Playing Tennis
BLUEFLY’S NEW BUZZ/2 POST-EMMY COVERAGE/9-17 WWDWomen’s Wear Daily • The Retailers’ TUESDAYDaily Newspaper • September 23, 2003 Vol. 186, No. 62 $2.00 Ready-to-Wear/Textiles Lena Olin and Jennifer Garner on the red carpet. Playing Tennis NEW YORK — Sporty, languid and elegant might seem to be contradictory terms, but they all came together in the athletic elements of Ralph Lauren’s spring collection. No one can create a Gatsby moment quite like Lauren, and he proved it with a stunning opening lineup that would have been ideal for Daisy Buchanan. There was a white cabled varsity sweater elongated into a flippy little dress, for example, and a baseball-inspired, pinstriped leather suit. Here, a sequined silk sweater over a little stretch silk tennis dress. For more on New York, see pages 6 and 7; a look at the London shows on page 8. The Countdown to 2005: As U.S. Industry Quakes, China Has Its Own Fears By Constance Haisma-Kwok HONG KONG — The numbers are staggering: Last year, Chinese textile manufacturers produced 5.3 million tons of textiles, nearly one-quarter of the world’s output. For More on Sourcing Horizons, See Pages 19 to 30. China, the world’s largest cotton producer, accounted for 24 percent of the world’s total output of $121 billion. There are currently 70,000 textile and clothing enterprises in China. With Chinese textile exports equaling $7.07 billion in 2002, there’s little wonder See 2005, Page28 PHOTO BY THOMAS IANNACCONE PHOTO BY 2 WWD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 WWDTUESDAY Bluefly Appoints President Ready-to-Wear/Textiles By David Moin Melissa Payner- sportswear business called GENERAL Gregor Pivot Rules.
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