The Inside: Pgs. 12-13 A LOHAN FRAGRANCE?/3 B-T-S STARTS SLOW/10-11 Top RetailWWD Pay WWDWomen’s Wear Daily • The THURSDAYRetailers’ Daily Newspaper • August 24, 2006 • $2.00 List Sportswear Day Shift After interning with New York mainstays Yeohlee Teng and Marc Jacobs, L.A.-based designer Cindy Lee is going it alone. She launched her eponymous collection of fresh, sweetly feminine clothes, which wholesales from $95 to $220, for holiday/ ED BY MAYTE ALLENDE MAYTE ED BY resort, and Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York and Chicago’s Ikram have already snapped it up. And what’s PRIANO.COM; STYL PRIANO.COM; not to love? Her chic-yet-effortless frocks, tops and trousers are perfect for any city gal, from Manhattan to Malibu. Here, Lee’s cotton and silk dress. For more new designers, see pages 6 and 7. BY JOSIE TORRES/ARTISTSBYTIMOTHY BY Vera’s New Partner: Wang Signs With Kohl’s to Launch Very Vera By Lisa Lockwood lifestyle brand called Very Vera by intimate apparel, handbags, A/NEXT; HAIR BY KATY YUNG/JUMP; MAKEUP KATY HAIR BY A/NEXT; NEW YORK — After a courtship of Vera Wang, which will be available leather accessories, jewelry, almost two years, Vera Wang has at more than 900 Kohl’s moderate footwear, linens and towels. finally said “I do” to Kohl’s Corp. department stores and kohls.com Terms of the multiyear contract The designer and Kohl’s said beginning in fall 2007. weren’t disclosed, but industry Wednesday that they will team up The multicategory deal sources said the arrangement to create a premium fashion and encompasses women’s apparel, See Vera, Page 4 PHOTO BY TALAYA CENTENO; MODELS: EUGENIY TALAYA PHOTO BY WWD.COM WWDTHURSDAY Sportswear FASHION ™ Inspired by vintage frocks, Sixties fl icks and Old Hollywood, designers 6 are launching a quartet of new labels with an eye on the past. A weekly update on consumer attitudes and behavior based on ongoing research from Cotton Incorporated GENERAL Vera Wang and Kohl’s Corp. are teaming up to create a premium fashion 1 and lifestyle brand called Very Vera by Vera Wang. INSIDE OUTERWEAR Phillips-Van Heusen posted a 23.2 percent jump in second-quarter earn- Variety Abounds in Fall Coats and Jackets 3 ings, helped by the performance of the Calvin Klein Licensing business. DISH: Corpus is breaking into women’s denim with androgynous styling “In fashion, one day you’re in and the next to a preference for quality versus fashion, quality 8 and the backing of the investor and factories for Earnest Sewn. day you’re out,” says the hostess of a popular fashion once again triumphed. Fifty-eight percent of BEAUTY: Retail in British airports most affected by the alleged terrorist reality program. The reality for the fall is that out- female respondents said that they would rather buy 14 plot is almost back to normal. --as in outerwear---is in like never before. Varieties clothing that is higher in quality versus fashionable; Despite posting strong quarterly earnings, Chico’s shares fell 17 percent of texture, color and body-conscious silhouettes 37% preferred more fashionable garments. With in post-market trading due to sales and profi t guidance revisions. are creating stylish, functional the endless variety of outerwear 14 outerwear options that are choices this fall, women with suitable for every climate and a fashion penchant for quality ACTIVE body shape. or budget are both assured of As the country gets more casual and gym rats get more fashionable, the Presented as evidence are this having some thing to call their 9 lines between sportswear and activewear are blurring. season’s car coats, poncho-inspired own this season. capes, military jackets, pea coats, In any season, wearability is BEAT denim jackets and cardigans, just a key factor. For early fall, L.L. Teens have been saving their dollars, retailers are ready with the trends to name a few. Silhouettes range Bean has just the ticket. “Our 10 and experts say back-to-school is slowly up and running. from long to short, and all points corduroy shirts and fleece vests in between. Ladylike details and pullovers do really well Classifi ed Advertisements.............................................................15 with women because they work abound; including ruffles, sashes, To e-mail reporters and editors at WWD, the address is fi rstname. eye-catching buttons, belts and great on their own or over other [email protected], using the individual’s name. trims that exude femininity and garments and they work perfectly savvy seasonal dressing. for indoor and outdoor activities,” WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. COPY- RIGHT ©2006 FAIRCHILD PUBLICATIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. A sense of newness, particularly offers Gretchen Petrone, Product VOLUME 192, NO. 39. WWD (ISSN # 0149-5380) is published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, with one ad- Line Manager with L.L. 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To many different decades Typical New Clothing Purchase sweater coats, chunky subscribe to other Fairchild magazines on the World Wide Web, visit www.fairchildpub.com. Occasionally, we make being reinterpreted for a knit cardigans, shrugs and our subscriber list available to carefully screened companies that offer products and services that we believe would interest our readers. If you do not want to receive these offers and/or information by mail and/or e-mail, please advise modern and fresh look,” Buying New and Different 57% shawls are fabulous options us at P.O. Box 15008, North Hollywood, CA 91615-5008 or call 800-289-0273. offers Claire Dupuis, a that look great and provide WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS, DAMAGE, OR ANY OTHER INJURY TO UNSOLICITED MANU- Replacing Current 40% SCRIPTS, UNSOLICITED ART WORK (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND TRANSPAR- Senior Product Trend a much needed layer of ENCIES), OR ANY OTHER UNSOLICITED MATERIALS. THOSE SUBMITTING MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, ART WORK, Analyst with Cotton warmth when it’s not cold OR OTHER MATERIALS FOR CONSIDERATION SHOULD NOT SEND ORIGINALS, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED Incorporated. “This season, it’s all about enough for a true winter coat,” adds Thompson silhouette, with plenty of generous cuts, especially from Talbots. bell-inspired shapes.” “Outerwear has a sensual quality this season; “We’re seeing lots of capes and cape coats that are we are seeing lots of textures,” Pappas from Eva In Brief stylish and flowing,” confirms Stephanie Pappas, a tells.