will WWD IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. COPYRIGHT ©2010 MILAN — Damiani SpA bring a significant contri- FAIRCHILD FASHION GROUP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. VOLUME 200, NO. 16. 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