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Silver Belle NEW YORK — Hollywood Glamour Is Always in Style THE NEW NORTHPARK/9 FASHION’S STARRING ROLE/13 WWDWomen’s Wear DailyWEDNESDAY • The Retailers’ Daily Newspaper • May 3, 2006 • $2.00 Sportswear Silver Belle NEW YORK — Hollywood glamour is always in style. Simple, sassy and elegant party frocks are sure to liven up the coming holiday season. Here, Nanette Lepore’s silk and metallic halter dress, a Head Dress headband and Stuart Weitzman shoes. The British Invasion: Topshop Aims to Open Flagship in New York By David Moin M FRIDAY M FRIDAY NEW YORK — Get ready America: Topshop is on its way. British retail tycoon Philip Green wants to make his mark in the U.S. and SON MAKEUP; STYLED BY KI SON MAKEUP; STYLED BY a Topshop flagship could open in New York as soon as next spring. He already has his eyes on a site, but declined to reveal details beyond saying it is 60,000 to 90,000 square feet in size. “If we enter here, we’re not going to be TZ/KRAMER + KRAMER/HAKANS TZ/KRAMER low-key,” assured Green, the flamboyant billionaire owner of Arcadia, parent of Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Burton, Miss Selfridge and department store British Home Stores. Topshop 12 E; HAIR AND MAKEUP BY SUZANNE KA E; HAIR AND MAKEUP BY See , Page PHOTO BY TALAYA CENTENO; MODEL: CECILIA/SUPREM TALAYA PHOTO BY 2 WWD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2006 WWD.COM Maria D. Lopez Resigns at St. John WWDWEDNESDAY Sportswear NEW YORK — Maria D. Lopez, who was second on a mission the past 18 months to reach a young- in command to Tim Gardner, head designer at er clientele and started experimenting with new St. John, resigned on Tuesday. knit fabrics, different pattern specs and slimmer GENERAL She had been with St. John, the Irvine, Calif.- silhouettes. It also moved some of its production Philip Green wants to make his mark in the U.S. and by next year could based fi rm, for 13 years. to China. Many of the newer styles met resistance 1 plant his crown jewel, the Topshop fashion emporium, in the U.S. Lopez confi rmed her resignation, but de- from St. John’s loyal and mature customers, who The ICSC said April same-store sales should show the biggest annual clined further comment. Sources said she re- claimed they don’t have the same quality and don’t gain in two years, despite intensifi ed worries over higher gas prices. signed over creative differences. fi t as well as their previous St. John clothes. The 2 Neither Gardner nor Philip Miller, interim fi rm had sales declines in the fall and spring. Unilever trimmed its portfolio, selling hair care brands Finesse and Aqua chief executive offi cer of St. John, could be Richard Cohen, former president and ceo, 2 Net to Lornamead Brands Inc. for an estimated $130 million. reached for comment Tuesday. resigned last month and was succeeded by EYE: Fashion elite fi nd their inner punks at the Metropolitan Museum of Gardner succeeded Marie Gray as head de- Miller, who admitted there were some “fi t and Art’s Costume Institute benefi t “AngloMania.” signer at St. John in August, and his fi rst collec- quality” issues this spring, and that St. John is 4 tion hit stores this spring. The company has been working to remedy them. MAINSTREAM: Ethical fashion is taking hold as European stores react to 6 environmental and human rights concerns in apparel manufacturing. NorthPark Center in Dallas is set to complete a $225 million expansion 9 intended to make it the dominant mall in the north Texas market. High gas prices have fueled public and political outrage, and business ICSC Expecting April Comp Blowout 10 professors feel they will infl uence, but not dominate, consumer spending. WEST: Product placement and the infl uence of the personal and By Meredith Derby tum in weather-driven demand for spring merchan- on-screen styles of movie stars on fashion continues to converge. dise that began in early March peaked during the 13 NEW YORK — The International Council of Shop- Easter holiday week resulting in an almost ideal Classifi ed Advertisements.............................................................14-19 ping Centers reported Tuesday that April same- spring buying environment,” Planalytics said in a store sales are poised to show the biggest year- Monday press release. To e-mail reporters and editors at WWD, the address is fi rstname. over-year gain in two years — despite recently In March, comps rose a weaker-than-expected [email protected], using the individual’s name. intensifi ed worries over higher gas prices. 1.9 percent. Sales were hurt, analysts said, by the WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. COPY- ICSC chief economist and director of research April 16 Easter holiday, which fell three weeks RIGHT ©2006 FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. VOLUME 191, NO. 94. WWD (ISSN # 0149-5380) is published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, with one ad- Michael P. Niemira, predicted in a report that April later than last year. 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